Feed a Hungry Child

Slide 1: Feed a Hungry Child campaign An initiative by food lovers and food bloggers around the world

Slide 2: The Human Tragedy •Each day 800 million people go hungry. •Among them are 170 million children under 5 years of age.

Slide 3: FAHC Campaign’s Goal Help feed 1000 hungry children daily in 2007

Slide 4: FAHC Campaign’s Vision Join the fight against global poverty. Help feed the hungry children one by one.

Slide 5: FAHC Campaign’s Objectives •To help some of the most needy orphanages/schools/charities that take care of poor, destitute, and underprivileged children by providing assistance with the feeding needs of the identified children one by one and to continue assisting them when they need it most. •Encourage, collaborate, and work with partnering individuals and organizations to join the fight against global poverty.

Slide 6: Facts: Uneven Income Distribution •20% of the world’s population lives on the equivalent of less than USD 1 a day. •Fully half of the human race earns less than USD 2 a day •The income of the richest 1% of our planet equals that of the poorest 57%

Slide 7: Facts: A focus on Children •One-third of preschool children in developing countries are malnourished. •Malnutrition among preschool children - impairs their mental and physical development. - compromises their future health, productivity, and food security. - Undermines economic growth and social justice.

Slide 8: Facts: The Cost of Child Malnutrition Malnutrition - is a factor in more than 5 million deaths of children under five. - accounts for 20-25% of the economic impact of childhood diseases in developing world. - reduces gross domestic product by 0.7% annually in India and 0.5% in China

Slide 9: Facts: Aids Access to basic services for everyone would cost approximately $US40 billion more per year than is spent now. This is 0.1% of world income. •World military spending is $US780 billion per year. •US$50 billion is spent on cigarettes in Europe every year. •The amount of money the UK spends on chocolate each year could make Africa not live in poverty.

Slide 10: How we can help 1. Fundraising. 3. Support charities that are taking care of underprivileged children.

Slide 11: What we can do 1. Have a direct fund collection “Chip-In”. 2. Have a cookbook sale – “You can Cook”. 3. Have talent shows. 4. Have sports tournaments. 5. Wear Orange ribbons and wristbands. 6. Organize dinners, cooking shows and competitions, and special events. Money from these go to charities.

Slide 12: Direct fund collection Use Chip-In fund collection service! at http://feedahungrychild.blogspot.com Approximate feeding costs: Feed a hungry child for 1 week – USD 5/- Feed a hungry child for 1 month – USD 20/- Feed a hungry child for 1 year – USD 250/- Note: You can add/use FAHC Chip-in widget in your blog/web site by copy/paste the code in the template!

Slide 13: Group Cookbook Project – “You Can Cook” The purpose of this project is two pronged, - documenting disappearing recipes along with practical hands-on cooking advice. - larger goal of raising funds from the sales Cookbook project goals: 3. 365 traditional/heirloom recipes. 4. All recipes from the public domain – 300+ authors. 5. Deadline for recipe submissions – February 28, 2007. 6. To sell 100,000 copies in 2007.

Slide 14: Talent shows/sports tournaments The purpose of these projects will also be two pronged, - create hunger awareness - larger goal of raising funds from the shows

Slide 15: The 10,000-Kilometer Road Drive in India The purpose of this road drive will also be two pronged, - create hunger awareness. - larger goal of raising funds from the sales of the published book ‘You Can Cook’. Garland route - Kanyakumari-Mumbai-Kashmir-Delhi-Calcutta- Bangalore-Kanyakumari Vehicles - motor-bikes Tentative schedule – August/September 2007 Participants - volunteers

Slide 16: The hungry children need help from you and me! How to support Feed a Hungry Child campaign? 3. Participate in the group cookbook project “You can Cook” by sending in your traditional/heirloom recipes. 2. Use Chip-In service to help the cause directly with funds. 3. Join the growing number of project teams as volunteers. 4. Pass on this slideshow to your family, friends, and contacts. Visit http://feedahungrychild.blogspot.com today!

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