3. What Do We Know about Hunger?
●Hunger is a big problem in all
over world.
●You can tell if a person is
hungry just by looking at him
or her.
4. What is hunger?
We define individual hunger as
consumption of a diet insufficient to
support normal growth, health, and activity.
OR
A craving or urgent need for food or a
specific nutrient
5. Food Insecurity
Exists whenever the availability of
nutritionally adequate and safe food or the
ability to acquire acceptable foods in
socially acceptable ways is limited or
uncertain
6. A Few Statistics
“Hunger remain among the most
devastating problems facing the majority
of the world’s poor and needy people, and
continue to dominate the health of the
world’s poorest nations.”
7. An estimated 854 million people are hungry.
Every day, almost 16,000 children die from hunger-
related causes – that’s one child every five seconds.
8. 12.4 million
children
live in
households
where people
have to
skip meals or
eat less
to make ends
meet.
Nearly half of all
families
headed by a
single mother
are food insecure.
In our nation’s
cities,
1 in 4
people
in a soup kitchen
line
is a CHILD.
9. ● 24,000 die daily from hunger and related causes
● Hunger--800 Million go hungry daily
● 100 million completely homeless one billion lack
adequate housing
● 27 Million People are Food insecure (11 million
children)
● 750,000 homeless each night, three million some
time during the year
16. 4. Another reason for hunger is
population.
Almost every country has
experienced a growth
In population. But the greatest
impact has been
On the world's poorest countries.
20. What is being done?
● There are many hundreds of organizations
across the globe working to make the current
global hunger situation better for the millions of
people affected.
● One such organization is called the World
Food
program.
21. National Food Security 2013
The National Food Security Act, 2013 aims to
provide for food and nutritional security in
Human life cycle approach, by ensuring
access to adequate quantity of quality food at
affordable prices to people to live a life with
dignity.
22. COVERAGE OF TWO
THIRD POPULATION
● Depending upon economic status of the State,
the Act covers upto 75% of the rural
population and up to 50% of the urban
population
● It classifies the eligible households into
two categories i.e., Antodaya Anna
Yojana families and priority households
● Each member of priority households will
get 5 kg of food grains at the same rates
23. FOOD SECURITY
ALLOWANCE
In case of non-supply of the entitled quantities of
Food
grains or meals to entitled persons, such persons
shall be entitled to receive such food security
allowance from the concerned State Government
to be paid to each person, within such time
and manner as may be the
prescribed by the Central Government.
24. What can you do?
● Join one of the many organization for
helping for the hunger crisis.
● Donations to many different groups.
26. There are an estimated 100 million children are homeless in
the world today.
Homeless Children especially vulnerable to victimization,
exploitation, and the abuse of their civil and economic rights.
International indifference to the problem has led to continual
neglect and abuse of these children.
It is estimated that more than 400,000 homeless children in
India exist.
Most of the homeless children in India are over 6, and the
majority is over 8.
27. The Effects of Homelessness
Homeless children have higher rates of
Ear infections,
Stomach problems
Asthma.
Homeless adults are also at greater risk for serious health
conditions.
Exposure to the elements and unsanitary living conditions can
lead to frostbite, leg ulcers and upper respiratory infections.
Serious illnesses like HIV/AIDS, diabetes and tuberculosis are
more common in homeless people than among the general
population.
28. NATURAL DISASTERS
EXACERBATE HOMELESSNESS
A natural disaster can cause an abrupt
change in the local state of homelessness
that can linger for years to decades to
generations
29. THE HOMELESS: A NOT-SO-
INVISIBLE GLOBAL PROBLEM
At present, exacerbated by poverty,
war, terrorism, and natural
disasters, an estimated 100 million
people (1.4 % of the “world
community” ) are homeless.
33. DECEMBER 26, 2004 INDONESIA
EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI DISASTER
• MILLIONS DISPLACED FROM HOMES
• BILLIONS OF DOLLARS NEEDED FOR
RESPONSE, RECOVERY, AND
RECONSTRUCTION
35. UNICEF divides street children into
two main categories:
1. Children on the street are those engaged
in some kind of economic activity ranging
from begging to vending. Because of the
economic fragility of the family, these
children may eventually opt for a
permanent life on the streets.
36. UNICEF has defined three types of
street children
Street Living Children: children who ran away
from their families and live alone on the streets.
Street Working Children: children who spend
most of their time on the streets, fending for
themselves, but returning home on a regular
basis.
Children from Street Families: children who
live on the streets with their families.
37. The number of children living
independently in the streets totals
between 100 million and 150 million
worldwide, and it is forecasted that by
2020 the number will increase to 800
million.
38. Aashray Adhikar AbhiyanAashray Adhikar Abhiyan
A Civil Society Initiative workingA Civil Society Initiative working
against ongoing exploitation andagainst ongoing exploitation and
marginalization of the homelessmarginalization of the homeless
people in Delhi since May 2000……people in Delhi since May 2000……
39. BackgroundBackground
Till last few decades urban poverty got muchTill last few decades urban poverty got much
less priority in terms of range of interventions,less priority in terms of range of interventions,
scale of state financial outlay, etc.scale of state financial outlay, etc.
The basic causes of urban poverty andThe basic causes of urban poverty and
homelessness are distress migration especiallyhomelessness are distress migration especially
after new economic policies leading toafter new economic policies leading to
burgeoning urban population.burgeoning urban population.
Visible manifestations : Precarious andVisible manifestations : Precarious and
unsanitary slums; large masses under open sky,unsanitary slums; large masses under open sky,
completely exposed to the vagaries of natural orcompletely exposed to the vagaries of natural or
man-made severities.man-made severities.
40. Scenerio At Delhi Before AAA- year 2000Scenerio At Delhi Before AAA- year 2000
There were only 13 night sheltersThere were only 13 night shelters
to accommodate 2500 homeless.to accommodate 2500 homeless.
Shelters were functioning in nightShelters were functioning in night
only.only.
There was not a single shelter forThere was not a single shelter for
homeless women.homeless women.
Occupancy was very low in theOccupancy was very low in the
Govt.run night shelters.Govt.run night shelters.
No NGO was working for theNo NGO was working for the
homeless in right based approachhomeless in right based approach
mpdel.mpdel.
There was no programme ,policyThere was no programme ,policy
available in the government foravailable in the government for
homeless.homeless.
41. Scenerio At Delhi Before AAA- year 2000Scenerio At Delhi Before AAA- year 2000
No legal support atNo legal support at
beggar’s court.beggar’s court.
Homeless were neverHomeless were never
acknowledged by anyacknowledged by any
Government.Government.
No health support wasNo health support was
available for homeless.available for homeless.
Not a single free shelterNot a single free shelter
for destitute, elderly andfor destitute, elderly and
42. Emergence of AAAEmergence of AAA
AAA is the result ofAAA is the result of
efforts of concernedefforts of concerned
individuals –from Govt.individuals –from Govt.
of India (includingof India (including
Planning Commission)Planning Commission)
and civil society….and civil society….
45. AAA’s Intervention…..contd.AAA’s Intervention…..contd.
Health InterventionHealth Intervention
Group for HomelessGroup for Homeless
(HIGH) Clinic : Jama(HIGH) Clinic : Jama
Masjid area.Masjid area.
Exclusive ProgrammeExclusive Programme
for Homeless withfor Homeless with
severe mental illnesssevere mental illness
47. Priyanka, 3, an Indian slum girl
breaks stones next to her siblings
on the banks of the river Mahanada
in the north-eastern city of Siliguri.
Priyanka earns 150 rupees ($3) a
week.Over 400 million people in
India live below the internationally
agreed poverty line (living on less
than US $1 per day). According to
estimates, several hundred
thousand children work as
labourers and beg on streets in
India.
“Tell those lazy Have
Nots to get an
education and fix their
own problems”???
(2 min) One symptom of poverty is homelessness. Ask what the word “homeless” means.
Optional: (3 min)
Pair students. Ask each pair to define of the word “homeless.”
Ask a few pairs to share their definitions with the group.
Teacher may want to record a class definition on the board.
