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Food & Nutrition

World Vision is working with communities to fight hunger. From delivering food aid to desperately hungry people, to working on long-term agriculture and income generating programs, we aim to ensure that children and families have access to the food they need to live healthy and productive lives.

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  1. Like many children in East Timor, Elise doesn’t get enough to eat, especially during the “hungry” time between harvests.
  2. In Zambia, World Vision is helping schools to grow citrus fruits to improve children’s health and provide income.
  3. World Vision distributed food to families affected by severe snowstorms in Mongolia during 2010.
  4. Because her family can’t grow enough food, Phon, from Laos, forages for mushrooms, frogs and crickets to eat.
  5. Drought and economic turmoil have exhausted food supplies in rural Zimbabwe, where Belinda lives.
  6. These children in Kenya’s drought-stricken Turkana region are part of a school-based feeding program.
  7. Poor rural communities depend on agriculture for their food and livelihood needs.
  8. In Ecuador, Santiago loves to eat maize porridge prepared by his mum Luz.
  9. Maize (corn) is a staple crop in many parts of Africa.

What is this about?

‘What does ‘access’ to food mean? What is ‘food security?’ Being able to access food is the key component of food security. Food needs to be available and people need enough money to purchase food, thus providing a climate of accessibility. The United Nation Food and Agricultural Organization define food security as existing ‘when all people, at all times, have access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy lifestyle.’

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Who is it happening to?

When crops fail – because of drought, floods or warfare – people go hungry and communities suffer. Sometimes, entire regions share in the suffering. Food and nutrition issues can affect anyone living in poverty or at the mercy of the weather to make a living. One bad season can be enough to drive entire communities to the brink of survival.

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Why is it happening?

Almost one billion people, one in every seven people in the world, do not have access to adequate levels of food.

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How you can help?

A stable, nutritious food supply is essential to life.

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Peggy
Jan 26, 2012

"I wish I had more money to help, but I have to save to have enough to help. Thank you for all the good work you do and I will try harder to be able to give more to ..."

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bella
Dec 09, 2011

"It's really good though that we are able to help these people, as they deserve to live lives to the best! World Vision is so supportive of these people, and poverty..."

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Darhulio
Dec 05, 2011

"This is middle age stuff! We need to help out"

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Darhulio
Dec 05, 2011

"I wish that it would all be okay and that we could share our food like friendly neighbours"

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