REALITIES of HUNGER

• 1 person dies every 2.9 seconds somewhere on earth because of hunger related causes.
• Hunger and poverty claim 25,000 lives every day.
• Of those, almost 16,000 are children who die from hunger related causes- ONE CHILD every five seconds.

GLOBAL POVERTY

• Worldwide, more than 1 billion people currently live below the international poverty line, earning less than $1 per day.
• Every other child in the world is living in poverty.
• 640 million children in developing countries live without adequate shelter: one in three.
• 400 million children, one in five, have no access to safe water.

GLOBAL HUNGER

• 854 million people across the world are hungry.
• According to the World Health Organization estimates, one-third of the world is well-fed, one-third is under-fed, & one-third is starving.
• Research shows that free school lunches can increase attendance rates by 100 percent & boost performance.

GLOBAL MALNUTRITION

• More than half of all child deaths worldwide are caused by malnutrition.
• More than 153 million of the world's malnourished are children under the age of 5.
• Poor nutrition & calorie deficiencies cause nearly one in three people to die prematurely or have disabilities.
• The risk of death for children with even mild malnutrition is 2.5 times greater than for children receiving adequate nutrition.
• Pregnant women, new mothers who breastfeed infants, & children are among the most at risk of undernourishment.