Organizations
What is the world's largest humanitarian organization to fight hunger world wide?
World Food Programme (WFP)
The governmental assistance program, Bolsa Familia, is active in which country?
What is Brazil
Low weight for height, is a strong predictor of mortality among children under five
What is wasting
Measure of the availability of food and individuals' ability to access it. Affordability is only one factor.
Food insecurity
By what year does the UN hope to achieve their 17 Sustainable Living Goals, two of which include no poverty and zero hunger?
2030
A specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.
What is Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
America has ____ amount of federal food assistance programs.
8
What is the world's healthiest nation?
Spain
How many people living in poverty in America?
38 million people
The first food bank in America opened up in
1967 in Arizona
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) believe that investing in ___ people will help with long term hunger and poverty issues.
Rural
Supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) America’s largest anti-hunger program was formerly known as
Food Stamps
In contrast to international trends, people in America who live in the most poverty-dense counties are those most prone to ____
Obesity
More than ___ percent of people in the world live in extreme poverty.
10%
Trump administration wants to cut SNAP program benefits by a total of ____ over 5 years
4.5 billion
What does UNICEF stand for?
United nations international children’s emergency fund
The governmental assistance program, Productive Social Safety Net, is active in which country?
Tanzania
___ has the highest obesity rates among children ages 5-19
Island nations in the Pacific
The hungriest country in the world is ____
What is Central African Republic
These communities may have no food access (grocery stores) or are served only by fast food restaurants and convenience stores that offer few healthy, affordable food options
What is a food desert?
The Largest domestic hunger-relief organization in the United States.
What is Feeding America
Fund for European Aid to the most ____ or (FEAD) supports the EU
Deprived
What part of the world has the highest food insecurity?
Sub-Saharan Africa
In 2017 ____ children don”t go to school
264 million
These programs aim to reduce poverty by making welfare programs conditional upon the receivers actions
Conditional cash transfer