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Where Hunger Exists
Hunger Trivia
Hunger and the Human Body
hunger facts
the hard truth (these aren’t just numbers, they’re people)
World Vision
100
Half of all its people don’t get enough to eat It’s the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere Lifespan: 62 years Afghanistan Burundi Haiti Kenya USA Zimbabwe
Where is Haiti?
100
number of people that will go to bed hungry tonight a) 500,000 b) nearly a million c) 500 million d) nearly a billion
What is d) nearly a billion
100
uses 20 percent of your body’s energy. That energy comes from . . . you guessed it. Food. Hunger starves this. A) Swollen Stomach B) Brain C) Liver & Kidneys D) Heart E) Skin & Bones
What is B) Brain
100
The number of child deaths from hunger-related causes per year A) 925 million B) 13 C) 100 D) 20,000 E) 2.6 billion
What is 20,000?
100
a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. A) 86 B) Bob Pierce C) 100 D) over 6 decades E) World Vision
What is World Vision?
200
More than 46 million are living below the poverty line — the most since the late 1950s More than 16 million children live in food-insecure households Lifespan: varies by area Afghanistan Burundi Haiti Kenya USA Zimbabwe
Where is USA?
200
a measurement of hunger a) famished b) wasting c) starving d) all of the above
What is b) wasting
200
When this is undernourished it shrinks. Literally. So it has to work harder. A) Swollen Stomach B) Brain C) Liver & Kidneys D) Heart E) Skin & Bones
What is D) Heart
200
percentage of the 20,000+ child deaths that are preventable A) 925 million B) 13 C) 100 D) 20,000 E) 2.6 billion
What is 100?
200
the percent of World Vision’s total operating expenses were used for programs that benefit children, families, and communities in need. Besides helping feed and care for children around the world, a percentage of funds raised through the Famine support our efforts to help the hungry and impoverished in the Canada A) 86 B) Bob Pierce C) 100 D) over 6 decades E) World Vision
What is 86?
300
War and conflict have raged for three decades One in three people are hungry Lifespan: 48 years Afghanistan Burundi Haiti Kenya USA Zimbabwe
Where is Afghanistan?
300
most parents in impoverished countries do this for a living a) work in an office or school b) farm c) work at a school or hospital d) sell goods
What is b) farm
300
When this is healthy it is like armor, shielding the body from infection. When hungry it cracks, becoming a gateway for infection. Healthy ones of these get bigger and stronger as a child grows. When hungry they stop growing — which is why hungry kids are so often small for their age, also known as stunting. A) Swollen Stomach B) Brain C) Liver & Kidneys D) Heart E) Skin & Bones
What is E) Skin & Bones
300
Around the world, number of people hungry A) 925 million B) 13 C) 100 D) 20,000 E) 2.6 billion
What is 925 million?
300
Length of time World Vision has been Fighting poverty. A) 86 B) Bob Pierce C) 100 D) over 6 decades E) World Vision
What is over 6 decades?
400
Unemployment is estimated at 80 percent (no jobs = no food) One-third of families are chronically malnourished Lifespan: 51 years Afghanistan Burundi Haiti Kenya USA Zimbabwe
Where is Zimbabwe?
400
Amount it takes to help feed and care for a child for a month through World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine a) $30 b) $50 c) $100 d) $200
What is a) $30
400
when healthy These filter out toxins and waste, while your immune system fends off disease — often without you even knowing. When hungry Dangerous toxins build up. And a weakened immune system crumbles in the face of killer diseases. A) Swollen Stomach B) Brain C) Liver & Kidneys D) Heart E) Skin & Bones
What is C) Liver & Kidneys
400
number of people who live on less than two dollars a day A) 925 million B) 13 C) 100 D) 20,000 E) 2.6 billion
What is 2.6 billion?
400
evangelist who came face to face with children orphaned by war in Korea — and decided he had to do something. A) 86 B) Bob Pierce C) 100 D) over 6 decades E) World Vision
Who is Bob Pierce?
500
More than one in two people are chronically malnourished Families spend up to two-thirds of their money on food Lifespan: 50 years Afghanistan Burundi Haiti Kenya USA Zimbabwe
Where is Burundi?
500
most hungry people live here a) the Middle East b) Asia c) Latin America d) Africa
What is b) Asia
500
Kwashiorkor results from a lack of protein in the diet and is found most often in countries affected by poverty, famine, inadequate food supply and lack of knowledge about proper diet. A) SwollenStomach B) Brain C) Liver & Kidneys D) Heart E) Skin & Bones
What is A) Swollen Stomach
500
The number of seconds between children dying of hunger related causes. A) 925 million B) 13 C) 100 D) 20,000 E) 2.6 billion
What is 13?
500
World Vision serves millions in nearly this many countries A) 86 B) Bob Pierce C) 100 D) over 6 decades E) World Vision
What is 100?