UNVEILING HUNGER-FIGHTERS™! A YOUTH MOVEMENT TO COMBAT GLOBAL HUNGER AND

MALNUTRITIONDr. Sharon A. Norton, The Mathile Institute

Jeanne Gogolski & Carol Warkentien, Education Projects & Partnerships, LLC

Stephanie Jolliff, Logan Brown, Thane Schwartz, Ridgemont FFA

Create lasting solutions that alleviate nutritional inadequacies in children

The Life & Times of Dr. Norman Borlaug

Overall reaction generally positive, especially among Science, Agriculture and AP Teachers Integrated Learning Service Learning Global View Link to Real World

Activities Hero Story

Opportunity Areas Role Of Plants In Ecosystem Biological Traits, Heredity,

Evolution, Genetics Even More Connection &

Relevance To Real World Issues Additional Efforts To Help Farmers,

Hungry People In The Country, World

Impact Of Education In Underdeveloped Countries

Water Shortage/Quality Alleviation Stories About People Who Have

Experienced Hunger Politics Of Food, Trade And

International Relations

Teen Engagement “Must Haves”

“Everybody wants to help, but nobody knows how, other than donating money. “

Pauline, 14

Understand exactly what the cause is and what truly

is at stake

Feel an emotional connection

Understand their

role

See a tangible result

See a pathway to results

Be feasible

An Expansive, Multifaceted Approach

“To fight hunger we must inspire and engage the next generation of leaders committed to fighting hunger throughout their lives.”

Clay Mathile

Leverage the internet and social media to attract and engage youth in a relevant way, and become Hunger Fighters™

Inspire our generation's youth to make hunger their career focus.

Demonstrate how combating hunger fits interests, talents and life-long aspirations

Reinforce how a diverse talent pool of leaders can tackle all facets of hunger alleviation

Mobilize those currently on the front lines of tackling hunger to serve as mentors

Create pathways for youth exploration on the impact they can have on hunger and be recognized for their commitment.

Motivate and involve community organizations, teachers, parents, media and other leaders who influence youth to get involved with and support this movement.

Educate in ways that engage students and teachers to discover the magnitude and complexity of world hunger.

The Refined Approach• Teens will FACE

hunger issues, FACE information about themselves and gain inspiring insights for how to put the two pieces together to become effective HUNGER FIGHTERS.•Career exploration•Mentoring•Supporting volunteer activities•Sharing and access to practical tips and resources

Touchpoints & Components

Entry

Emotional Connection Experience

Hunger Fighter Profiler

Career Track Exploration

Awareness & Action Activities

Connection

Advancement & Recognition

Emphasize KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION and ACTION to build engagement around hunger issues.

Awareness & Action: Case Study Tactic

“I like the possibility for real world connections.”

“I like programs that are is current, relatable and provides a sense of enablement”

Raise the level of concern for world hunger as a social cause Engaging youth and adults in

a 21st century approach to a 21st century problem.

Active engagement Participation in groups Frequent interaction Making connections to the

real issues