Chronic Hunger

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WHAT IS CHRONIC HUNGER?

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WHAT IS CHRONIC HUNGER?

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CHRONIC HUNGER IS MORE THAN A PANG IN YOUR STOMACH THAT

TELLS YOU ITS TIME TO EAT.

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CHRONIC HUNGER IS WHEN PEOPLE LACK ACCESS TO

ENOUGH SAFE AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR NORMAL GROWTH AND

DEVELOPMENT.

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CHRONIC HUNGER MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STUDY OR WORK AND MAKES PEOPLE

VULNERABLE TO DISEASE AND INFECTION BY WEAKENING THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEM.

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CHRONIC HUNGER IS NOT CAUSED BY A LACK OF FOOD-

THERE IS ENOUGH FOOD PRODUCED IN THE WORLD TODAY FOR EVERY PERSON TO BE WELL NOURISHED.

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CHRONIC HUNGER EXSISTS BECAUSE OF CONFLICT, WAR, NATURAL DISASTERS, ECONOMIC CRISES BUT MOST OF ALL, BECAUSE OF THE CYCLE OF POVERTY.

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CHRONIC HUNGER IS A CONDITION FACED 926 MILLION PEOPLE

AROUND THE WORLD- THIS IS 42 TIMES MORE THAN THE NUMBER OF

PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS.

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CHRONIC HUNGER AFFECTS 239 MILLION PEOPLE IN

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.

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CHRONIC HUNGER AFFECTS 578 MILLION PEOPLE IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC- OVER

TWICE AS MANY PEOPLE THAN IN AFRICA- IT IS ALL AROUND US.

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CHRONIC HUNGER IS THE MOST COMMON AMONGST WIDOWS,

ORPHANS, THE ELDERLY, LABORERS AND REFUGEES.

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CHRONIC HUNGER IS THE MOST

DANGEROUS IN CHILDREN SINCE

THEY CAN’T DEVELOP PROPERLY

BECAUSE OF MALNURISHMENT.

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CHRONIC HUNGER IS ALSO WHAT THE GIN CLUB IS FOCUSING ON DURING THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 1-5.

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SIGN THE 1 BILLION FOR HUNGER PETITION ON THE

LAPTOPS AVAILABLE DURING LUNCH FROM MONDAY NOV

1ST TO THE 5TH AND ALSO PARTCIPATE IN OUR

FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES.

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993 526 PEOPLE IN THE WORLD HAVE

SIGNED THE CAMPAIGN.

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BE THE NEXT.

STAND UP AGAINST HUNGER.

BECAUSE WE CAN DO SO

MUCH BETTER THAN THIS.