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Hunger is a term which has three meanings (Oxford English Dictionary 1971)the uneasy or painful sensation caused by want of food; craving appetite. Also the exhausted condition caused by want of foodthe want or scarcity of food in a countrya strong desire or craving

(Source: http://www.worldhunger.org/articles)

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Over 1 billion people do not have enough to eat - more than the populations of USA, Canada and the

European Union(Source: FAO news release, 19 June 2009)

Dative Giramhoro (30 Years Old (QC Manager) OF Sosoma Industries – Duhamic Adri (a Trócaire Partner in Rwanda)

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The number of undernourished people in the world increased by 75 million in 2007 and 40 million in 2008, largely due to higher food prices(Source: FAO news release, 9 Dec 2008)

NYIRAHABIYAMBERE Lidivine, 20NDAGIJIMANA Olivier (son). Families from her community grow soya, maize and sorghum with support from Trócaire

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Undernutrition contributes to 53 percent of the 9.7 million deaths of children under five each year in developing countries. This means that one child dies every six seconds from malnutrition and related causes. (Source: Under five deaths by cause, UNICEF, 2006)

Domitille NYIRABAVAKURE Aged 6(This is the girl who features on this year’s Trócaire box).

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Poor nutrition and calorie deficiencies cause nearly one in three people to die prematurely or have disabilities, according to the World Health Organization ("Malnutrition". World Health Organization)

Josienne Umumarashavu, who featured in Trócaire’s Lent 2004 Campaign: The Generation After Genocide with her mother, Genevieve. Josiene is still in school but hopes to go to college in the coming years.

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10.9 million children under five die in developing countries each year. Malnutrition and hunger-related diseases cause 60 percent of the deaths.(Source: The State of the World's Children, UNICEF, 2007)

UWABABYEYI Liliose Aged 9TUGIRIMANA Janvier Aged 7NDIKUMANA Jean Baptiste Aged 5Mass at Paroisse St Kizito, Musambira section, Kimonyi district, Rwanda

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I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.

Isn’t this the fast I choose... to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your house, to clothe the naked when you see them and to not ignore your own flesh and blood?