Frequently Asked Questions

1) What kind of people are considered hungry?
- Anyone who is malnourished or can't afford to eat is considered hungry.

2) How many people in the world are hungry?
- Last recorded in 2009, there are over 1.02 billion people in our world that are hungry.

3) What are some of the things we can do to help lower the number of hungry people?
- There are many websites that allow you to donate money and food, funded by sponsors, meaning it is at no cost to you. You can also donate food on your own to homeless shelters in nearby towns.

4) Why should you donate?
- There are over 10 million people that go to bed without dinner in our country alone, but also as a country, we waste 25% of the food that is produced. By donating leftover food, we can lower 10,000,000 to 7,500,000.

5) How much food does it take to feed a person for a day?
- On FreeRice, sponsors give 400 grams of rice per person for a day.

6) Where are some countries where food is donated?
- Bangladesh, Cambodia, Uganda, Nepal, Bhutan, and Myanmar.

7) How many people die in one day because of hunger?
- Over 25,000 people in the world die everyday due to hunger issues.

8) How much money us donated in America?
- For every 100 dollars earned in the country, 20 cents is donated to aid.

9) What happens if you don't get enough to eat?
- When you don't get the nutrients your body needs, you can get very sick, to the point of death, and as a child, your bodies wont grow or be healthy.

10) Why are people who suffer from hunger more vulnerable to diseases?
- When you don't have the nutrients needed to support a strong, healthy body, antigens are more likely to be able to attack your immune system. If your immune system isn't strong enough, you will pick up diseases a lot easier.

http://www.thp.org/who_we_are/faq
http://www.poverty.com/index.html
http://www.freerice.com/faq.html