Access to Food - Africa

Introduction

“For centuries, Africa has mesmerized the world with its stunning scenery, its ancient civilizations, and its hypnotizing music (PBS).”

Task

Students will learn about food sacrecity in Africa. They will focus on finding information under each category in order to produce an African newsletter or news report about the region's access to food. 

Process

Part 1: Read the articles to research more about the access of food in Africa.   

Understanding the Right to Food

What causes Hunger in Africa

 

Focus Questions:

  1. The UN estimates that how many people in this region are suffering from food shortages caused by drought and conflict?
  2. How many specifically are children?
  3. What is the UN doing to stop the famine?
  4. What is Save the Children trying to do for this region?
  5. According to this organization, $39 could help how many people?
  6. What could $2.35 do?
  7. What is Oxfam trying to do for this region?
  8. According to Oxfam, what could $40 pay for? $80? $140?
  9. According to Oxfam what is the most severe and immediate need?
  10. How is WFP funded?
  11. What is it geared to provide?
  12. For the WFP to feed everyone who needs help, how much would that cost?
  13. Who is Jane Howard?
  14. What does Howard say is the number 1 need?  
  15. She also says that two months of treatment could do what?

Part 2: Organization Research

With the following organizations, I want to you to tell me who they are, what they are trying to do for this region of the world, how they are trying to do it, and if available what citizens like you and me could do to help.

  • UNICEF
  • Doctors Without Borders
  • GlobalGiving
  • World Vision
  • Concern Worldwide

Part 3: Create a newsletter or news report detailing the problem of food scarcity in Africa. Work on different segments of the news story to explain the causes and solutions to the problem of food in Africa.