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I remember back in primary school when a child fainted in class and the mother was called in and asked, “Has he eaten today?” She replied “No”. “Why?” the Headmistress asked. “He will eat when he gets home”.
The mother was lectured on how a child cannot concentrate in class without eating, she obviously felt embarrassed and left with her son. But, what could she do? Could she have been a better mother? A better provider? When all she depends on is prayer that people buy the sachet water she hawks.
This and many more is the plight of children, they are around us and hungry, malnourished and begging.
Food is a luxury they cannot afford; all they do is hope on a miracle that mummy brings food home. Hunger has become second nature to them, the stomach growling till it goes quiet, having no power to request for food anymore
Let’s start by spreading the word of Sustainability Development Goal (SDG) 2 whose target is to end World Hunger by 2030. Seems like a huge feat but, we can do it.
The ‘how’ should be our focus now. How do we achieve zero hunger by 2030? How do we save our children from starvation?
It all starts with “YOU”
Commendable efforts and progress have been made to ending World Hunger, some of which includes food banks like: Lagos Food Bank Initiative, No Hunger Food Bank, Communitywide Food Bank, and so on.
We can extend our support by donating to these food banks or giving food to any hungry child we see on the road.
Farming is another way of ending World Hunger by 2030, we can start with a small garden. Imagine planting your own food? The pride that comes with growing your food and contributing to ending World Hunger?
If most people grow their foods, hunger will reduce and children will not have to beg to survive.
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