Together we can Alleviate Hunger and Extreme Poverty in our
communities.
Hunger:
The world produces enough to feed the entire global population of 7 billion people. And yet, one person in eight on the planet goes to bed hungry each night. In Nigeria, one child in three is underweight. Why does hunger exist?
There are many reasons for the presence of hunger in the world and they are often interconnected. Here are few that we think are important.
-Poverty trap-
People living in poverty cannot afford nutritious food for themselves and their families. This makes them weaker and less able to earn the money that would help them escape poverty and hunger. This is not just a day-to-day problem: when children are chronically malnourished, or ‘stunted’, it can affect their future income, condemning them to a life of poverty and hunger.
In developing countries like Nigeria, farmers often cannot afford seeds, so they cannot plant the crops that would provide for their families. They may have to cultivate crops without the tools and fertilizers they need. Others have no land or water or education. In short, the poor are hungry and their hunger traps them in poverty.
-Lack of investment in agriculture-
Too many developing countries like Nigeria lack key agricultural infrastructure, such as enough roads, warehouses and irrigation. The results are high transport costs, lack of storage facilities and unreliable water supplies. All conspire to limit agricultural yields and access to food.
Investments in improving land management, using water more efficiently and making more resistant seed types available can bring big improvements.
Research by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization shows that investment in agriculture is five times more effective in reducing poverty and hunger than investment in any other sector.
-War and displacement-
Across the globe, conflicts consistently disrupt farming and food production. Fighting also forces millions of people to flee their homes, leading to hunger emergencies as the displaced find themselves without the means to feed themselves. Example the Boko Haram sects conflict in northern east Nigeria.
In recent years, the price of food products has been very unstable. The mountain height food prices make it difficult for the poorest people to access nutritious food consistently. The poor need access to adequate food all year round. Price spikes may temporarily put food out of reach, which can have lasting consequences for small children.
In addition, many school children in rural communities suffer from hunger as their families are farmers who typically are only able to provide food for 6 months of the year.
Hero Kids Rehabilitation Foundation (HKRF) team has set up this program operation Bread 4 Hunger as humanitarian response to alleviate hunger in emergency camps and public schools in our rural communities. Without nutrition, students cannot focus on their studies, this program provides nutritional meals ones a day to sustain the poor and vulnerable children in public schools during school hours.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE: To Alleviate Hunger and Extreme poverty amongst.
1. The less privileged Nigeria children in our Communities, Churches,
Mosques and Schools.
2. To provide Food (Bread) and other Nutritious supplement for the
Nigeria children in IDPs camps displaced by Boko Haram terrorist in
the North – East of Nigeria.
3. To support Mother to Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS Victims
children, especially in the South – South and Middle Belt States of
Nigeria where millions of children are suffering of HIV/AIDS.
PROTOCOL
Hunger: Hunger is the deep feeling for meal and everyone feels hungry
on daily basis, the deprived and AIDS Victims children in Nigeria
(more than 40millions). These Nigerian are not having access to daily
Foods, Better care. They are hungry. Many children in Nigeria Local
communities, IDPs camps, AIDS Victims are extreme HUNGRY and ARE
DYING. The food in Nigeria is in short supply and many (90%) families
in Nigeria cannot afford to provide food (Bread) for their children;
quality foods nor safe water.
Food (Bread) INSECURITY
Many children in our local communities, schools, Boko Haram – IDPs
camps are feeding once a day, a food lacked calories, and essential
Nutrients.
MALNOURITION: The poorly nourished food eaten by less privileged
Nigerian children head to malnutrition. The food lacked protein
substances, mineral and essential mineral/ nutrients, with unsafe
water and in adequate care. The development Effect is well known. The
children are facing Life poor health problems. The children are facing
more difficulty in learning in school. Exposure to harmful life cycle
and difficulty in bearing and raising healthy children.
THE PROFILES FOR THE CHALLENGES OF NIGERIAN LESS PRIVILEGED CHILDREN:
About 40 millions Nigerian children in various communities, IDPs camps
victims of Boko Haram, Mother to Child (HIV/AIDS) transmission are
marginalized and are hungry for Bread (food). To improve the living
condition of the marginalized children, Hero Kids Rehabilitation
Foundation (HKRF) has come up with this program captioned.
“ BREAD FOR HUNGER”
The Project will:
1. Aimed at providing proper nutrition model through supply of
nutritious meals and other supplement once daily for the every child
under her project as a priority.
2. The Hero Kids Rehabilitation Foundation would provide training
programs for skills acquisition for self-reliant for a better
tomorrow.
3. Chronically undernourished (IDPs) camps members, MTCT children
would be provided food (Bread) and other Nutritious supplement,
treatment and safe water for sustainable growth also Counseling and
Psychosocial support to help them ease the pain of their memories,
reduce stress and cope with emotional distress.
4. Bread 4 Hunger program will provide the vulnerable hunger children
for education access to sponsorship program and extreme poverty
reduction program.
Road Maps.
There would be
a. Care group agent in churches, mosques, schools, emergency camps and
designated communities centre to facilitate the project.
b. Monitoring and Evaluation team.
c. Volunteers agents
d. Communities centered Partnership Group
Funding.
Donor agencies are hereby requested to come to the aid of Hero Kids
Rehabilitation Foundation and render support for the deprived Nigeria
children base on a fore mentioned project Bread4Hunger and its
objective.
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