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Sponsorship goal: www.actionagainsthunger.org/race Students About Race Against Hunger! hunger and How you can help end global hunger: In order to help fight global Learn about global hunger hunger, you should first 1 and how to fight it. know what hunger means.

Raise awareness about global Hunger The result of the persistent hunger in your community 2 intake of less than the daily and seek sponsors for your amount of calories your bodyneeds to be nourished Race Against Hunger. and active.

Famine Participate in your school’s The absolute unavailability Race! The proceeds you or inaccessibility of food in 3 a given region, possibly raise will help save the lives causing imminent death. of malnourished children around the world. Malnutrition A broad term for a wide range of conditions that prevent good health, caused by an inadequate or unbalanced food intake. While we tend to associate malnutrition Contents with under-nutrition, or lack of food intake, malnutrition Students Race Against Hunger 1 also includes over-nutrition, About hunger and malnutrition 1 or the consumption of too much food. Obesity is a form Scope of hunger and malnutrition in the world 2 of malnutrition. About Action Against Hunger 3 Action Against Hunger program map 4 A situation during which all How your money helps 4 people, at all times, have access economically, socially Case Study: 6 and physically to sufficient, Preparing for the Race Against Hunger 8 safe and nutritious food that Tips on seeking sponsors 8 satisfies their nutritional needs and dietary preferences. Sponsor Form 9

(1) Scope of Hunger and About Action Against Hunger Malnutrition in the World Action Against Hunger / Action Contre la Faim (ACF) Hunger & Malnutrition works to save the lives of malnourished children while providing families with access to safe water r Over 963 million people around the world, or 15% of the and sustainable solutions to hunger. Working in some world’s population, suffer from hunger and malnutrition. 40 countries, Action Against Hunger’s humanitarian This amounts to more than the combined populations of the , and the European Union! interventions provide lasting solutions to 5 million people a year, restoring dignity, r An overwhelming majority of the world’s hungry reside self-sufficiency, and independence to vulnerable in the developing world. populations throughout the world. r Every day, almost 15,000 children die from hunger- related causes. Our mission: r 19 million children under the age of 5 suffer from severe Eradicate acute malnutrition, end global hunger, strengthen acute malnutrition, which, if left untreated, can lead the most vulnerable, and restore independence and to death. self-sufficiency to families in need. r More than 60% of the world’s chronically hungry are women.

Source: U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 12/08 Our main programs

1. Nutrition Water Our nutrition programs treat and prevent acute malnutrition for those most vulnerable, particularly children. The programs r More than one billion people lack access to a safe are often launched during times of crisis—when an earthquake supply of drinking water. devastates a city, when civil war tears apart a country, when drought leads to famine, when families flee violence only to r 2.2 billion people, or 1/3 of the world’s population, confront hunger. do not have access to basic sanitation facilities; 1.2 billion of these people have no facilities at all. 2. Food Security Our food security programs prevent future outbreaks of r Water-related diseases are one of the leading causes malnutrition by helping families and communities regain of disease and death in the world. self-sufficiency. These programs include introducing drought- resistant seeds to a rural community affected by ongoing r The average American individual uses 100 to 176 drought. Or, for refugees living in camps without access to gallons of water each day. The average African family arable fields, we might launch a micro-gardening project. uses about 5 gallons of water each day. 3. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Source: Water Partners International Our approach to fighting hunger includes extending water and sanitation services to communities faced with water scarcity, unsafe drinking water, and poor hygiene. Depending on the context, we truck water into affected communities during emergencies, decontaminate wells, install solar-, diesel-, and hand-powered pumps, and build latrines, among other projects.

(2) (3) Armenia Georgia Chechnya Programs Launched: 1994 Programs Launched: 1995 Programs Launched: 1999 Programs Launched: 2000 Programs Launched: 2001 Where Action Against Hunger International Staff: 2 International Staff: 8 International Staff: 7 International Staff: 2 International Staff: 5 National Staff: 22 National Staff: 70 National Staff: 51 National Staff: 15 National Staff: 48 Works Worldwide Beneficiaries: 12,300 Beneficiaries: 33,950 Beneficiaries: 48,758 Beneficiaries: 12, 300 Beneficiaries: 10,180

Iran Programs Launched: 1998 Programs Launched: 1996 Programs Launched: 1981 (reinstated in 2004) Programs Launched: 2003 International Staff: 3 Programs Launched: 2005 Programs Launched: 1994 International Staff: 5 International Staff: 13 International Staff: 5 International Staff: 10 International Staff: 10 National Staff: 58 National Staff: 78 National Staff: 44 National Staff: 30 Beneficiaries: 26,347 National Staff: 54 National Staff: 200 Beneficiaries: 101,468 Beneficiaries: 250,000 Beneficiaries: 50,000 Beneficiaries: 32,549 Beneficiaries: 38,438 Honduras Programs Launched: 2007 Laos Programs Launched: 1998 Programs Launched: 1997 Programs Launched: 1991 International Staff: 0 International Staff: 18 International Staff: 2 Programs Launched: 2002 National Staff: 40 International Staff: 5 International Staff: 8 National Staff: 25 National Staff: 251 National Staff: 104 Beneficiaries: 12,000 Beneficiaries: 165,500 Beneficiaries: 50,000 National Staff: 22 Beneficiaries: 38,929 Beneficiaries: 35,901 Sudan Programs Launched: 1985 Programs Launched: 1985 Programs Launched: 1984 International Staff: 7 International Staff: 64 International Staff: 14 National Staff: 56 National Staff: 897 National Staff: 113 Beneficiaries: 66,533 Beneficiaries: 1,233,729 Beneficiaries: 132,456 Guinea Programs Launched: 1995 Programs Launched: 1992 Programs Launched: 2000 International Staff: 6 International Staff: 10 International Staff: 4 National Staff: 113 National Staff: 164 National Staff: 40 Beneficiaries: 80,000 Beneficiaries: 133,631 Beneficiaries: 35,000 Programs Launched: 1998 Programs Launched: 2002 International Staff: 3 International Staff: 7 Programs Launched: 2002 International Staff: 12 National Staff: 42 National Staff: 59 Beneficiaries: 18,000 Beneficiaries: 91,511 National Staff: 200 Beneficiaries: 49,000 Programs Launched: 1997 Programs Launched: 1991 International Staff: 17 International Staff: 10 National Staff: 185 National Staff: 140 Programs Launched: 1991 Programs Launched: 1995 Beneficiaries: 128,556 Beneficiaries: 154,550 International Staff: 17 Burundi International Staff: 6 National Staff: 231 Programs Launched: 1994 National Staff: 100 Beneficiaries: 78,500 International Staff: 14 Beneficiaries: 750,000 Programs Launched: 1996 National Staff: 290 International Staff: 1 Angola Beneficiaries: 180,410 National Staff: 14 Programs Launched: 1995 Programs Launched: 2005 Beneficiaries: 10,600 International Staff: 9 International Staff: 6 National Staff: 60 National Staff: 40 Beneficiaries: 418,000 Beneficiaries: 70,000 Programs Launched: 1995 International Staff: 14 Argentina National Staff: 239 Programs Launched: 2002 Beneficiaries: 206,006 International Staff: 1 National Staff: 18 Democratic Republic Tajikistan Beneficiaries: 4,000 families of the Congo (DRC) Programs Launched: 2002 Programs Launched: 1998 Programs Launched: 1996 International Staff: 10 International Staff: 5 International Staff: 40 National Staff: 140 National Staff: 130 National Staff: 600 Beneficiaries: 40,000 Beneficiaries: 25,000 Beneficiaries: 400,000 Sri Lanka Programs Launched: 2002 Programs Launched: 1996 International Staff: 8 International Staff: 20 National Staff: 61 National Staff: 167 Beneficiaries: 161,116 Beneficiaries: 55,571

How $5 Can supply a lemon, $15 $35 $50 $100 banana, mango, or orange Will provide the 30-day Can provide an oven, your Will provide two Builds a hand pump in a tree to a farming family small village, providing nutritional treatment ingredients, tools, incorporating fresh fruit under-nourished children necessary to save the life and training for a woman to Money access to clean water and of a severely malnourished into their diets while also with supplementary foods start a bakery and preventing soil erosion and safety from water-borne for one month to prevent child in a therapeutic generate income for her desertification, and providing diseases. helps malnutrition and promote feeding center. family, giving them access shade. (Desertification is the healthy development. expansion of the arid desert to a balanced diet, health due to climate change.) care, and school.

(4) (5) Case Study Burundi After David and Kaifa after 30 days in Action Against Hunger’s Therapeutic Burundi is just one of the many countries where Action Against Feeding Center. Hunger works. Let’s learn a little about this East African country. Geography: With their advanced knowledge of Wedged between , the warfare and their possession of Democratic Republic of the Congo, cattle, the Tutsi were able to and Rwanda in east-central Africa, establish a feudal relationship with Burundi occupies a high plateau the Hutu under a Tutsi mwami, or divided by several deep valleys. It is King, who ruled by divine right. equal in size to Maryland. Before The Hutu and the Tutsi lived David and Kaifa suffering from severe acute malnutrition after years of civil History: in relative peace for centuries. conflict in Burundi. The population of Burundi is However, the tide of peaceful primarily comprised of two groups co-existence ended with the of people: the Hutu (approximately beginning of European colonial After Burundi gained its independence Humanitarian situation: 85%) and the Tutsi (approximately partition and rule that swept from Belgium in 1962, a series of Today, more than 800,000 people – 14%). The Twa people, a Pygmy Africa in the early 20th century. ethnic clashes and military coups 12% of the country’s population – tribe, make up 1% of the population. Belgium colonialized Burundi swept the country, leading to remain internally displaced as a result Historically, Hutu life relied on small after World War I, establishing a hundreds of thousands of deaths. of the civil war. Large numbers of scale agriculture and a clan-based system of indirect rule that actively The frequency of ethnic clashes internally displaced people have been social system until the Tutsi first favored the Tutsi and pitted them increased over the course of three unable to produce their own food arrived in the 14th century. against the Hutu. This favoritism decades, developing into a full-blown and are dependent on international created tension between the two civil war in 1993 instigated by the humanitarian assistance, despite The Tutsi gradually gained control cultures, setting the stage for the assassination of the first Hutu the fact that agriculture supports of the Hutu dominated region persistent and violent conflict president. Over 300,000 people over 90% of the labor force are through a mostly peaceful infiltration. to come. were killed, while even more were farmers. In addition to displacement forced to flee to neighboring countries, and instability, diseases such as leaving their homes, land, and malaria and HIV/AIDS are widespread Rwanda Ngozi Facts livelihoods behind. throughout the country. Location: Central Africa Kayanza In late 2003, the Burundian Efforts to alleviate the humanitarian President: Pierre Nkurunziza Bubanza Ruyigi government and rebel group signed a situation in Burundi have been Bujumbura Capital: Bujumbura cease-fire and a formal power-sharing ongoing since 1999 when the United Languages: Kirundi, French, Swahili agreement. Transitional governmental Nations along with the European Burundi institutions were established and Union, the United States and others Democratic Tanzania Population: 8,691,005 in 2005, the people of Burundi launched an initiative to promote Republic of Climate: Equatorial; two rainy seasons (February Congo to May and September to November), and two dry participated in parliamentary elections peace and encourage humanitarian seasons (June to August and December to January) to organize the new government. aid in Burundi. Action Against Hunger Although the civil war is over, the has been working to decrease Our Programs Life expectancy: 52 years Water and Sanitation people of Burundi remain engaged in malnutrition rates and enhance food Literacy: (definition—age 15 and over can read Nutrition a difficult struggle to stabilize their security in Burundi since 1994, and write) 60% Food Security lives and promote peace. helping more than 180,000 people.

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Against Hunger! Initial when Tips for seeking sponsors donation collected The money you raise for the Race Against Hunger

will go a long way in saving the lives of malnourished Pre-paid children around the world. Here are some tips for seeking sponsors for your Race: Total

r Approach people you know and trust. Family members $20 make enthusiastic sponsors!

r Neighborhood businesses and restaurants are great Date of race:

potential sponsors. 10

r Seek sponsors from your church, synagogue, temple, Number of laps mosque, or community/youth group. Total amount raised: Total

r Don’t seek sponsors in neighborhoods with which you $2

are unfamiliar. flat donation Pledge per lap/ Pledge r Sponsors can pledge a certain amount of money for each lap you run (i.e. $2/lap), or they can make a flat donation (i.e. $20 flat regardless of laps completed). r If your sponsor is writing a check, make sure the Important check is made out to “Action Against Hunger”. talking points

Global hunger and malnutrition claim the lives of more than Home address 5 million children a year. Action Against Hunger is an international aid organization working to save the lives of r suppo rt ! f o r you T ha nk you children suffering from acute malnutrition in some of the

most vulnerable communities around the world. letters y and in capital

The Race Against Hunger aims to raise awareness about 20 HOPE STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60018 the scourge of global hunger and to encourage students and TH E RAC A G INS T H UNGE R SPONSO F O RM security, food raised directly supportsAll money programs in nutrition, our efforts to carrylifesaving out innovative, sponsorship will help us continue to reach some 5 million people a year. & sanitation in 40 countries. Your and water Name of participant: Teacher: communities to be a part of the solution.

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No donation is too little! Each dollar raised goes a long way Full name in the fight against hunger and malnutrition. (Reference page 8: How your money helps.) P lease print y CATHY SMITH Business Better the marks top like corporation received agencies 501(c)(3) has rating that from not-for-profit, a is Hunger Against Action All contributions are and tax-deductible Guidestar. to The the American full Institute extent of Philanthropy, Charity Navigator, Bureau, . at www.actionagainsthunger.org please visit our website learn more about our programs and activities, To of the law.

Donations are tax-deductible! the lives saves Hunger Against Action families with sustainable access to safe safe to access sustainable with families of malnourished children, while providing providing while of malnourished children, water and long-term solutions to hunger.

(8) (9) The Race Against Hunger is an international service learning initiative that seeks to engage students across the United States and around the world in the issue of global hunger and to inspire them to be part of the solution.

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