By Aaron M.
Seventh Grade, Krieger Schechter Day School of Chizuk Amuno Congregation
World hunger. It affects the everyday lives of millions of men, women and children around the globe. There are children who go to school with empty stomachs, as well as adults who do not eat anything all day because they want to ensure that their children get food.
How do we put an end to world hunger? This question is asked by people around the world, but there are no clear answers.
While students in our community may not truly understand what it means to be starving, they certainly have strong opinions about the issue.
“I think the main cause of world hunger is poverty. If people don’t have enough money, then they can’t buy food, and when they can’t get food, they become desperate,” says Isaac B., a seventh grade Krieger Schechter Day School student.
According to United Nations Children’s Fund, the statistics are staggering. As many as 805 million people around the world suffer from hunger, and 13 percent of them are undernourished, which means they do not have enough nourishment to grow and stay healthy.
UNICEF also notes that hunger takes the lives of 3 million young people every year. Children impacted by hunger also suffer from diseases and other serious problems. It has a snowball effect that trickles down to many different aspects of a person’s life. As Isaac explains, “Hunger changes how children interact with their parents/friends, their attitude, and especially their ability to learn and concentrate at school.”
Julian K., a sixth grade KSDS student, says, “World hunger kills many innocent people, and that creates a really sad situation.”
Middle school students prove to have very insightful and strong feelings about hunger, like Noah S, another sixth grader, who says, “I think the main cause of world hunger is global warming. It is killing most of our crops, and so some people who rely on those crops don’t have enough to eat. Hunger can eventually lead to a poor education which people need to get a good job.”
Brady B., also a sixth grade Krieger Schechter student, says, “World hunger causes many people to get infected with disease. This will cause more innocent people to get infected themselves because of someone else. In order to stop this, we should start donating to charities that help people struggling with hunger.”
There are many people who are affected by hunger. Just because a family does not have enough money, does not mean that children and adults have to suffer. World hunger is a very serious issue and with attention from different governments and people around the world, millions of people would not starve each day.
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