Hunger In Honduras

Poverty plays a big role in hunger. Haiti has always had an issue with poverty, but it continues to get worse. “Haiti 's minimum wage is 200 gourdes a day. Late last year, that salary was equivalent to about $4.75; today it 's about $4.54 – a small difference that makes a big strain on the Haitian budget.” (Goldberg). Haiti saw a period when it’s minimum wage rose, but now it’s decreasing again. In

Political turmoil in the United States is difficult to keep up with; however, it is important to pay attention to foreign affairs as well. In the country of Guatemala fifty percent of children under the age of five are severely malnourished, the fourth highest rate of malnutrition in the world. Malnutrition is defined as the lack of proper nutrition, cause by not having enough to eat, causing failure to thrive. Americans need to work together to stop the detrimental effects of malnutrition by focusing on the agricultural, government involvement, and education. By looking at the food created in Guatemala, we can see how these children get their energy.

Malnutrition causes nearly half of all deaths in children under five. (Food Aid Foundation.) Millions of children, gone, into thin air. As if they never existed. Millions of stories, millions of futures, all dead, uncared for. More than 795 million people do not have access to enough food to live a healthy lifestyle. (Food Aid Foundation.) Potential scientists, doctors, and musicians will never be able to achieve their goals because they can’t even obtain food. In Haiti, a small central-american country, one out of every three children lose the ability to grow because of malnourishment (Naq, Oishimaya Sen.). The severity of malnourishment in Haiti causes Haitian children to acquire many terminal diseases and blood deficiencies (Naq, Oishimaya

For the past several decades, the island nation of Haiti has faced with significant food insecurity and nutritional challenges. The Republic of Haiti, one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, has chronically been faced high levels of poverty, along with soil erosion, decline in agricultural production, coupled with a high population growth, makes obtaining adequate daily nutrition a struggle for many Haitians. The high frequencies of climatic shocks and other disasters along with a growing population and decreasing agricultural production further impedes the country’s ability to establish permanent food security, establish development grounds, and provide nutrition for all Haitians especially for children. Malnutrition, coupled with limited access to healthcare and unsanitary

“ Amidst the trash this young girl has found some tortillas, her family is so poor the tortillas will become part of tonight’s dinner. What was food for the dogs and flies becomes food for the family ( Odell, 2011). ” Chiapas, Mexico has high rates of poverty and poor healthcare and access. Chiapas faces so many health and economic problems that can easily be decreased and prevented. This nation has poor nutrition, contaminated natural resources, lack of education and preventable disease.

The issue is to a point where, “incidence of child malnutrition reaches 80%,” over half of the population of this country's children are not getting the proper nutrients to sustain their growing bodies (Economist 1). The incredibly high number is likely due to the high cost of importing food into the country, causing many families to live off the local food products in their cities. In a case study in Antigua, Guatemala, a mother tells reporters she, “could not afford formula so she gave her sugar water,” a substance that will fill the child’s belly but leave her without the vital nutrient her body needs (Gowen). A small child cannot eat the large food provided by the United States government, and still require the protein found in baby formula. Without a reliable source of food, malnutrition will continue to appear in the children of the region. The regional spikes in the rate of malnutrition are incredibly difficult to

Some of the reason why so many children die from poverty each are because of the lack of adequate water, food, sanitation, and hygiene. Malnutrition is a frequently related to poverty. Children don’t get the nutrition they need, in fact many children eat once or twice per day if their parents are able to provide, in some cases parents are not. Children need special cares and healthy meals at least three times a day. Not eating enough or eating unhealthy food may lead to malnutrition or even worse, death. It is tragic to image a child dying because of the lack of sustenance. My plan to change this is creating food banks around developing communities where healthy fruits, vegetable, and balanced meals are created. Malnutrition can be turned around, death

I volunteered in Myrasco, a small mountain village outside of Cusco teaching and informing the Peruvians about basic healthcare and hygiene and helping with our main nutrition project. Myrasco is a very a three and half hour walk from Cusco, the citizens are forced to make this walk if they want to continue their education past the 6th grade and if they want to buy produce. Of course they grow vegetables but it’s mostly potatoes. The children of the mountain village suffer from chronic malnutrition but it’s not noticeable because their diet consist of mostly starch.

Malnutrition is still a problem in many developing countries particularly in Africa. It is estimated that 47 million under five children

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According to the USDA, “7.9 million children lived in food-insecure households in which children, along with adults, were food insecure.” Food scarcity is not only a major problem in America but also in other countries. According to World Food Programme, “66 million primary school-age children attend classes hungry across the developing world, with 23 million in Africa alone.”

Likewise, neonatal mortality rate is much higher Nicaragua at 9.1 per 1,000 birth whereas in Canada the number is 3.2 (WHO, 2017). An addi-tional fact is that the lack of proper nutrition as a result of poverty is stunting the growth of young children in Nicaragua (WHO, 2017). Not surprising, the number children under 5 years who are stunted is 25.2 (WHO, 2017).Hence, strategies need to be deployed towards reducing poverty and inequalities in Nicaragua.

In Peru, about 5.2 million people are in a state of high or very high vulnerability to food insecurity , one of the major cause of malnutrition. This along with poverty, international commodity market fluctuations, limited purchasing power and issues

As the world’s population grow, the number of hungry people also increases at a disproportionate rate. As for some part of the world, people could go days, even weeks with no food because they don’t have the access to food. However, a person can survive for so long without proper nutrition. The lack of access to food has remained a serious problem in many developing countries, such as Kenya, Cambodia, and Uganda. Even though the United States is consider one of the most prosperous country in the world, we still have starvation and hunger. Food is such an essential part of everyone’s lives, that is why over the last few years, there have been a lot of movements and campaigns that suggested having access to food to be considered as the basic human right, especially the Food Justice movement. What this means is that one should be able to obtain food freely without worrying about his financial situation. At the end of the day, the goal of the food justice movement is to allow people to have access to food, regardless one’s economic constraints or social inequalities. In addition, the food justice movement also ensures and protect the rights of workers on farms as well as challenges farming practices that endanger our

There are many risk factors that are associated with malnutrition, but low income, social isolation and a poor diet are among the top factors. When families do not have a high income or money is not assessable, nutritious foods are unable to be obtained. Healthier foods might not necessarily be more expensive, but with chronic diseases money gets cut from the food bill to afford medications. Cost for housing or transportation also need to be taken into consideration. Social isolation in a suburban area may play a key role in malnutrition. If nutritious foods are not consumed in an everyday diet, a poor diet occurs. Proper nutrition is needed for growth and learning.