Human Hunger

Chronic hunger plagues 1 billion of our fellow human beings

18 million people die every year of hunger-related diseases -- that's 2000 persons every hour, with the vast majority being children

500,000 children go blind each year because they do not have adequate vitamin A in their diet.

350 million children are not in school because they must work to supplement family income.

250 million children live on the street

1 billion people do not have water safe for drinking

50% of the people who die of malnutrition or hunger-related diseases die from drinking contaminated water.