Kids Can Make a Difference

To commence class, Dr. Smirnova engaged us students in an "Around the World" activity. We were each asked to pass a foam globe around. The task was to hug the globe and share an issue that concerns us about geography and how we address it in our classrooms. I shared my concern regarding poverty and hunger in the world. Though poverty exists in the United States, it is must more severe in other parts of the world. It is in these parts where young children don't even get a fair chance as life as they starve to death.
I was deeply affected by photos that I have viewed of young children in Africa. On this

continent, children and adults die every day due to lack of wealth for food and healthy living
conditions. Viewing these pictures inspired me to want to raise awareness of this tragic issue.
It is important to understand poverty in order to make an attempt at changing it. Students can overturn the forces that are driving hunger.

• Hunger Banquet: Students sit at one of three tables. One table is overflowing with too much food, another table has just enough food, and a third table has a little bit or rice and water. This can provoke a lot of questions and is a great way to begin a unit about hunger. Who controls the distribution of food? Why do some people have too much food and some people barely have enough? Is there enough food on the planet for everyone?

 

            "Finding Solutions to Hunger Project"

Trenton, NJ and Philadelphia, PA, USA

http://www.kidscanmakeadifference.org/