Say Cheerio to Hunger
My 2 year old son adores cereal. So it was no real surprise to catch him tucking into three full boxes of the stuff the other day. That he had first emptied out all over the floor. It was hard to pretend to be mad at him.
But then I thought...what a luxury, that I can laugh at this kind of misdemeanor, sweep the food into the trash, and buy some more. How many children around the world can be so indulged?
In some areas of East Africa, a child is dying every six minutes from starvation. There is a severe food shortage. The rains have failed and families have lost their crops, livestock and food supplies. Food and water prices have soared. This crisis was predicted and could have been prevented.
Food price hikes, according to research by Save the Children, may have put the lives of up to 400,000 children around the world at risk.
Now I know I can’t post those Cheerios to Africa. But there is something practical that I can do. I can take a minute to sign the Charter to End Extreme Hunger petition. Take a positive step to help those millions of children around the world who exist on the edge of survival, always close to disaster. Urge your friends to do the same.
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