Let's take a moment to be silent and thankful for everything we have and think about how we can make a difference to those who are much less fortunate than we are. No food today ... just reflection.
When we come out of reflection...we need to get mad!!! each and every one of us - just get mad!!!
United against Hunger
The theme of this year’s observance is United against hunger, chosen to recognize the efforts made in the fight against world hunger at national, regional and international levels.
Uniting against hunger becomes real when state and civil society organizations and the private sector work in partnership at all levels to defeat hunger, extreme poverty and malnutrition.
In 2009, the critical threshold of one billion hungry people in the world was reached in part due to soaring food prices and the financial crisis, a “tragic achievement in these modern days", according to FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf. On the eve of the hunger summit, Dr Diouf launched an online petition to reflect the moral outrage of the situation. The “1 billion hungry project” reaches out to people through online social media to invite them to sign the anti-hunger petition here On this World Food Day 2010, when there have never been so many hungry people in the world, let us reflect on the future. With willpower, courage and persistence – and many players working together and helping each other – more food can be produced, more sustainably, and get into the mouths of those who need it most.
2 comments:
Great post - we need to appreciate how priviledged we are to savour, write, bake and love food. Some poor people can't.
Great post Giz!!!! Thanks for the timely reminder.
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