While reading about this matter, I could not control my tears. According to World Food Programme (WFP), 12 million people (nearly 47% of the population) in Nepal suffer from hunger. Of them, 2 million are children. 1 million children even cannot go to school for poverty. WFP is organizing a global walk against hunger around the world and in Nepal 1,500 children and 500 adults are expected to join the walk. Right now, WFP supports 570,000 children with food through schools in 22 districts in Nepal. Well, I think that it is just one meal a day and I am not sure whether the children receive any food on weekends and holidays or not.
Unfortunately, the political crisis and Maoist rebellion of Nepal gets so much international media coverage that the hunger of 2 million children is almost all the time overlooked by the international media. Secondly, rock stars and other celebrities while arranging fund raising and charity events, mainly care for the African children and they often forget the plight of Asian children. So, everyday is just another hungry day for the Nepalese children.
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its a bit ironic to hear this news. There are hungry people everywhere in this globalization area. The wealth isnt for all, some people can easily dump their money to buy cellphone, but some can't buy rice.
hope God will help the children, anyway you can visit hungersite to help them.
Posted by: hedgehogman | May 19, 2006 3:34 AM | Permalink to Comment