Aim/Goal: How is poverty affecting India today?
Do Now: Make a list of things you eat on a daily
basis? How do you feel when you miss a meal?
Have you ever gone without eating for a week?
Homework: Brainstorm! Come up with a solution
to help end world poverty. Your response must
be at least one paragraph long.
Aim/Goal: How is poverty affecting India today?
Do Now: Make a list of things you eat on a daily basis.
What do Indians Eat?
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Rice
Lentils
Lamb
Chicken
Bread
Aim/Goal: How is poverty affecting India today?
Do Now: Make a list of things you eat on a daily basis.
Who is hungry in India?
• Just about everyone in Rural India
• 40% OF CHILDREN UNDER THE
AGE OF THREE ARE
UNDERWEIGHT
• 1/3 of ALL MEN AND WOMEN
SUFFER ENERGY DEFICIENCY DUE
TO LACK OF GOOD FOOD.
Aim/Goal: How is poverty affecting India today?
Do Now: Make a list of things you eat on a daily basis.
Why are Indians Malnourished
According to the United Nations:
• MANY INDIANS WORK IN LABOR INTENSIVE
OCCUPATIONS; REQUIRE MORE ENERGY
• FOOD PRICE RISES AND CLIMATE CHANGE
HAVE CONTRIBUTED THE LACK OF FOOD
GROWN
• THE PROBLEM: INDIA'S RURAL ECONOMY
HAS NOT GROWN AS FAST AS THE REST OF
THE COUNTRY, SO VILLAGERS ARE UNABLE
TO PAY HIGHER PRICES FOR FOOD.
• WITHOUT GOVERNMENT FOOD DISTRIBUTION
WITHOUT WHICH, MANY INDIANS WOULD HAVE
GONE HUNGRY.
Aim/Goal: How is poverty affecting India today?
Do Now: Make a list of things you eat on a daily basis.
Poverty In India
Aim/Goal: How is poverty affecting India today?
Do Now: Make a list of things you eat on a daily basis.
Poverty at a Glance
Causes and Effects of
Malnourishment In Children
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Politics: prohibits people from getting the right food and care.
Diseases: interfere with absorption of nutrients;
famine, floods and other natural disorders that destroy crops
death of parents: no one to care for children
absence of medical care: no experienced doctors
• Effects:
– do not grow normally
– Poor health
– Death
• These problems are not only in India but in other third
world countries.
Aim/Goal: How is poverty affecting India today?
Do Now: Make a list of things you eat on a daily basis.
Agencies that attempt to help
• United Nations World Food Program
– Working in 80 countries
– Serves 83 million people world wide
– Help countries deal with food emergencies
especially after a natural disaster
Aim/Goal: How is poverty affecting India today?
Do Now: Make a list of things you eat on a daily basis.