Hunger and poverty is a problem everywhere in the world. There are people that have no homes and don’t eat full meals or any meal at all. No matter where you go there is someone that is without the basics, food and shelter. In the world now there are 870 million people going without food. That is one out of every eight people. The United Nations goal is to achieve full employment for all, halve the number of people that have an income of less than $1 a day, and halve the number of people suffering from hunger. They have a goal of not just giving people what they need, but setting up them up to make the money they need to live without poverty and hunger.
One of main ideas is the start with the youth. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, UN agencies have paired with the Government of Spain to provide career counseling for unemployed youth. Just in the first 14 months they have managed to provide skills training to more than 6,800 young people. By giving the youth the skills they need they can go out and be successful.
I connected to this topic because I strongly believe no one should not be given the opportunity to make the money they need to provide food for their family. Small children shouldn’t be going without food because their parents don’t make enough money or any money at all, and young adults in bad situations should be able to go out and find work to provide for themselves. I am so thankful for having the ability to go to the store, get what I need, then come home to my warm house, and cook a full meal. I know that I take these things for granted sometimes, but it is hard to know what you have until you have to go without. I would probably think I was dying if I had to go a day without food and there are people going days without food. I wouldn’t want to lose what I have so I believe I should do what I can to help others get what they need.
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