Over 850 million people in the world are undernourished, which is more than three times the entire United States population.  Today, the world has the tools, knowledge and resources to fulfill the promise of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to reduce extreme poverty and hunger by 2015.   

In a coordinated national effort, 2006-2007 Global Citizen Corps Leaders from New York to Texas used creative ways to mobilize their peers on World Food Day.

Check out what they did >>

1. Show this multimedia presentation on Hunger and use the discussion guide afterwards.
    
2. Host a hunger banquet (pdf) in your school or classroom.
   
   For more resources on the Hunger Banquet activity, visit Oxfam.
   
3. Engage in arts activism (pdf) in your classroom
   
   
4. Get more ideas at Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger
   

Global Citizens Corps: a NetAid program that gives young leaders in the U.S. the training and resources they need to raise awareness and take action in the fight against poverty.

Global Action Awards: an awards program that honors 14-18 year olds who are taking outstanding actions to fight global poverty. Honorees earn $5,000 for higher education or a charitable cause of their choice!