Why Malnutrition Matters

posted by World Vision Youth April 4th, 2013

Hunger is not just about a lack of food. Even if people eat enough calories, they can be malnourished if that food does not provide adequate nutrients to allow their bodies to function well. Malnutrition is the single-biggest contributor to child mortality. How does Malnutrition affect individuals and communities? Watch this video and read about nutrition to learn about why nutrition is a crucial aspect in creating a HungerFree world.

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What’s on Your Plate?

posted by World Vision Youth April 3rd, 2013

 Hunger is not just about a lack of food.

Even if people eat enough calories, they can be malnourished if that food does not provide adequate nutrients to allow their bodies to function well. We’re going to explore nutrition by starting with what’s on our own plate. 

How do you stay nourished? Food is different all over the world. Not just recipes, but the actual types of food available. This means that although nutrition is a global concept, the ways to achieve nourishment vary by region. We challenge you to share how and what your area of the world eats by taking a photo of a meal and uploading it to our “What’s on Your Plate?” challenge page.

During this process, think through key things you’ve learned about nutrition and the types of nutrition this food gives your body. 

Let’s Create a HungerFree World

posted by World Vision Youth April 2nd, 2013

Throughout April, we’re focusing on hunger.

Today, one in seven people in the world – nearly 1 billion people – will go hungry. And hunger is one of the leading killers of children under the age of 5 – contributing to as many as 7,000 deaths each day.

Hunger is present in every continent and country on the planet. And yet, the world wastes up to 50% of its food. So in various ways, hunger impacts each of us.

Hunger is more than just a lack of food; it’s about access to nutritious food, affordable good and sustainably grown food. We’ll explore each of these aspects of hunger, as well as some of the efforts being done and what each of us can do to act on hunger locally and globally using our voices and actions. (more…)

Reflecting on the Live Life journey

posted by World Vision Youth March 28th, 2013

Happy Easter Sunday!

Jillian is the voice behind Live Life – from writing the challenges to tweeting for World Vision Youth. During her Live Life journey, Jillian adopted an old tradition to give up eating animal products throughout Lent. See what she learned about herself and her community.

Find more ways to celebrate Easter with us, by reading our CELEBRATE blog or downloading our Easter Traditions resource.

Then, come back on April 3, as we begin HungerFree – a four-week campaign to learn about hunger and its solutions, serve our local communities, and use our voices to advocate for a hunger free world!

Stay connected with Jillian & the team on Twitter and Facebook!

Celebrate – Easter Sunday

posted by World Vision Youth March 28th, 2013

Every August, tens of thousands of people descend on the tiny town of Buñol, Spain to partake in La Tomatina – arguably the world’s largest food fight. The festivities begin at 10 AM with the “palo jabón,” meaning “the greased pole.” Participants must climb the pole to knock a ham from the top. As they attempt this, the crowd begins to sing and dance while being showered by water from hoses. Once someone is able to drop the ham off the pole, the fight begins, and trucks disperse around 150,000 tomatoes. After exactly one hour of throwing crushed tomatoes at friends and strangers, the festival ends. The whole town square is colored red and rivers of tomato juice flow freely. Fire Trucks hose down the streets and participants, washing away the tomato paste. Participating in this event is purely for fun, and people travel from all over the world to take part in this celebration. 

There is something about celebrating life and each other that contributes to living life to its fullest. Easter Sunday provides us with a reason to celebrate: the resurrection of Jesus. He died the death our sins should cost us, and then he defied death after three days. This can be an overwhelming thought to take in. A man died a very real death so that our sins will not separate us from being with God, our Creator.

John 20 recounts when Jesus’ disciples discovered his empty tomb and when they fully believed he is the son of God. (more…)