First Post~ Hungry Hungry People (introduction)

For our Social Justice project we wanted to cover an issue that has plagued humanity since before biblical times: World Hunger. Today, more than 1 in 10 people on the face of the earth go without food on a regular basis. Because of a flawed food distribution system, there are more than 800 million are without nutritious food, while at the same time more than 1 billion people are overweight or obese. This fact shows that world hunger can be eradicated, if the system in which the food we eat is changed to distribute food to those in need.

Why did we choose this project?

Andrew Comstock: I chose this project because I feel it is something that is very important for the progress of Humanity. This is a topic that needs to be addressed by our society, for the mutual benefit of the planet.

Andrew Gaddis: I chose world hunger for our social justice project because this issue has presented a problem for people all over the world for countless decades. Often this problem occures in impoverished countries because a lack of a strong government. Also, this issue is present in our own country. In order to start the arduous process of solving this problem, we must dig deep into the roots of the issue and fully understand why world hunger exists. By taking part in this project, we will discover new avenues to help better the conditions of the people effected by this issue. Once we have done this, we then can start implementing thses newly learned skills to help solve this enormous issue.