The Goal
"To reduce by half between 1990 and 2015 the proportion of people who suffer from hunger."
This goal, established by the 1996 World Food Summit, is being tested against improved measurements of food deficiencies and hunger worldwide. Hunger Plus, Inc. assists those who wish to join in the fight to reduce hunger and reach the World Food Summit goal by 2015. Current statistics indicate that the world is falling behind in achieving this worthwhile goal.
Problems of chronic and communicable diseases are becoming prevalent in many countries. Improper and insufficient diets contribute to these conditions and strain health services in many countries. Improved diets will reduce suffering and reduce pressure on health services.
Natural disasters (droughts, earthquakes, floods, etc.) are responsible for some of the world's hunger. These disasters can be addressed with the direct supply of food. The same is true of hunger resulting from conflicts. Chronic hunger must be addressed with more complicated long term solutions to break the cycle of poverty, malnutrition, and ultimately, hunger.
Hunger Plus, Inc. seeks to reduce suffering from hunger whether the cause is disaster, conflict, or chronic in nature.