An educational initiative for children to help create A World Free from Hunger and Malnutrition

Feeding Minds Fighting Hunger is a global education initiative to introduce young people to the issues of hunger, malnutrition, and food security. Intended for use by teachers, it is designed to enable and encourage children and youth to become actively involved in helping to create a world free from hunger and malnutrition. It has been developed by FAO, in collaboration with a broad coalition of UN agencies and other regional and international organizations.

Three easy to use teaching modules have been developed for each of three levels of education - primary, intermediate and secondary - all of which cover, in varying degrees of complexity, the topics of What are Hunger and Malnutrition and Who are the Hungry? Why are People Hungry and Malnourished? What Can We do to Help End Hunger?

The materials have been designed as a starting point for teachers around the world to introduce these topics to their students. Teachers can adapt and refine the materials to meet local needs and conditions. In addition, a key component of the initiative is information sharing among teachers and students in such a way as to create an interactive forum for exchanging ideas and experiences around the world. The materials and the interactive, on-line framework encourage teachers to contribute additional lessons and activities leading toward creating a world free from hunger.

The materials are available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swahili on the Internet and on CD-ROM and in print form upon request. Indonesian, Greek and other languages are in preparation.