Every 6 seconds, a child dies from malnutrition and related
diseases. This is an awful truth that the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the UN has been trying to fix for years. That is
why, 30 years ago, the organization named October 16th World
Food Day. It is on this day of the year that we are asked to
stop for a moment and think about the people all around the
world who go hungry every day. In order to increase awareness
for the cause, many different organizations have begun holding
events over the years. Here is a small sample of the events that
went on this year: - The Ark of Learning – on September 30th,
the U.S. National Committee for World Food Day collected non-
perishable food items and donated them at local food pantries
across the country. - Itadakimasu – on October 14th, Table For
Two USA (a national organization that partners with restaurants
and other food establishments to serve healthy, nutritionally
balanced meals, and gives the proceeds to provide school lunches
in countries such as Ugan