THE THE HUNGRYHUNGRY AND AND

THE THE HOMELESSHOMELESS

THE HUNGERTHE HUNGER

What Do We Know about Hunger?

●Hunger is a big problem in all over world.

●You can tell if a person is hungry just by looking at him

or her.

What is hunger?

We define individual hunger as consumption of a diet insufficient to

support normal growth, health, and activity.OR

A craving or urgent need for food or a specific nutrient

Food Insecurity

Exists whenever the availability of nutritionally adequate and safe food or the

ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways is limited or

uncertain

A Few Statistics

“Hunger remain among the most devastating problems facing the majority of the world’s poor and needy people, and

continue to dominate the health of the world’s poorest nations.”

An estimated 854 million people are hungry. Every day, almost 16,000 children die from hunger-

related causes – that’s one child every five seconds.

In the United States,

12.4 million children

live in households

where people have to

skip meals or eat less

to make ends meet.

Nearly half of all families

headed by a single mother

are food insecure.

In our nation’s cities,

1 in 4 people

in a soup kitchen line

is a CHILD.

● 24,000 die daily from hunger and related causes

● Hunger--800 Million go hungry daily

● 100 million completely homeless one billion lack adequate housing

● 27 Million People are Food insecure (11 million children)

●750,000 homeless each night, three million some time during the year

Reasons for Reasons for HungerHunger

More causes of hunger?

4. Another reason for hunger is population.

Almost every country has experienced a growth

In population. But the greatest impact has been

On the world's poorest countries.

Solutions

What is being done?

● There are many hundreds of organizations across the globe working to make the current

global hunger situation better for the millions of people affected.

● One such organization is called the World Food

program.

National Food Security 2013

The National Food Security Act, 2013 aims toprovide for food and nutritional security in

Human life cycle approach, by ensuringaccess to adequate quantity of quality food ataffordable prices to people to live a life with

dignity.

COVERAGE OF TWO THIRD POPULATION

● Depending upon economic status of the State, the Act covers upto 75% of the rural population and up to 50% of the urban population

● It classifies the eligible households into two categories i.e., Antodaya Anna Yojana families and priority households

● Each member of priority households will get 5 kg of food grains at the same rates

FOOD SECURITY

ALLOWANCE

In case of non-supply of the entitled quantities of Food

grains or meals to entitled persons, such persons shall be entitled to receive such food security

allowance from the concerned State Government to be paid to each person, within such time

and manner as may be the prescribed by the Central Government.

What can you do?

● Join one of the many organization for helping for the hunger crisis.

● Donations to many different groups.

HOMELESS

There are an estimated 100 million children are homeless in the world today.

Homeless Children especially vulnerable to victimization, exploitation, and the abuse of their civil and economic rights.

International indifference to the problem has led to continual neglect and abuse of these children.

It is estimated that more than 400,000 homeless children in India exist.

Most of the homeless children in India are over 6, and the majority is over 8.

The Effects of Homelessness Homeless children have higher rates of Ear infections,Stomach problems Asthma.

Homeless adults are also at greater risk for serious health conditions.

Exposure to the elements and unsanitary living conditions can lead to frostbite, leg ulcers and upper respiratory infections.

Serious illnesses like HIV/AIDS, diabetes and tuberculosis are more common in homeless people than among the general population.

NATURAL DISASTERS EXACERBATE HOMELESSNESS

A natural disaster can cause an abrupt change in the local state of homelessness

that can linger for years to decades to generations

THE HOMELESS: A NOT-SO- INVISIBLE GLOBAL PROBLEM

At present, exacerbated by poverty, war, terrorism, and natural disasters, an estimated 100 million people (1.4 % of the “world community” ) are homeless.

NEW ORLEANS, LA: AFTER 2005’S HURRICANE KATRINA

ONE OF 12,000 LIVING STILL UNDER INTERSTATE 10 IN NEW ORLEANS

DECEMBER 26, 2004 BANDA ACHE EARTHQUAKE & TSUNAMI

DECEMBER 26, 2004 INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI DISASTER

• MILLIONS DISPLACED FROM HOMES

• BILLIONS OF DOLLARS NEEDED FOR RESPONSE, RECOVERY, AND RECONSTRUCTION

Street Children

UNICEF divides street children into two main categories:

1. Children on the street are those engaged in some kind of economic activity ranging from begging to vending. Because of the economic fragility of the family, these children may eventually opt for a permanent life on the streets.

UNICEF has defined three types of street children

Street Living Children: children who ran away from their families and live alone on the streets.

Street Working Children: children who spend most of their time on the streets, fending for themselves, but returning home on a regular basis.

Children from Street Families: children who live on the streets with their families.

The number of children living independently in the streets totals between 100 million and 150 million worldwide, and it is forecasted that by 2020 the number will increase to 800 million.

Aashray Adhikar AbhiyanAashray Adhikar Abhiyan

A Civil Society Initiative working A Civil Society Initiative working against ongoing exploitation and against ongoing exploitation and marginalization of the homeless marginalization of the homeless

people in Delhi since May 2000……people in Delhi since May 2000……

BackgroundBackground

Till last few decades urban poverty got much Till last few decades urban poverty got much less priority in terms of range of interventions, less priority in terms of range of interventions, scale of state financial outlay, etc. scale of state financial outlay, etc.

The basic causes of urban poverty and The basic causes of urban poverty and homelessness are distress migration especially homelessness are distress migration especially after new economic policies leading to after new economic policies leading to burgeoning urban population. burgeoning urban population.

Visible manifestations : Precarious and Visible manifestations : Precarious and unsanitary slums; large masses under open sky, unsanitary slums; large masses under open sky, completely exposed to the vagaries of natural or completely exposed to the vagaries of natural or man-made severities. man-made severities.

Scenerio At Delhi Before AAA- year 2000 Scenerio At Delhi Before AAA- year 2000

There were only 13 night shelters There were only 13 night shelters to accommodate 2500 homeless.to accommodate 2500 homeless.

Shelters were functioning in night Shelters were functioning in night only.only.

There was not a single shelter for There was not a single shelter for homeless women.homeless women.

Occupancy was very low in the Occupancy was very low in the Govt.run night shelters.Govt.run night shelters.

No NGO was working for the No NGO was working for the homeless in right based approach homeless in right based approach mpdel.mpdel.

There was no programme ,policy There was no programme ,policy available in the government for available in the government for homeless.homeless.

Scenerio At Delhi Before AAA- year 2000Scenerio At Delhi Before AAA- year 2000

No legal support at No legal support at beggar’s court.beggar’s court.

Homeless were never Homeless were never acknowledged by any acknowledged by any Government.Government.

No health support was No health support was available for homeless.available for homeless.

Not a single free shelter Not a single free shelter for destitute, elderly and for destitute, elderly and homeless women.homeless women.

No special provision for No special provision for homeless during homeless during winters.winters.

Emergence of AAAEmergence of AAAAAA is the result of AAA is the result of

efforts of concerned efforts of concerned individuals –from Govt. individuals –from Govt. of India (including of India (including Planning Commission) Planning Commission) and civil society…. and civil society….

AAA’s InterventionsAAA’s Interventions

Shelter Advocacy , creation and Management

24 hours open shelters Partnership between

Govt. and AAA, homeless

AAA’s Interventions…..contd.AAA’s Interventions…..contd.

Winter campaign-Save the Lives campaign under winter programme

Mobilising homeless for Mobilising homeless for winter shelterswinter shelters

AAA’s Intervention…..contd.AAA’s Intervention…..contd.

Health Intervention Health Intervention Group for Homeless Group for Homeless (HIGH) Clinic : Jama (HIGH) Clinic : Jama Masjid area.Masjid area.

Exclusive Programme Exclusive Programme for Homeless with for Homeless with severe mental illnesssevere mental illness

AAA’s Intervention…..contd.AAA’s Intervention…..contd.

• Civil Society Sensitization programme

• Legal Aid Advocacy and Research

• Voter I.D Card• Bank savings

account/ATM card

Priyanka, 3, an Indian slum girl breaks stones next to her siblings on the banks of the river Mahanada in the north-eastern city of Siliguri. Priyanka earns 150 rupees ($3) a week.Over 400 million people in India live below the internationally agreed poverty line (living on less than US $1 per day). According to estimates, several hundred thousand children work as labourers and beg on streets in India.

“Tell those lazy Have Nots to get an education and fix their own problems”???

There are 100,000,000 children at work today

“Don’t ask me to help you – GET A JOB!

Where do you get your meal when the street is your home?

Homeless girls in southeast Asia.

Brazilian boy working in the fields.

Will he be able to get an education and improve his life?

Children fetching water in Osh, Kyrgyzstan

Where did your last drink of water come from?