World hunger

World hunger. Hunger affects about a billion people around the world; that is 1 out of every 7 people. In the United States, about 40 million people struggle with food insecurity. Faith-based organizations have been leaders in addressing the needs of the hungry across the globe, as well as in advocating for structural changes that would end hunger.

1) In the first paragraph, you should clearly explain the ways that hunger affects human and societal
development. The basic question here is, Why should we care whether others go hungry? What are
the effects of world hunger on the population as a whole?

2) In the second paragraph, you should clearly explain ways in which non–governmental
organizations (NGOs) are addressing this issue. What are some of the ways that faith–based
organizations are seeking to make a difference … and what motivates them to do so? What are some
of the structural changes that these NGOs are fighting for, and why? What leads faith–based
organizations to be involved in addressing hunger issues?

3) In the third paragraph, choose a religion (one of those we have studied in this course). Explain
how this particular religion would address world hunger. Do the teachings of the religion you have
chosen lead its followers to try to be involved? Or does the religion you chose see hunger as a “fact
of life” that needs to be accepted? Be specific about how the teachings of the religion you chose
would address this issue.

4) In the third paragraph, you will do the same thing—with a second religion. Choose another
religion that we have studied this semester and assess how that religion views the issue of world
hunger. Ideally, this will be a religion that has a different perspective; either (a) it sees the issue in a
completely different way, or (b) it has very different reasons for the perspective that it has adopted.
(Making sure there is a clear difference will make the last paragraph easier.)

5) In your final paragraph, you will explain the differences between the approaches that you have
identified in the previous paragraphs. What are the fundamental differences in these two religions
that lead them to view the issue of world hunger as they do? And which of them seems to be the
way that we ought to think about this issue? Which of the two religions that you chose seems to
have the better approach? Explain why we should prefer one perspective to the other.
Remember that the goal is to explain—not to merely report. Don’t just tell me what you read about;
explain what it meant. The goal is to explain the ideas, in your own words, as you would explain it to
someone who knows nothing about how NGOs are addressing the issue of world hunger. Ideally,
you would not quote from the article; demonstrate your understanding by explaining in your own
words. If you do feel that you need to quote, a brief quote or two is acceptable, as long as the quote
is placed in quotation marks and a page number is correctly cited.
If you have any questions about this assignment, please do not hesitate to ask