ILLUSTRATED BY YOUNG PEOPLE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

This is a book about the right of every human being to be free from hunger. It tells eight separate stories, set in different countries and cultural settings, that illustrate how people in every country can work together to overcome similar problems. All of the stories are about making sure that all people, no matter what their cultural, economic or social situation, can get the food they need.

Many millions of people in the world never get enough to eat. When people do not have enough food or enough of the right kinds of foods to meet their body’s needs, they will be hungry and malnourished and will not be able to lead healthy and active lives. Many will die. Food is so important for life and health that governments all over the world have recognized that people have a right to food.

FOR TEACHERS AND YOUTH LEADERS

This guide to the cartoon book “The Right to Food: a Window on the World” is designed to help you educate young people about the right to food and encourage them to take action against hunger in the world.

By using the cartoon book and this guide, you will help young people understand that every individual has the right to be free from hunger and that all members of society have a responsibility to respect, protect and promote that right.

The guide provides simple teaching tools to make learning interesting and fun, suggests activities to carry out and additional information for you to use when helping others learn about hunger and the right to food.