Students will learn about what is being done to help solve the problem of hunger and food security around the world. They will read about three kinds of initiatives:

• Trade (agricultural policy - Food First)
• Media - Information (Farm Radio Network)
• Community Projects (community gardens)

Process

1. In teams, students review examples of international cooperation projects and Canadian examples from the Web sites below (see Step 3).

2. List three examples and answer the following questions for each:

• What organization is responsible for the project?
• What are they trying to do?
• How is it affecting the community?

3. Choose from the following Web sites:

Trade

• Food First: "Food First: Program Areas"

Media Projects

• Developing Farm Radio Network (Canada)
• FAO - Telefood: a solidarity campaign by the UN FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) to help fight hunger.

Community Projects

• USC (University Service of Canada) - Click on "What We Do," then on "Seeds of Survival," for the USC Food Security Program description.
• Montreal Community Gardens - Ville de Montreal
• The Rooftop Gardens Project - A project by Alternatives & Santropol Roulant (Montreal)

Other Resources

General

• Centre for Studies in Food Security - Ryerson University

For Students

• FAO Photofile - See images of the people of Eritrea, Ghana, Honduras and their forests

For Teachers

• Food First - 12 Myths About Hunger
  
  
• Feeding Minds Fighting Hunger - International Classroom
  
  
• Knowledge and information for food security in Africa: From traditional
  media to the Internet
  
• Food Security Learning Centre - Community Gardens