1. Famine, Starvation, & Malnutrition in Africa

2. What is a Famine? A severe shortage of food, generally affecting a large area and large numbers of people.

3. Famines leads to Malnutrition and Starvation Malnutrition is when a person is not eating enough calories or not eating the right (healthy) kinds of foods. Starvation is severe malnutrition and the person is in danger of dying.

4. But what does a famine look like?

8. This child is being checked for malnutrition with a MUAC bracelet

9. Human causes of Famine Wars & Civil Wars Displacement & Refugees Deliberate crop destruction

10. Environmental causes of Famine Drought / lack of rain Floods Earthquakes Insect plagues Plant Disease

11. Who is most at risk to die during a Famine? Mostly children under two Young Children or adolescents Pregnant or nursing mothers Elderly Chronically ill

12. So what’s being done about it? Organizations like Doctors Without Borders, the UN, UNICEF, WHO, and other countries are working to relieve famine in Africa.

13. Women get in line at 6am to receive food from “Doctors Without Borders”

14. Others pass out bags of food to hungry people

15. MSF and Plumpy’Doz Plumpy’Doz is a ready-to-eat food give out by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Children under the age of three get three tablespoons There is also Plumpy’nut – a therapeutic food to help malnourished children

16. This girl eats Plumpy’nut

17. This women receives a months worth of Plumpy’Doz

18. This child is gaining weight do to the aid he receives from MSF

19. Take a moment to reflect on the images of suffering you have seen. Now answer the following question: What can be done to ease the suffering of starving Africans?