Is hunger only for poor countries or does America experiences it too??
“Few experiences bring to life the inequalities in our world more powerfully than an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet® event. Organizers and participants alike can experience firsthand how our decisions affect others in the world.”
As the name suggests Oxfam Hunger banquet is about learning about the hunger and poverty across the globe. The guests were divided into three groups, high-income, middle-income and low-income groups. The high-income group was served lasagna, salads and drinks. The middle-income group was served rice and beans whereas low-income was served only rice and water. It was a way of experiencing the hunger people live in. One important part of the banquet was that only 15 percent were the high-income, 35 percent middle-income and 50 percent were low-income, showing the uneven distribution of wealth across the globe.
It was amazing experience as very few people know that there is not the deficit of food around the world rather uneven distribution of the resources. I helped organize the event. The information we had to go through and then give out to people was shocking. For example, in the same neighborhoods, like Baltimore, there are people who die out in cold during winter and a block from there, are people whose net worth would be a few million. It was an eye-opening and a sobering experience as I have never had to skip a meal because there wasn’t enough to eat.
I can set out to change the world but I think I can be most effective by doing my part. Spreading awareness about the hunger and participating in event like this can help a bit.
How do you all thing can we bring about change in the world?
