Hi everyone,

The first prompt got us thinking about hunger and was inclusive to all types of hunger. It was meant as a way to remind us of how many different ways people can think about the same topic. Thank you to everyone who contributed, there was a great range to get us all thinking.

Going forward we will be talking more in-depth about hunger specifically as it relates to a lack of food and literally people going to bed hungry, not knowing where their next meal will come from and some other related ideas that go with that.

I would like to spend the next week or so looking at defining the topic. This will help us as we continue to move forward so we are all on the same page and understand the meaning of some terms which you might not have heard before.

Below is a list of terms which you might want to look up and learn more about because they will come up as we continue to look at this topic:
  • Food scarcity
  • Food Insecurity
  • Hunger
  • Malnutrition
  • Undernourishment
  • Food Desert



Please help the discussion by doing one or more of the following:
1. Find and share articles which helped you define and understand the topic.
2. Share how you define the topic and your understanding of the meaning.
3. Did you learn something new that you hadn't thought about before? Share what it was and why it affected how you relate to the topic.
4. Ask questions! Questions help us all talk about the topic and gain a better understanding.

In a future week we will be looking at statistics so let’s leave those out for now. Instead focus on defining the topic for yourself. What is hunger and how does it affect the people around us?

Gassho,

Shoka
sattoday