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The needNutritious food is a critical building block for children’s growth and development. Half of all childhood deaths can be traced to malnutrition. And when parents are weakened by hunger, they cannot work, grow crops or provide for their families. | ||
Severe food shortages result from factors that often compound each other:
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Food for Education ProgramThrough World Vision's Food for Education program, students in Afghanistan who attend school and perform well can receive food to take home to their families. Stories from the Niamey campsFamilies driven from their homes in search of work or food talk about their life in temporary camps in Niamey, Niger. | ||
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Additional resourcesWhen disaster strikes, contact us for expert interviews, photos, b-roll and other resources. | ![]() A young boy in a refugee camp in Southern Africa eats his rice. The food crisis in Southern Africa grows worse by the day as grain prices continue to rise. ![]() In Honduras at a World Vision distribution center, a pregnant mother receives essential food supplies to prevent malnutrition. | |