Resource Title
Living in the Hollow of Plenty: World Hunger Today and The Hunger Map
Summary
This 20 page briefing paper and interactive world map introduce the shape and geography of world hunger today and are suitable for Geography at Junior Cycle and Senior Cycle levels.
Resource Details
Description
This 20 page briefing paper and its accompanying support activities are part of the Food Rights Now education and awareness campaign for young people and is designed to provide a set of briefing notes on:
- different dimensions of world hunger today (definition, measurement, who’s at risk, causes and debates) in addition to
- providing an annotated guide to readings
- relevant online sources of information
- a set of suggested activities for introducing and exploring the issue of hunger
It can be used flexibly to support the teaching of geography (and other subjects) at Junior and Senior Cycle
The Hunger Map is an interactive support companion to the briefing paper. It can be downloaded, ordered as a poster or accessed as an interactive map online. The map includes key definitions of hunger and malnutrition, statistics and the geography of undernourishment.
Available from:
- Download Living in the Hollow of Plenty PDF (2.31MB)
- Download the Hunger Map JPG (2.08MB)
- Access the interactive Hunger Map online https://www.developmenteducation.ie/issues-and-topics/hunger-map
- Free hard copies of The Hunger Map poster and the support resource Living in the Hollow of Plenty: World Hunger Today can be ordered from Concern Worldwide https://www.concern.net/get-involved/schools/resources or by calling (01) 417 8078 or email schools@concern.net