WORLD HUNGER- 'OUR HELP COMES FROM YOU"

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Where we work - Haiti,Dominican Republic,India,Africa &US

Food security: overview Haiti is the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, and one of the most disadvantaged countries in the developing world. It ranks 153 out of 177 countries on the UNDP Human Development Index (2004). Seventy-six percent of Haitians live on less than US$2 per day, while 55 percent live on less than US$1 per day. Chronic malnutrition is widespread among the most vulnerable, with severe or moderate stunting affecting 42 percent of children under five. While easily preventable, maladies like malnutrition and diarrhea kill 28 percent and 20 percent of children aged 0–5, respectively. Food supply covers only 55 percent of the population and daily food insecurity affects 40 percent of Haitian homes. Haiti ranks along with Afghanistan and Somalia as one of the three countries of the world with the worst daily caloric deficit per inhabitant (460 kcal/day). Some 2.4 million Haitians cannot afford the minimum 2,240 daily calories recommended by the World Health Organization.

Open Hand International Outreach- 'HEALING WATERS PROJECT"

Posted by,Dr J L March, International Director