From the Intermediate Class: The Pandemic We Don't Talk About

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 The day hunger disappears, the world will see the greatest spiritual explosion humanity has ever seen.

-Frederigo Garcia Lorga


If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.

-Mother Teresa


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Do you remember the story in the Christian Holy Book? The one where the Messiah was teaching the multitude and He realised they were hungry? Of course, He eventually found a way to feed them, because He wasn't willing to abandon them to the ravaging claws of hunger.


A popular pidgin quote says: "No matter what you're going through, try de chop better food". The question now is, what happens to the ones who cannot find food? What becomes of those who cannot find a way to settle the pangs of hunger?


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The World Food Program records that there are 828 million hungry people in the world today, with 349 million people facing severe hunger. At the forefront of this global 'pandemic' are the persons directly affected by war, natural disasters, and homeless persons(particularly women and children). We are currently in the largest food crisis in global history, and the world may be succumbing if there is no intervention. 


The United Nations, in lieu of their Sustainable Development Goals(SDGS), has come up with six zero hunger solutions for the world today:


  1. Break the Cycle of Conflict and Hunger.

  2. Increase Sustainability and Build Resilience to Climate Change

  3. Address Poverty & Inequality Through Social Safety Nets

  4. Help Rural Farmers Connect to Markets

  5. Reduce Food Waste & Food Loss

  6. Eliminate Malnutrition in Mothers & Children.


And dare we add a seventh solution to the equation:


  1. Raise an Army of Concerned Persons 

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To save ourselves from this pandemic, we don't need superheroes. All we need are concerned persons, willing to do everything in their capacity to feed the nearest hungry person


Every human being is wearing a cape of responsibility; and an S symbol of hope and compassion. This is our world and protecting our people from falling into the clutches of severe hunger should be a mission statement. 

Photo Credit: Hunger Campaign 

And we believe we can save the world. One person at a time. One class at a time.


Written by Utibeabasi Bassey




Brought to you by the Intermediate Class

Justice Udo Udoma Chambers 




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