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This Brilliant Allegory Just Nailed The Solution To One Of The World's Greatest Problems

This Brilliant Allegory Just Nailed The Solution To One Of The World's Greatest Problems
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A picture is worth a thousand words. But what about a silent, one-minute animated short?

Well, the video above seems to be worth a cajillion words as it shows a solution to one of the world's biggest problems: global hunger.

The video is a representation of an ancient story called "The Allegory of the Long Spoons." In the story, each person fails in their attempts to fulfill their own needs.

But when they finally learn to look beyond themselves, and share resources and strength through cooperation and good will, they collectively succeed as a family.

The message is crystal clear: Together, we can end world hunger.

The video was created for a Catholic humanitarian aid network called Caritas as part of their One Human Family, Food for All campaign. This 18-month campaign began in December 2013 and aims to end hunger by 2025 through raising awareness and helping people around the world feed their neighbors and families.

This kind of work is world-changing, given that hunger plagues nearly one billion people even in the year 2014.

According to the Action Against Hunger ACF International, about one million children will die each year from malnutrition-related causes. But it would only cost about 25 cents a day to provide a child with enough nutrition to grow up healthy.

To learn about different ways you can engage with your community to work toward a fuller tomorrow, visit One Human Family, Food For All's commitment checklist here.

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Before You Go

7 Ways To Solve World Hunger
Kiva(01 of05)
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Microcredit has proved its success time and time again in giving small entrepreneurs a start. Nonprofit organization Kiva allows you to loan as little as $25 to a project you wish to support. Their projects have a 99 percent repayment rate. Make a loan to one of their agricultural projects on its website.
Food For All(02 of05)
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Who better to fight hunger than the food industry? Food For All is a nonprofit organization founded by volunteers from the food industry. Their point-of-purchase (P.O.P) programs allow shoppers to donate $1, $3, or $5 at the checkout of their neighborhood grocery store that will go to a local charity. Since it began in the 1980s the organization has raised over $60 million dollars for food-related charities and programs. Visit its website to make a donation.
15 Feeds Family(03 of05)
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15 Feeds Family is a nonprofit that provides families with food for an entire month with just $15. But that's just step one. Step two is educating families about how to get out of poverty, and step three is empowering them to become self-sufficient by providing them with the tools they need to be an entrepreneur. Visit its website to make a donation.
Food Bank for New York City(04 of05)
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New York City is one of the wealthiest cities in the world, but over a million New Yorkers still live in poverty. That's why the Food Bank for New York City provides both temporary relief and long-term permanent planning to stop hunger in the U.S.' most populous city. Learn how to volunteer or make a donation on its website. (credit:AP)
Nina Agricultural Initiative(05 of05)
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The U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization reported recently that if women had the same access to land and resources as men, global hunger would be reduced by up to 150 million people. Small grassroots organizations like the Nina Agricultural Initiative are working to close the gender gap by funding projects for women in agriculture. See its profile on SpanAfrica or visit the organization on Facebook to find out how to get involved.
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