Last Update: 2011/04/01

Over 900 million people worldwide are in dire hunger

As increased inflation led to soaring food prices, an additional 44 million people worldwide have been driven into living on less than two U.S. dollars a day. The number of people living in dire starvation is a staggering 925 million, residing mostly in Africa and South Asia. Hunger and malnutrition have surpassed AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis to become the world's number one killer; young children are often the ones who suffer the most.

Critical regions in Africa:

Kenya	1.1 million people suffer from malnutrition
Ethiopia	Of the 79 million population, 34% of them are malnourished
Uganda	4.4 million people suffer from malnutrition; over 30% of all children are malnourished
Somalia	One in every six children is malnourished, 35,000 of them in critical condition; 90% live in areas of political instability
Niger	2.3 million people caught in food crisis due to drought

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Critical regions in South Asia:

Bangladesh	27% (40 million) of the population suffer from malnutrition
India	Of 1.134 billion people, 43% are underweight children
Myanmar	Nearly 20% of the total population are malnourished
Nepal	A total of 4 million people are undernourished, accounting for 16% of the total population; 15.5% children under five suffer from acute malnutrition, higher than World Health Organisation's warning level
Pakistan	3.5 million people's lives are threatened by food shortages

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Please lend a helping hand!

Support World Vision in launching food security and development programmes in poor areas:

• HK$2,500 – you can provide 1 poor family with 1 cow;
• HK$1,000 – cooperate with World Food Programme to provide food for 80 people for 3 months;
• HK$500 – you can provide seeds and agricultural training for 2 farmers families in need.

Please join us in helping more hungry children!

Support Through Donations (Applicable to Hong Kong)

1. Online Donations
   You can use credit card to Donate online, or Print Donation Form and fax it to us at 2394 4844 / 2789 4744
2. By Crossed Cheque
   Please prepare a cheque payable to "World Vision Hong Kong" together with your personal details and mail it to us at World Vision Hong Kong, Freepost No. 69. Please mark "Hunger Relief" on the envelope.
3. Direct Bank-In
   You may bank-in to one of the following bank accounts, write your personal details on the back of the bank-in slip and photocopy it for your own reference before sending it to us.

   Bank Account (Hong Kong):	HSBC 018-554444-001
   	Hang Seng Bank 286-364385-005

4. Donation via 7-Eleven
   Please print the relevant barcode and take it to any 7-Eleven store in Hong Kong to make a cash donation.

Support Through Donations (Applicable to Macau)

1. Online Donations
   You can use credit card to Donate online, or Print Donation Form and fax it to us at (853) 2835 2737
2. By Crossed Cheque
   Please prepare a cheque payable to "World Vision of Macau Association" together with your personal details and mail it to us at World Vision of Macau Association, P.O. Box 530, Macau. Please mark "Hunger Relief" on the envelope.
3. Direct Bank-In
   You may bank-in to one of the following bank accounts, write your personal details on the back of the bank-in slip and photocopy it for your own reference before sending it to us.

   Bank Account (Macau):	BOC World Vision Donation Account
   	Tai Fung Bank (HKD) 101-1-09229-8
   	Tai Fung Bank (MOP) 201-1-07025-2

Support Through Prayers

"May the Lord remember these hungry children and families, let them experience His comfort and providence. May the Lord also bless the relief and development operations of World Vision and other agencies, so that the needy can receive timely assistance, and the health conditions of malnourished children can be improved."