Markham Malnutrition @WeMarkham

For farmers in Rwanda, reduced #FoodWaste means increased income. Find out how WFP is helping tackle post-harvest losses and boost access to markets 🌽🌾 bit.ly/2DpZEv0

Meet Pim, in grade 4, taking care of the vegetables garden of her school 🥕🥦 In #Laos, WFP has established 1,450 school gardens to teach children how to grow vegetables, improve their diet & develop healthy eating habits that can last a lifetime!

The right #nutrition today means a brighter tomorrow for children in #DRC. You can help make that happen ➡️ wfp.org/drc

In Kasai, WFP has provided basic foodstuffs to keep people alive after they fled their homes. With with violence spreading and hunger rates soaring, there is no time to turn away ➡️ bit.ly/2JHKZ1Z #InvestInHumanity #DRC

No child should have to suffer like this. #DRC #InvestinHumanity

In 7 years, food prices in #Syria have increased by 800%. Prices are highest in besieged and hard-to-reach areas → bit.ly/2GubA1b

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Asked to describe her drawing, Soniya said that the girl is happy when she eats, because she can learn better. Without food, the girl cannot study as she can only think about what she will eat next. Soniya, from #Nepal, is 11 years old and wants to become a doctor.

Just a few weeks ago, WFP's Marwa Awad entered #Douma on what turned out to be the last humanitarian aid convoy to Eastern Ghouta’s largest municipality. Read her first-hand account of the day ⬇️⬇️⬇️ bit.ly/2GSoZne

How can you help this cause? The Markham Food Bank is a local food bank available to anyone living in difficult situations. You can visit them with a money or food donation or spend some time volunteering there to help anyone in need. What are you waiting for? Help Markham Out!!

Comment pouvez-vous aider cette cause? La Markham Food Bank est une banque alimentaire locale accessible à tous ceux qui vivent dans des situations difficiles. Vous pouvez leur rendre visite avec un don d'argent ou du nourriture ou passer du temps à faire du bénévolat!!

Les raisons derrière la malnutrition est des facteurs à considérer. Les mères dans les pays sous-développés n’ont pas eu l’éducation pour savoir comment garder un enfant. Après les 5 ans d’être en mauvaise santé, c’est difficile de leurs aider.

Malnutrition doesn't only affect people in developing countries, it happens everywhere including Markham! How are people living in poverty getting the food and resources they need to survive? The Markham Food Bank! It is a convenient place for people to get the things they need!

La malnutrition n'affecte pas seulement les gens dans les pays en développement, cela arrive partout, y compris à Markham! Comment les personnes en pauvreté reçoivent-elles la nourriture et les ressources dont elles ont besoin pour survivre? La banque alimentaire de Markham!

The reasons behind malnutrition are factors to also consider. Mothers in underdeveloped countries have not been given enough education to raise children and know what to feed them to help them grow. After the first 5 years of life, it is difficult to get them healthy again.

Malnutrition has become so big of a problem in countries like India, that it’s coming in the way of becoming the nation it wants to be.

Pourquoi les gens sont-ils mal nourris? C'est parce que certaines personnes ne gagnent pas assez pour payer les articles essentiels de base. C'est aussi le résultat de leur vie dans la pauvreté!

Chaque mois, environ 850,000 Canadiens vont chez une banque alimentaire pour recevoir de la nourriture.

Each month, around 850,000 Canadians seek the help from local food banks to receive food.

Why are people malnourished? Its because some people do not earn enough to pay for basic essential items.This is also a result of them living in poverty!

Around 165 million children globally, under the age of five are underweight because of the lack of nutrients they're getting from food. This is an estimated 1 out of 5 kids.