SDG 2: Zero Hunger

This action project is about SDG 2, Zero Hunger. In my Humanities Class, we've been talking about the difference between SDGs and MDGs. We have mainly been focusing on SDG 1 (No Poverty), SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), and SDG 4 (Quality Education). We've had Adam Olson from Oxfam America come in and talk to us about the organization and their goals on helping other countries. He also talked about what his organization does in the US. A field experience I went on was to the Lincoln Park Community Shelter where I help cook "Homemade Chili" with my classmates. This action project talks about World Hunger.

World Conference Center (WCC). (2017) Global Festival of Ideas for Sustainable Development  https://www.flickr.com/photos/globalfestideas/33263432976 

Some might argue that access to food shouldn't be a human right because it's a human need. Human needs should become human rights when health and lives are at risk. Hunger is a worldwide problem. People should have the right to have access to food. Therefore nobody starves and or suffers. It shouldn't be a problem in a world full of resources and people. Many people die from hunger, and kids don't fully develop due to malnutrition. Almost all the hungry people live in lower-middle-income countries. There are 11 million people undernourished in developed countries. The human need for food should become a human right when lives are at risk from starvation and access to food becomes a problem. Hunger and malnutrition make the body weak and vulnerable to diseases and infections because the body doesn’t have the fuel to build muscle and fight off infections. This is deadly in children and many children die in hunger prone areas for this reason. Pregnant and malnourished mothers deliver underweight babies, who struggle for survival. Children often have stunted growth as a result of malnutrition. There are 815 million hungry people in the world—one in every nine people...according to (The United Nations). An estimated sixty percent of the worlds hungry are women or girls. Stunted growth, also known as stunting and nutritional stunting, is a reduced growth rate in human development. “It is a primary manifestation of malnutrition (or more precisely undernutrition) and recurrent infections”, such as diarrhea and helminthiasis, in early childhood and even before birth, due to malnutrition during fetal development brought on by a malnourished mother. The definition of stunting according to the is the impaired growth and development that children experience from poor nutrition, repeated infection and poor psychosocial stimulation. Children are defined as stunted if their height-for-age is more than two standard difference below the WHO Child Growth Standards median. Children under 5 affected by stunting (low height-for-age): 150.8 million (22.2%). Children under 5 affected by wasting (low weight-for-height): 50.5 million (7.5%).This data matters because it talks about how many children are affected with low height or weight for their age due to malnutrition and stunting.

We all need food to eat every day so our bodies stay nourished and in good health. Since hunger is a worldwide problem, "we" on this planet need to help come to a solution to this problem. In Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, food falls under physiological needs. A physiological need is something that is necessary for you in order to survive. Some benefits of having access to food and healthy food are that healthy food will provide optimal nutrition for infants that will benefit them throughout their lives, healthy eating can reduce the risk of chronic illness and disease, and having access to healthy food reduces food insecurity.

We as people can come together to help put an end to world hunger. Organizations like Oxfam America focus on poverty. Oxfam America hosts hunger banquets which open up peoples’ eyes to what other people around the world experience every day when they are hungry. Organizations and groups accept volunteers willing to help pack food to send to countries that suffer from hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. Another organization is called “Feed My Starving Children.” This organization allows people to come in and volunteer packing “Manna Packs.” MannaPack Rice: Consists of vitamin-packed flavoring, dried vegetables, soy protein, and rice.

In conclusion, I believe that access to food should be a human right because we need access to food in order to survive and live healthy lives. There is straight up proof that kids without food and who are malnourished don’t grow as much as kids with access to food. Food for all is the goal but we are still working towards this goal. I learned a lot from this action project. I’m grateful to be living in a place where I have to worry about whether or not I will be able to have food for the next day. That concludes this action project.

Works Cited

“Impact of Hunger.” Hunger in America, Feeding America,
www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/impact-of-hunger/.

“Zero Hunger.” Zero Hunger, World Food Programme, www1.wfp.org/zero-hunger.

“History of Feed My Starving Children.” Feed My Starving Children, FMSC,
www.fmsc.org/about-us/history-of-feed-my-starving-children.

“Stunting in a Nutshell.” World Health Organization, World Health Organization, 19 Nov. 2015,
www.who.int/nutrition/healthygrowthproj_stunted_videos/en/.

H20 and Us

This is my first action project for my first STEAM course on the unit “Water.” During this class, we have been working on converting measurements for liquids. We converted gallons into liters, liters into pints, and pints into cups, and we also converted gallons and liters into pounds. We went on a Field Experience to the Chicago River were we collected as much water as we could carry back to the school. We measured how much water each person had. We talked about our daily water usage and the categories that revolved around using water. I made a poster that shows my daily water usage, the US's water consumption per day compared to other countries, and I also included ways to reduce the amount of water we use.

I predicted that my daily water use would be around 55 gallons. After doing research and calculating the number of gallons I use, my daily water usage was 200 gallons. I use 120 gallons of water (60% of 200 gallons) for cleaning. I use 60 gallons (30% of 200 gallons) of water for hygiene. I use 15 gallons of water (7.5% of 200 gallons) for cooking. I use 5 gallons of water (2.5% of 200 gallons) for drinking. The average person in the United States uses 151 gallons per day which is 575 liters and 1,267 lbs. The average person in Japan uses 99 gallons of water per day which is 375 liters and 826 lbs. The average person in Mozambique uses 1.3 gallons of water per day which is 5 liters and 11 lbs. The average person in the US uses 51 more gallons than the average person in Japan. The average person in the US uses 150 more gallons than the average person in Mozambique. I think it’s crazy how much water we waste without even realizing it. On our Field Experience, it took me 18 minutes to carry the water I had. I carried about 5 gallons. I can’t imagine if I had to carry heavy amounts of water like 20 gallons every day. If I didn’t have a clean water source, I would have to walk 30 minutes to Montrose Beach (from my house). I would also have to carry about 10 gallons of water and make 20 trips back and forth in order to have 200 gallons of water for my daily use. Each trip would be 60 minutes. That would take me 1,200 minutes (20 hours). I calculated the time it would take me to carry my daily water usage from a nearby water source to my home by, multiplying the number of minutes each trip was by the number of trips I would have to take.

NL. (2018)  Help Save Water 

NL. (2018)  Help Save Water 

NL. (2018)  Help Save Water 

NL. (2018)  Help Save Water 

This action project has made me aware of how resources around the world are used and how we shouldn’t waste our resources. That concludes this action project. Remember that a little bit of water goes a long way.

Works Cited

“Human Development Reports.” Human Development Data (1990-2015) | Human Development Reports, English Home 

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 2006, hdr.undp.org/en/content/human-development-report-2006.

Who Is He ?

This Action Project is called "Where Are You From ?" but I changed my title to, "Who Is He? The goal of this Action Project was to create a representation of how I see myself in relation to Chicago. This blog post reflects and shows how I share myself and my city. We talked about where we're from in class and we made "Identity Bags" containing words that described our perception of the neighborhoods and places we're from and words describing how an outsider to my neighborhood would describe and perceive it. We also went to the Loyola University Museum of Art to experience and interact with the "Folded Maps" exhibit in person. The exhibit was a 20-foot map of Chicago going left to right from South to North. The map included names of neighborhoods and landmarks in the city limits. The point of the map is to find your address partner. An address pair is two addresses with the same numbers and street names but they must be located on the opposite side of town.  I was able to find my address pair and I was also able to find where I live and used to live. I hope you enjoy this blog post.

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 I grew up on the South and North side of Chicago. I used to live in West Englewood which is a predominantly black neighborhood near Lindblom Park. Now I live in Uptown which is a very diverse neighborhood. I after I moved to the Northside I was able to see how much different it was from the Southside. There are better stores and resources up here than out South. I travel throughout Chicago by taking the CTA trains and buses. I have been taking the CTA for years so I consider myself street smart.  I can take the CTA to go from Uptown to West Englewood. I feel connected to the South and North Side of Chicago because I live on the North Side and most of my family lives on the Southside. Both neighborhoods of West Englewood and Uptown have grown on me. When I'm in West Englewood I'm used to seeing Lindblom Park and the old school I used to attend.  An experience from West Englewood for me is playing basketball at Lindblom Park in the scorching hot sun. A public event that I went to in West Englewood was the "Anti-Bait Truck Shoe Giveaway" hosted by Vic Mensa and his organization "Save money, Save life". It was designed to bring people together, spread awareness of the things that are happening and that has happened in Chicago, and give back to a community on the Southside. I view Chicago as divided by race and wealth. But through this event, I also started developing this idea that Chicago can and should be able to come together as one and not only for events but to come and stand together as people.

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When I'm in Uptown I'm used to seeing the Wilson Red Line Station, Truman College, and the "Snack 4 Less" corner store,  Some experiences from Uptown for me are being exposed more to drugs, gangs, and violence, exploring opportunities, meeting new people even now, and skateboarding all around the neighborhood. An event that I witnessed in Uptown was the won the "Pride Parade." The parade brought everyone from all over together for something positive. I also this event influenced my way of thinking about Chicago and how everyone can come together. The way the neighborhood works is unique in a way. But this neighborhood is divided by gang territories. It doesn't affect me that much but I just have to be aware of my surroundings and the people around me. I look for the good in Uptown and I try my best to do good and continue doing good for myself and others.




This map below shows the two places I lived. The first marker is the neighborhood of Uptown.
The second marker is the neighborhood of West Englewood. I included this map to show the distance from where I live and used to live. The distance apart from each other in miles is 17.5 miles. It takes me about 1 hour and 30 minutes to get from Uptown to Englewood by taking the CTA.

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I really enjoyed doing this action project. I  learned a lot about myself and my peers through this project. I learned that we share the same and different ideas about Chicago. This project allowed me to go into detail about how the place I'm from made me the person I am today. I talked about who I am and how I see myself as a Chicagoan and I also talked about how I view my city. I included things about Englewood and Uptown instead of just picking one neighborhood because I can call both of these places home. I included pictures of a street sign in the different neighborhoods because I felt I could be creative by adding my own touch to this action project.