The Hunger

In December I attended a fun and festive Christmas Party where we played a good old fashioned white elephant gift exchange. I brought something that I thought was really cool and that people would certainly want to steal - a FEED 100 bag. I ended up looking like a weirdo when I stole it from the girl who had picked it, thinking someone would surely steal it from me as well. I stole it pretty early in the game and was disappointed when no one stole it away from me. I ended up going home with the same present I brought to the party - talk about the worst giver ever. I felt lame for a full few days, but its not like it was on my mind all the time or anything. A few days before Christmas (while I was using my new bag that I got for Christmas from myself) I visited The Natural History Museum. The man checking bags to make sure no one brought knives or explosives into the Night at the Museum museum asked me what the 100 on my bag stood for. At that moment everything changed - I was the proud owner of a FEED 100 bag. I took a few minutes to explain the cause to him and he was so excited about it. Instead of a long winded explanation from me now, here is an actual excerpt from their website. Please visit it and buy your own bag - its a really good cause.

Feedprojects.org

The Problem:

Hunger and malnutrition kill more people than AIDS, malaria, and TB combined.

The global food system is imbalanced and people are sick and dying due to lack of good quality nutrition.

Almost 400 million children around the world go to bed hungry every night. In fact, every five seconds a child dies because he or she is hungry.

There are still over 77 million children not attending school (60% of which are girls), 150 million children drop out of school before attaining a basic primary education, and 50 million hungry children are not receiving any form of food aid.

The Solution:

School feeding is one of the most effective solutions to stopping hunger and breaking the poverty cycle.

In 74 countries, the UN World Food Program (WFP) offers a nutrient-packed meal to children in school. This food gets kids to school, who might not attend otherwise, and gives them the energy to learn and empowers them to better their lives.

When boys and girls are given a free, nutritious meal in school, research has shown that attendance increases by 100% and performance improves greatly. Girls with just a few years of education have fewer children, have them later in life, and are better prepared to care for and educate them. For many children, a school lunch is the only meal they will receive all day. Learn More: www.wfp.org

Our Product Values:

All FEED products are made as eco-friendly and fairly as possible. Our bags are produced with high-quality,100% organic cotton and natural burlap. We work with only audited and certified fair labor facilities. It's important to us to visit the places our products are made AND the places our donations are going.