Global Team of 200

Childhood malnutrition across the developing world is a HUGE problem. How big a problem? 165 million children who are chronically undernourished across the world. (via Becoming SuperMommy: Food for Thought #Gr8Recipes #SaveTheChildren)

According to Save the Children’s new report, good nutrition can help kids learn and even earn more money when they grow up. That’s in addition to growing up healthy and strong, of course. But we’ve got to nourish our children first. (via Philanthropy Friday: Food For Thought on Global Nutrition - another jennifer)

The first time I saw a hungry child I thought my heart would break. You don’t have to look far to see it but I’ve seen chronic hunger and it’s a different face than anything I’ve ever experienced in the United States. That’s why I’m sharing this post as a part of my work with Mom Bloggers for Social Good Global Team of 200 to raise awareness for Save the Children’s Nutrition Campaign. (via 8 Gr8 Healthy Recipes for Kids | MarocMama)

World Leaders will meet June 8th for the Nutrition for Growth Summit in London. Lacking basic nutrition not only stunts children’s growth but also severely impairs the ability for children to learn. (via Super Power Nutrition! | about proximity)

(via Busy Mom Recipes: Gr8 Healthy Summer Foods For Kids #Gr8Recipes #SavetheChildren)

As part of the Save the Children’s Nutrition Campaign, the Global Team of 200 is trying to get the word out about the importance of feeding kids healthy food. President Obama is meeting with World leaders at two G8 Summits in June and it is important that they take this issue up. One way you could help would be to tweet this: @whitehouse let’s make sure all kids get healthy food in their #next1000days so they can reach their full potential. #Nutrition4Growth (via Poor Nutrition Reduces Children’s Ability to Learn #SavetheChildren)

A new report from Save the Children called Food for Thought gives us a few more reasons. Malnutrition can be tied to their ability to learn and their prosperity when they reach adulthood. According to the report: Childhood malnutrition cuts future earnings by at least 20% Current childhood nutrition could end up costing the global economy $125 billion when today’s children are grown Malnourished children score 7% lower on math tests and 19% are delayed readers (via Are You A Supermom in the Kitchen? | Nature Moms Blog)

I am sitting here eating breakfast as I write this post. This week is National School Breakfast Week. You are probably snacking or drinking some coffee while you read this… I want you to consider this… More than 16 million kids in America live in households that struggle to put food on the table. (via No Kid Hungry | Mom on the Run x2)

Every Monday I will introduce you to some great charities that you can get involved in. When I say get involved, I mean you can donate your money, time, and/or pray for these organizations who are doing amazing things to help people. Today I would like to introduce you to No Kid Hungry. (via Saved Sister: Missions Monday - No Kid Hungry)

Campaigning against violence against women does not diminish any pursuance of eliminating violence for all humans, but there is a particular reason why this must be a focus of the world at this time: The United Nations General Assembly defines “violence against women” as “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.” The 1993 Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women noted that this violence could be perpetrated by assailants of either gender, family members and even the “State” itself. Women are often the victims of violence simply because they are women. (via International Womens Day 2013 | A green living, green parenting blog)