Crop Walk, October 2 2005

A group from our church participated in the Crop Walk to benefit hungry people around the world.
We Walk Because They Walk...


		Millions of people around the world walk long distances every day… • To get water for daily needs • To bring home food for their families • To find safe shelter in times of war or disaster • To find wood for fuel and fodder for livestock • To go to school • To farm distant fields • To take goods and produce to market • To find medical care when illness strikes

Facts for Action

840 million people are undernourished worldwide - about equal to the population of the Western Hemisphere.
1.2 billion people in developing countries live on $1 a day or less.
70% of those who suffer from hunger are women and girls.
6 million children under age five die each year as a result of hunger.
More than 33 million U.S. citizens - one in ten households - cannot afford to meet their basic food needs. If they all stood in a line at a food pantry in New York, the line would stretch to Los Angeles and back. Twice.
One in five U.S. children is born into poverty. One in seven has no health insurance.

Together We Are Making A Difference

Child survival programs using simple, inexpensive health formulas save millions of lives.
International advocacy campaigns to reduce debt have yielded substantial results. For example, with debt relief of $3 billion, Tanzania eliminated elementary school fees. Almost overnight, 1.6 million children returned to school!
Contributions to CWS provide tools of hope around the world:
$15 can provide a hoe, shovel and vegetable seeds to a farmer in West Africa.
$25 can provide 5 warm blankets to a refugee family.
>$50 can provide a dozen chicks for egg production in the Caribbean.
$175 can provide a family-sized tent for disaster victims.

Church World Service
CWS/CROP Regional Office toll-free: 888-CWS-CROP (888-297-2767)
www.churchworldservice.org

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