Get clued up: Food
It’s a scandal that 870 million people don’t have enough to eat, when the world produces enough food to feed us all. Everybody has a right to food, but the way that food is grown, sold and shared out is not working for the world’s poorest people. But we have the power to change this injustice.
We believe that God created an abundant world. If we use the earth’s resources with care and share what we have been given, we will have enough for everyone's needs. But our food system concentrates power in the hands of global companies, investors and governments, and sidelines small-scale producers and consumers across the world.
This is why our Hungry for change campaign is calling for:
- empowering aid for small-scale farmers, especially women, to help them access markets and increase their income, bargaining power and voice in decisions.
- checks on the power of global food companies, requiring them to report on the lobbying they do and their impacts on human rights - and to ensure that workers in global supply chains get a fair deal.
We’re also focusing on the choices we make about what we eat and buy. To change the global system, we need to recognise our part in it and live out our desire for a fairer food system.
We want to see fundamental changes so that power is justly shared between rich and poor. It’s a big task, so we’re going to take it one bite at a time. From September 2012 to October 2013, we’re asking you to call on Prime Minister David Cameron for a fairer food system. We’re hungry for change – please join us and share the action with your friends, family and parishes.
Campaign resources on food
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Your guide to Lent and beyond (10 MB)
Our Lent 2013 community action guide has all the tools you’ll need to make Hungry for change a success throughout the year.
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Hungry for change: Quiz (142 kB)
Get people thinking about who goes hungry, why and what we can do about it.
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Baking of Bread (1 MB)
Try our recipe and activity for making and sharing bread with your school or youth group.
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Hungry for change guide for young people (3 MB)
Guide and activity to engage young people with our Hungry for change campaign. Inspire them to join our call for a fair food system and an end to global hunger.
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Hungry for change: Posters (4 MB)
Two full colour posters (portrait) to help you promote the campaign in your parish, school or community group.
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Hungry for change: Short talk editable version (58 kB)
A version of the campaign short talk which you can edit to suit your audience - can be used to inspire parishes or groups to take action.
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Hungry for change: Campaigns short talk (774 kB)
Get your parish or group inspired to take action with this easy-to-use short talk.
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Hungry for change: FAQs (157 kB)
Answers to all your tricky questions about the Hungry for change campaign.
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Food and hunger: causes, consequences and case studies (2 MB)
We produce enough food to feed everybody, so why is hunger still affecting millions of people around the world? Whether you’re fundraising or campaigning for change, this resource will help young people find out more about food and hunger.
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Hungry for change: PowerPoint presentation (3 MB)
Introduce your group to the Hungry for change campaign and inspire them to act. There are notes for speakers included in the 'Notes' section of this presentation.
Campaign resources for children and young people
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Hungry for change: Children's campaign action guide
Resources to engage children with our Hungry for change campaign. Inspire them to join our call for a fair food system and an end to global hunger.
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Baking of Bread (1 MB)
Try our recipe and activity for making and sharing bread with your school or youth group.
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Hungry for change guide for young people (3 MB)
Guide and activity to engage young people with our Hungry for change campaign. Inspire them to join our call for a fair food system and an end to global hunger.
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Food and hunger: causes, consequences and case studies (2 MB)
We produce enough food to feed everybody, so why is hunger still affecting millions of people around the world? Whether you’re fundraising or campaigning for change, this resource will help young people find out more about food and hunger.
Order FREE resources
Our NEW Food for Thought guide is a 12 page A5 sized booklet which introduces you to the issues in our Hungry for change campaign. Tuck in to the facts, stories and issues behind the Hungry for change campaign, find out what we are calling for and how you can take action for a fairer food system.
Email: campaigns@cafod.org.uk or call 020 7095 5692, quoting CAF2482
Also available, our NEW Hungry for change action cards. Each card has a section to sign and send and a section to share the action.
Email: campaigns@cafod.org.uk or call 020 7095 5692, quoting CAF2385
