Who's Involved with Hunger
An Organization Guide for Education and Advocacy
Description:... This document presents an annotated bibliography of organizations that battle world hunger, seek to educate the public about the problem, and/or provide advocacy services. Among the groups that are described are the United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations, U.S. federal government agencies, U.S. congressional agencies, U.S. non-governmental organizations (NGOs), Canadian organizations, and domestic U.S. NGOs. The volume includes acknowledgments, a preface on how to use the book, and an index of nongovernmental organizations. The section on U.S. NGOs presents information about citizens' legislative advocacy, information and education related to world hunger, religious education and action programs, voluntary development aid, and policy oriented research and advocacy. The domestic NGOs section addresses nutrition and poverty policy, economic opportunity and economic alternatives, agricultural and rural development, and local assistance and advocacy action. (LBG)
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