Gc Beelood FeelGood began asa way for students 1 get involved in some ofthe jenaes that plague our world Tt began ith ehadents that woe ied of sceing the injustice in the world, while she scutions being theown a the problems exe simply band-aid. The goal of FeeGood i 1 eeste a generation of change makers ~ a genention of people that work towels ‘empowering theirpeets and spread philosophies of gender and secioecomomic eat sustainability, and justice The hunger in the work is not de toa accoures for only 8% of hungerlated deaths. The relited 92" hungerelated deaths are the est of chrosic, peesisteat hungee Poop suffer from cheoric, persistent hunger not because ther is ashortage of fod, The world produces more than enough food foreveqyone, andl ent rage of food. Fanine countries produce enough food for thee people. Chearic hunger and alject poverty are symptoms of underhring sociakcondions that systemically deny hungry people the opportuni they need fo ead thie ‘own hunger The mostimperant of these ae the sete siljugation of svomen and paorpeop' lack of voice in the decsions that afc thie Ives In responce to this injustice, the original ReelGood was founded a the Univenity of Texas — Austin by Kristin Waker. They began making grilled ‘cheese fora donation to ending world hunger. They soon realized tha the sled cheese was more than a sandwich —itwas a way to educate, inspire, and mebilize ordinary people an campus. FeeIGood soon grew to 23 chapters inspiring over 40,00 students and raising over $650.00 along the wa The UIC FeslGond chapter began in the fll of 2008 with the goal of inspiring the students ot Cheago to change che world one small sep at time. We aim to pcomote the United Nitions Millenium Development Goals, We sl griled cheese sandwiches in the Honors College every t00 socks fo nico money and ease asaeonese for the root causes of hung. The annual Hunger Project Leadership Conference was recently eld in (Chicaga, Our Fee Good members were invited to take part in the meetings und getinvolved in the sustainable soltions thatthe Hanger Project uses For further question or comments emil us st feegoadaic@gmal or visit oar a learn move about weit at cos ‘bit felgoodworkd ong sglecom sito el gooshie/ ssa 3s he Hunger roject 136-30321-00067-5 The Hunger Project (THD) isone of the most successful And efficient non: profit erganizations iexistence, Among othet accomplishments, THP helped achieve clean water for over 6,000 people in Ethiopia, tented over 500 eases of malaria, and ‘increased food storage in community fields by almost 100% in 2008 lone. Working in three continents and covecing over 12 countries, FHP steves to achieve a sustainable end t0 world ndividuals who are most hunger through empowering the same affected. By “mobilizing people a the grassroots level to build éelf-rliance, “empowering women as key change agents” and “forging effecave partaecships with local government,” TIP allows for the development Of self sustainable community centers along with local leadership ‘of which re beld by women, Within five yeas, these epiceatersare an entiely by local, eeating goals unique to thee own communities, vorking with government officals, and impeoving living conditions by buikeing schools ani urilzeng methods such as ‘eripation systems, et positions, 50 THis does not provide free handouts of services whieh should be supplied Dy the government. In this way, THP is extremely cost effective, ost distinctive ia that i is nora charity, The organization, using an investment of only lives SD5 /persony/ yeas to allect and change To letra so visit The Hunger Peoject online at wwusthp ong