Cambodia Relief Information
"The Hunger Project"
The Hunger Project was founded in 1977 during the first Rome World Food Conference. The rise of world hunger had sparked the action of many people who wanted to help make a difference. It's objective was to end world hunger, and reached many different people and places. Between the years of 1979 and 1989, The Hunger Project carried out the largest public education campaign. This organization was not only a relief effort, but was dedicated to educating and providing assistance to those who needed it. In other words, it was not simply an effort to organize and donate food, but was committed to spreading news, support and information about places in need. In 1979 the Hunger Project played a huge role in in the U.S. Based relief to stop the famines in Cambodia.
This document in particular shows a list of places that U.S. residents could call to learn more about information on Cambodia. The agencies listed in this newspaper clipping would provide food and supplies to Cambodia and people were able to send money to them in order to provide relief. Many agencies were in New York but also included Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and California. This showed how Americans were willing, and asked by local newspapers to help with the ongoing food shortage in Cambodia. It was an effort not only on the Hunger Project to get help, but to reach out and gain support from anywhere they could. In other words, citizens may not be able to have much say in how the government is run in Cambodia, or what laws are being passed in the U.S., but my providing money to these organizations, they could help relieve the need for food and medical supplies in Cambodia. This shows how Americans were involved in supplying Cambodian with life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Even if they were not providing much, Americans were giving them a chance to get healthy, and be able to rebuild their country. Every human should have the right to be happy and successful, and this newspaper ad showed how the U.S. was committed to making this happen both inside and outside their own homes.
Source:
The Hunger Project. (n.d.). The hunger project: History. Retrieved on October 27, 2013. http://www.thp.org/who_we_are/history.
This document in particular shows a list of places that U.S. residents could call to learn more about information on Cambodia. The agencies listed in this newspaper clipping would provide food and supplies to Cambodia and people were able to send money to them in order to provide relief. Many agencies were in New York but also included Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and California. This showed how Americans were willing, and asked by local newspapers to help with the ongoing food shortage in Cambodia. It was an effort not only on the Hunger Project to get help, but to reach out and gain support from anywhere they could. In other words, citizens may not be able to have much say in how the government is run in Cambodia, or what laws are being passed in the U.S., but my providing money to these organizations, they could help relieve the need for food and medical supplies in Cambodia. This shows how Americans were involved in supplying Cambodian with life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Even if they were not providing much, Americans were giving them a chance to get healthy, and be able to rebuild their country. Every human should have the right to be happy and successful, and this newspaper ad showed how the U.S. was committed to making this happen both inside and outside their own homes.
Source:
The Hunger Project. (n.d.). The hunger project: History. Retrieved on October 27, 2013. http://www.thp.org/who_we_are/history.