Training Day: Enough Food IF - Transparency

Training Day: Tuesday 29th January 2013

Menu:
Breakfast: Porridge, water, frozen fruit and sugar
Lunch: Cup a Soup
Dinner: Unknown

So, today is the first day of my training for Bolivia. I can't carry out the challenge properly over these days as I will be spending the next 3 days at a training base . Whilst I will endeavour to be as true to the challenge as possible I can not confirm the cost of the meals provided at the training. I therefore will not truly be living on £1 a day. I have therefore decided to not count the training days in the challenge but instead add three extra days to the end of the challenge. I will obviously be doing everything  I can to eat as I have been doing this month and not use these days as a respite. 

I still had one more IF to talk about with regards to the Enough IF campaign. This really is a fantastic campaign and I'm really excited about its potential to actually make an impact and push for an end to world hunger. The fourth and final IF the campaign are trying to advocate is this.

Enough Food For Everyone IF governments and big companies are honest about their actions that stop people getting enough food.

Governments and large companies keep secrets from the general public. Unsurprisingly they don't want us to know about the deals they are making that help to keep the poor in a cycle of hunger. Very few governments have transparent budgets. In fact 74 out of 94 countries surveyed in 2010 failed to meet basic standards of transparency and accountability. This lack of transparency makes it difficult for the government to account for its actions, and for us, the public, to see where our money is going. 

Transparency is crucial to ensure that food and nutrition security are actually prioritized. We need stronger laws that force governments and corporations to be open and honest in all their actions relating to the food system, and ensure that resources are used to help poor people. We need to be able to hold our own governments accountable.

If our government makes a stand on the four big issues I have discussed over the past few days, 2013 could mark the beginning of the end of world hunger. We need as many voices as possible to tell our leaders we no longer accept 'IF' when it comes to making hunger history. Sign the petition today and make your voice heard.

“We need to solve the underlying issues of famine and hunger once and for all. People are denied access to land that could produce food. Parents work tirelessly, but still can’t afford to feed their children. It’s unfair, it’s unjust and the truth is – it’s totally preventable. With enough people behind this campaign, we can make world leaders listen. 2013 can be the year we change the future by making this the beginning of the end of world hunger. It takes people coming together on a large scale demanding change to make this happen. IF you believe that everyone can and should have enough food to live, please join us.” 

- Angélique Kidjo  -