92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to run a marathon92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to run a marathon World Food World Poverty Anti-Slavery Day Day Day 16 th October 17 th October 18 th October

92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to run a marathon92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to run a marathon World Food Day – 16 th October What is World Food Day? (Discuss) -Celebrates the founding of the ‘Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ in 1945, -Their motto is “Fiat Panis” which means ‘Let there be bread’ in Latin, -Aims to help Third-World and Poverty stricken countries where starvation and hunger are rife, -Can also include poorer people in countries such as the UK and USA – the nearest Food Bank to DACA is in Blackburn and provides food, free of charge, to those who cannot afford it. Can you think of countries in the world where Food is plentiful and easy to come by? Can you think of countries in the world where Food supplies are low and people are reduced to starvation?

92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to run a marathon92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to run a marathon Statistics to Think About World Food Day – 16 th October 795 Million people do not have enough food to live a healthy life – that is one out of every nine people. Poor nutrition is responsible for the deaths of 45% of children under 5 – 3.1 Million per year. 66 Million Primary School Age children attend school hungry in the developing world – 23 Million in Africa Alone. The World produces enough food for 10 Billion people and yet hunger still exists. There are over 400 Food Banks in the UK, and nearly 1 Million people used them in – despite the UK having the 5 th Strongest Economy in the world, and 2 nd in Europe.

92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to run a marathon92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to run a marathon World Poverty Day – 17 th October Discuss what you think ‘Poverty’ means. Who was Nelson Mandela and what did he achieve? Where do you think the most poverty exists? Zambia, in Northern Africa, has the highest Poverty levels with 86% of the population below the line. Haiti, Chad, Liberia and The Gaza Strip are all tied in second with 80% of their populations. What percentage of people in the UK do you believe live in Poverty? In 2014 it was estimated that 23.2% of the UK live in Poverty – that is over 10 Million People and around one in every seven people.

92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to run a marathon92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to run a marathon Anti-Slavery Day – 18 th October What’s really behind your brand? Nike has been caught out more than once for using workers in countries such as: China, Vietnam and Taiwan. These sorts f countries are commonly used because workers unions aren’t aloud and this is the only work they can do to survive. Nikes CEO at the time Phil Knight responded with: ‘They have pointed out that workers in Indonesia saw their minimum wage rise from under a dollar a day to over two’ Do you think it is acceptable they are paid this when some Nike shoes sell for over £100?

92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to run a marathon92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to run a marathon Anti-Slavery Day – 18 th October “Elementary students across America are taught that slavery ended in the 19th Century. But, sadly, nearly 150 years later, the fight to end this global scourge is far from over.”- Hillary Clinton An estimated 29.8 million people live in modern slavery today. India has the largest number of slavery victims at a horrifying 14 million. 55% of slavery victims are women and girls 26% of slaves today are children under the age of 18 Watch Fatima's Story