Imagine not being able to reach into your refrigerator and pull out a snack. Think about those mornings when you forget to eat breakfast and your stomach growls all morning. Now imagine not being able to suppress this feeling. Imagine feeling that hunger day after day. This is the reality for almost a sixth of the world's population. Is there any good news? Yes, there are. There are many ways to reduce world hunger. This essay will examine the causes of world hunger as well as the short and long term solutions. World hunger can be solved by combining ideas and working together. In the first world, 9 million people suffer from hunger. In Canada, the HungerCount survey, organized by Food Banks Canada, counted the number of people using food banks and analyzed their living conditions. The hunger problem in Canada is linked to poverty. Only 6% of food bank users own their own home. Even with social assistance, which more than 50% of food bank users receive as their main source of income, these people cannot meet their basic needs. Child hunger is also a problem in Canada, where 37% of food bank users are children. When a household's income is too low, children suffer. Many parents don't have time to care for their children and work at the same time. Although these facts concern Canada, similar problems are encountered throughout the first world. According to some global anti-hunger organizations, the five main causes of hunger in the Third World are natural disasters, war, the poverty trap, and agricultural infrastructure. and overexploitation of resources. Natural disasters such as droughts, floods and storms cause the destruction of crops or people...... middle of paper ......rica. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Internet. July 26, 2010. "Hunger Project Overview - Introductory Video." Empowering women and men to end their own hunger | The Hunger Project. The Hunger Project. Internet. July 26, 2010. .Hunger Project Overview – Introductory Video. Empowering women and men to end their own hunger | The Hunger Project. The Hunger Project. Internet. July 26, 2010. “Sierra Leone.” United Nations World Food Program - Fighting world hunger. PAM. Internet. July 26, 2010. .Teach a child to read. Succeed in reading. Internet. July 26 2010. .