Anita Devi sits with her three children (LtoR) Sandeep, Sanjit and Deepak (eating the school-provided midday meal). Like many of the men from Jalhe Bogiya village, Anita's husband Sukhdev Mandal works at a brick kiln for 4-5 months a year. Lack of irrigation and food security lie at the root of the Maha Dalit community's problems in the village of Jalhe Bogiya. In the exploitative and divisive caste system, Maha Dalits are considered the lowest of the low. Ostracized by wider society (including the administration) illiteracy runs as high as 95 percent. Thanks to Oxfam-supported intervention, Jalhe Bogiya now has an - as yet incomplete - access-road built as part of the NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme). And an Oxfam-supported initiative in summer 2010 successfully lobbied the local administration to implement the provision of school midday meals which, by law is the right of every child. It is alleged that the Anganwadi (pre-school) centre administrator, syphons off food meant for young children. Jalhe Bogiya has several hand pumps supplying water but these do not work between the months of May to October. And though the village was connected to the electricity grid six months ago, power-supply is not reliable. Without land-ownership and only irregular agricultural work from which to earn an income, the Maha Dalits of Jalhe Bogiya frequently migrate in search of labour at stone breaking quarries, brick-kilns or undertake menial household work in the homes of the urban middle class in far-away cities. Photo: Tom Pietrasik Mohanpur Block, Gaya District, Bihar. India February 23rd 2011
The Global Hunger Index (GHI) score for Pakistan has decreased from 38.1 in 2006 to 26.1 in 2022, indicating the severity of the problem afflicting the nation and its citizens.
The information was made available on Tuesday by the Pakistani GHI branch. Out of 121 nations evaluated, Pakistan was ranked 99th by the GHI.
According to a statement from the GHI, up to 828 million people may die hungry due to armed conflicts, climate change, and the recent coronavirus outbreak.
GHI stated “As things stand, 46 countries will not even achieve a low level of hunger by 2030, much less eliminate hunger. In Africa, South of the Sahara and South Asia are once again the regions with the highest rates of hunger. South Asia, the region with the world’s highest hunger level, has the highest child stunting rate and by far the highest child wasting rate of any world region”
The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a pre-reviewed yearly report that Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide jointly produce to increase public awareness of the fight against hunger.
Aisha Jamshed, country director for Welthungerhilfe, stated that her organization collaborates with the public, government, and business sectors to support communities lacking access to food and foster resilience.
According to Dawn, Shafat Ali, director of the Local Government and Community Development Department (LGCDD), Punjab, stated that he brought attention to the problem to guarantee public involvement, action, and monitoring as well as take into account the local context while transforming food systems.
Stakeholders at all levels of government were asked to harness local voices and capacities. The study also stated that communities, civil society, small producers, farmers, and indigenous groups with their local knowledge and lived experiences should shape how access to nutritious food is governed, the report added.
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