What Can You Do?

Here is another thing that confuses me:
The cost to subside hunger in developing countries is around $195 billion a year. 22 of the wealthiest countries have pledged to work towards donating 0.7% of their national income to international aid. That's really not that much. Now get this: Only 5 of those countries have met that goal. 11 countries have set their goal, and what year they will reach it. The other 6 countries, including the United States and Canada, have not even set a goal yet. I don't get it. Here's what you can do:

Print a letter and send it to your elected official, president, anyone who has a say about anything at all, and follow up! Have a party or something where everybody sends letters. Get everyone in your dorm to send letters. It's easy (click on "print a letter" and it will give you a template letter) and is the number one thing other than lobbying that will get the attention of our leaders!

To see the detailed list of the 22 countries, click here.