In September 2000, 189 countries, including the United States, endorsed the Millennium Development Goals to cut in half the percentage of people living in extreme poverty and substantially improve health and education in impoverished countries by 2015.

In 19 developing countires, the number of hungry has dropped by 80 million over ten years.

Latin America and the Caribbean are likely to cut hunger in half by 2015.

Over 854 million people around the world remain hungry - about equal to the population of the western hemisphere.

Most of these people are not victims of famine, but suffer from chronic hunger and malnutrition that stunts growth and saps energy and potential.

Every day, more than 16,000 children die from hunger-related causes - about one child every five seconds.

1.1 billion people in developing countires live on an income of $1 a day or less.

Founded in 1946, Church World Service stands with impovershied peoples around the world as they envision teh fashion a better future.

Last year CROP Hunger Walks and events raised over $15 million to support the hunger-fighting work of Church World Service around the block and around the world.

With those resouces, well, seeds, tools, and literacy training were provided to African farmers - who are mostly women.

Emergency medical supplies for flood victimes in the United States, health services and safe water for the displaced in Darfur, and vocational training for indigenous communities in Latin America - these are only a few of the ways you are making a difference through your CROP Hunger Walk. Thank you!

What difference does it make?