U.S. Fund for UNICEF

In a world of rapidly evolving agricultural technologies, two billion people, including a large number of farmers, remain malnourished - and an increasing proportion of those farmers are women. Misaligned incentives focused on quantity instead of content create significant harm to global health, wellness, and the environment. But it doesn't have to be this way. Increasingly, people are looking at nutrients as the core deliverable and designing direct nutrient interventions in ecosystems, farming, food production and wellness. "Nutrients for All" explores the steps we can all take to realize that future and the benefits if we do so.

Filmed over the course of several years, The Revolutionary Optimists follows Amlan and three of the children he works with on an intimate journey through adolescence, as they fight for the better future he encourages them to imagine is deservedly theirs.

Fact sheet from Population Connection

Go-Givers is about developing caring and concerned young citizens with the confidence and skills to make a difference to their communities, both local and global. We are a national educational and child philanthropy programme for primary and middle schools. We are an initiative of the Citizenship Foundation, an independent education and participation charity encouraging and enabling people to engage in democratic society.

A profound shift in attitudes is underway all over the world. People are now recognising that 'progress' should be about increasing human happiness and wellbeing, not just growing the economy at all costs. That's why all 193 United Nations member states have adopted a resolution calling for happiness to be given greater priority and March 20 has been declared as the International Day of Happiness - a day to inspire action for a happier world.

Willie Nelson, Coldplay, Chipotle and director Johnny Kelly have made a creative alliance with the Chipotle Cultivate Foundation to create BACK TO THE START, a short animated film highlighting the issue of sustainable farming. Chipotle founder Steve Ells met with Johnny Kelly in London to talk about his passionate efforts to source food on a more sustainable and ethical basis. Music legend Willie Nelson, well known for his support of family farmers, was a perfect collaborator for the music.

Can be used to teach about the source of food.

Listing of facts about hunger and action steps.

Understanding world hunger

A national campaign that invites everyone, big and small, to take action and raise awareness for how to make the world a better place. Supports children's growing understanding that the actions they choose do make a difference to themselves and others.

Teaching the importance of voluntary action for the common good in a democratic society. Lesson plans, lesson plans, and much much more.

Ideas for propagating basic human kindness. Want to encourage kindness on campus? Access our free Teacher's Guide, lesson plans, activity ideas, teachers' experiences, and other materials to help you successfully incorporate kindness into your school.

Through a narrated slide show, returned Peace Corps Volunteer Vivian Nguyen explains the challenges facing girls in Niger, and how a program called Camp GLOW (Girls Leading Our World) helps provide education and life skills to prepare girls for a healthier future. Students will investigate the problems of poverty, nutrition, and health that disproportionately affect women and girls in developing countries. They will then create educational skits or games to be included in the Camp GLOW program.

The Food Access Research Atlas: Presents a spatial overview of food access indicators for low-income and other census tracts using different measures of supermarket accessibility; Provides food access data for populations within census tracts; and Offers census-tract-level data on food access that can be downloaded for community planning or research purposes. What can you do with the Atlas? Create maps showing food access indicators by census tract using different measures and indicators of supermarket accessibility; View indicators of food access for selected subpopulations; and Download census-tract-level data on food access measures.

David J. Smith and Shelagh Armstrong, If the World Were a Village (Tonawanda: Kids Can Press Ltd., 2011). Age Level: 8 and up Grade Level: 3 and up Publisher Description: The 2nd Edition of the best-selling book which has sold over 400 000 copies in 17 languages updated with new content and insights about the world's people. First published to wide acclaim in 2002, this eye-opening book has since become a classic, promoting "world-mindedness" by imagining the world's population all 6.8 billion of us as a village of just 100 people. Now, If the World Were a Village has been newly revised with updated statistics, several new activities and completely new material on food security, energy and health. By exploring the lives of the 100 villagers, children will discover that life in other nations is often very different from their own. If the World Were a Village is part of CitizenKid: A collection of books that inform children about the world and inspire them to be better global citizens. Organization Affiliation: CitizenKid

Jan West Shrock and Aileen Darragh, Give a Goat (Gardiner: Tilbury House Publishers, 2008). Age Level: 6 and up Grade Level: 1 and up Publisher Description: Can reading a picture book in class end up making a difference to a family that lives on a different continent? And what does a goat have to do with it? Some people think philanthropy is only for big foundations with lots of money, but that's only one part of the picture. In this true story, readers will discover what is possible when a class works together on a small, but successful project. Humorous illustrations show the process of identifying a charity and fundraising. Give a Goat is a useful template both for those who work with children and want them to experience the satisfaction of giving to others, and for kids who are looking for ways to make a difference.

Susan Bame Hoover and Maggie Sykora, Faith the Cow (Elgin: Brethren Press, 1995). Age Level: 4 and up Grade Level: Pre-K and up Publisher Description: Captivating story of the first animal sent overseas through Heifer Project International. Organization Affiliation: Heifer International

Patricia Zimmerman Johnson, Happy Humanitarian Helpers (Bloomington: XLIBRIS, 2012). Age Level: 7 and up Publisher Description: Happy Humanitarian Helpers is a story of six students from different backgrounds. They form a bond through their desire to help people. This compassionate group of children devotes their time and talents to making a difference in the lives of others. These inspirational individuals developed a mission statement: Whatever we do, we choose to do it with kindness; for it is in giving that we receive. The Happy Humanitarian Helpers hope their acts of kindness inspire others.

Jennifer Honeck, Safiri's Journey (New York: Williams Brook, 2012). Age Level: 7 and up Publisher Description: Safiri is a young bed net who is traveling around the world to help us all understand how together we can make a difference in the fight against malaria deaths in Africa. $10 buys a bed that saves a life!

Kathleen Krull and Yuyi Morales, Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez (Boston: Harcourt Children's Books, 2003). Age Level:6 and up Grade Level: 1 and up Publisher Description: Cesar Chavez is known as one of America's greatest civil rights leaders. When he led a 340-mile peaceful protest march through California, he ignited a cause and improved the lives of thousands of migrant farmworkers. But Cesar wasn't always a leader. As a boy, he was shy and teased at school. His family slaved in the fields for barely enough money to survive. Cesar knew things had to change, and he thought that maybe he could help change them. So he took charge. He spoke up. And an entire country listened.