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Topic: The Hunger Project

General Purpose: To persuade
Specific Purpose: To persuade the class to donate to The Hunger Project
Claim of Fact:

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Attention Getter:
How many times a day does you eat? Im sure its hard to imagine a day without
any food at all! For 868 million people thats the case. Martin Luther King said "When I
die, don't build a monument to me. Don't bestow me degrees from great universities. Just
clothe the naked. Say that I tried to house the homeless. Let people say that I tried to feed
the hungry." Countless efforts are made but more needs to be done.
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Body

(Need)
REASON #1:
Please make a donation to The Hunger Project because millions of people die of hungerrelated causes.
According to a 2012 United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) article,
There are 870 million hungry people in the world.
a. Cases of hunger occur throughtout the world but more prevalent in southern Asia and
sub Saharan Africa, 550 million people combined.
b. The millennium development project stated in Sept. 8th 2000 that 50% of extreme
hunger would be eradicated by 2015.
c. More then 100 million children under 5 are underweight, therefore unable to realize
their full human and socio- economic potential.
REASON #2:
Please donate $35 or more or volunteer for The Hunger Project because they work with
strategies while empowering people living in hunger and poverty to achieve permanent
solutions to chronic hunger.
According to a July 22, 2012 Los Angeles Times article nearly 1 billion people are
malnourished, and a child dies of hunger every 11 seconds. By 2050, farmers would have
to double crop production to meet the demand.

1) Of 42.7 million of population in Dadaab, Kenya, 43.4% of the population is living in

poverty with below $1.25 a day.
2) In 2001, during the worst of a three-year drought, shortage turned to famine. 40% of
Somali children who reached the refugee camps in Dadaab were suffered by kwashiokor,
an effect of chronic malnutrition.
3) Despite emergency feeding and medical treatment, many children died within 24
hours.
REASON #3:
Please donate to the hunger project charity because around the world the population is
most rapidly rising in places where life is more precarious, and more people die of hunger
related causes every year than succumb to AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined.
a. Saad, a 2-year-old boy weighs 18 pounds (average weight is 35lb) live strong, and
is suffering from pneumonia.
b. James Mukunga has dealt with years of drought-ruined crops with his wife and 12
children in eastern Kenya.
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(Satisfaction)
REASON #4:
Please contribute to The Hunger Project because for over 36 years the charity has
provided aid to the world's hungry, poor and suffering by teaching people to lead lives of
self-reliance, meet their own basic needs and build better futures for their children.jm
According to the official website, The Hunger Project and its affiliated partner countries
have a worldwide staff of more than 300 people and operates 11 Program in 11 countries.
1) The Hunger Project has more than 385,000 trained volunteers around the world who
are mobilizing millions of others to take self-reliant actions.
2) The Hunger Project also supports women and build their capacity because studies
show that when women are supported and empowered, all of society benefits.
3) The Hunger Project forges effective partnerships with local governments throughout
Africa, South Asia and Latin America to ensure that they support their communities
REASON #5:

Please do not hesitate to donate or volunteer for The Hunger Project because it is a
credible charity.
E. According to Charity Navigator, The Hunger Project is a credible four stars
organization that needs your support.
1) Total revenue for was in
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Conclusion:
I hope that I have persuaded you to for The Hunger Project because
1) Three news sources say that there is a need to provide
2) The official non-profit/charity website indicates that it has a long history of
helping people in need.
3) Charity Navigator says the non-profit charity deserves your support.

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