This Toolkit will help introduce your audience to introduce to the intersections between gender and hunger. Through activities and conversation, explore these intersections and our appropriate responses.
Hear and ChatHear and reflect on facts about the inequality of suffering between the sexes. Consider the connections between gender and hunger worldwide.
The Girl EffectWatch and discuss an online video titled "The Girl Effect." After watching, reflect on the inequality of suffering of women worldwide along with the power women have to lift families, communities and nations out of poverty.
Gender and Hunger TetrisHear facts (and make movements!) about the connections between gender and hunger that will introduce the inequality of suffering that women experience from hunger and poverty, and the fact that women can be forces to lift families, communities and nations out of hunger and poverty.
Ruth Hear the biblical story of Ruth and consider the oppression of women in biblical times and reflect on how our system has both changed and stayed the same today.
Tree of Life Hear stories of women's lives from around the world and reflect on the connection between gender and hunger and how these affect real women's lives. Create a human tree to highlight the importance of gender equality in the struggle to alleviate hunger and poverty.
A Walk in Her Shoes Play a board game to follow the struggles and successes of four different women around the world and learn about the connection between gender inequality and hunger. See how women can be a power that lifts families and communities out of poverty and hunger.
This module summarizes the key learning points and gives concrete actions your congregation or group can take to become more just eaters.
Either during or after your learning experience, you and your group may want to start fighting hunger and climate change in a very concrete way. If so, choose this option for a project that can been done as a group now or in the near future. More ideas can also be found in the “Closing and ACTION” module above.