Life isn’t fair and neither is this. At the Hunger Banquet, the place where you sit and the meal that you eat are determined by the luck of the draw. Just as in real life, some of us are born into relative prosperity and others into poverty. Life in a third world country is hard to imagine unless you’re really there; The Hunger Banquet is our opportunity to take you.
Life isn't fair—and neither is this. At an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet®, the place where you sit, and the meal that you eat, are determined by the luck of the draw—just as in real life some of us are born into relative prosperity and others into poverty. - See more at:http://actfast.oxfamamerica.org/index.php/events/banquet#sthash.gbx4vwSL.dpuf
Life isn't fair—and neither is this. At an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet®, the place where you sit, and the meal that you eat, are determined by the luck of the draw—just as in real life some of us are born into relative prosperity and others into poverty. - See more at:http://actfast.oxfamamerica.org/index.php/events/banquet#sthash.gbx4vwSL.dpuf
Life isn't fair—and neither is this. At an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet®, the place where you sit, and the meal that you eat, are determined by the luck of the draw—just as in real life some of us are born into relative prosperity and others into poverty. - See more at:http://actfast.oxfamamerica.org/index.php/events/banquet#sthash.gbx4vwSL.dpuf Donate
Joseph is 33 years old and runs a tailoring business in the town of Nairobi, Kenya. He has been working in this business for 5 years and the income he makes helps to support his parents and siblings. He is asking for a loan of $700 in order to buy more textile materials thread and buttons
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How the Hunger Banquet Works:
The Eller Atrium will be divided into sections for each level of income. Based on the current statistics of people in poverty, we will be allotting the appropriate number of tickets for each income level into a lottery. Guests will randomly draw a ticket that will assign them into various income levels,determining their seating to a specific section. Depending on their seating, guests will either be served a filling meal, while others will be able to eat what they can “afford”: a simple meal or shared portions of rice and water. While not all guests will leave with full stomachs, we hope many will gain a new perspective on the reality of hunger and poverty in our world.
Who are we?
Loans Across Borders is a student run micro-finance club at the University of Arizona. We give small dollar loans to people living below the poverty line so that they may start or grow an existing business. While our organization is focused on giving as many micro-loans as possible, we are also committed to community education and creating partnerships with global micro-finance institutions. To put on this event, we’ve worked closely with our current partner, Village Exchange, a non-profit in Ghana. Furthermore, the funds raised from the Hunger Banquet will be given to Village Exchange. With your help, we can fund villagers in Ghana who are trying to create a better life for themselves and for their families. We hope you can help make their goals come true, and maybe even learn a bit in the process.
Speakers
Dr. Ray Umashankar
Human Rights Advocate, Achieving Sustainable Social Equality through Technology (ASSET)
Purpose Prize Winner 2008
Dr. Ray Umashankar is an engineering professor that helps the children of sex workers in his native India build a new life by equipping them with marketable high-tech skills.
Anita Adjei
Master of Ceremonies, Loans Across Borders Director of Campus Outreach, Hunger Banquet
Adrienne Dillard
Loans Across Borders President, Hunger Banquet