World Awareness Quiz

Today, almost ________of the world’s population suffers from chronic hunger and malnutrition.

Diseases caused by lack of clean drinking water and poor sanitation facilities claim the lives of _________ children a year.

When food prices are high, people who are struggling with poverty__________

Microfinance projects supported by Catholic Relief Services reach more than ____________ people, providing small loans to assist with the establishment of small businesses that enable families to generate income for their household needs.

________ children of primary school age are not enrolled in school.

More than _________ people worldwide have been infected with HIV.

Pope Benedict XVI states, “The right to food, like the right to water, has an important place within the pursuit of other rights, beginning with the fundamental right to life. It is therefore necessary to cultivate a public conscience that considers food and access to water as universal rights of all human beings, without distinction or discrimination,” in __________, his third encyclical.

What can I do to respond to Pope Benedict XVI’s call to assist my brothers and sisters around the world who struggle with hunger, poverty, and lack of opportunities?