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Famine events are localized events of voluntary fasting for 30 or 40 hours depending on the region to raise money and awareness for world hunger. These events are usually coordinated by one of various World Vision organizations and are done by youth in church organizations. They have spread internationally, notably the international 30 Hour Famine, also the regional 40 Hour Famine in Australia and New Zealand and the 24 Hour Famine in the United Kingdom. The 30 Hour Famine is the most popular amongst all, spreading across 21 countries. == 30 Hour Famine == The 30 Hour Famine is a World Vision event in 21 countries. It started in 1971 when 17-year-old Ruth Roberts and 14 friends in Calgary, Alberta staged an event in a church basement to see what it was like to be hungry and raise money and awareness for children suffering during a famine. The funds raised went to World Vision.〔(World Vision Canada ) "''The first 30 Hour Famine took place in Calgary, Alberta, 36 years ago, when a group of youths refused to sit back and do nothing about the famine...''"〕〔(Langley Advance )〕 David L. Wylie, a nondenominational youth leader, jump-started the movement in the United States about seventeen years ago as a youth director of Millen Baptist Church in South Georgia. He was looking for a way to stimulate the interest of his 25-member youth group in world hunger issues when he heard the idea of a voluntary hunger strike from World Vision. His group raised $3,000 that year, $5,000 the next and was featured on CNN Headline News and Wylie was nominated by Congressman Lindsey Thomas for a Presidential Point of Light Award.〔(Welcome to stacks.ajc.com )〕 Wylie was also recognized by the Georgia House of Representatives, the Georgia Senate, and numerous Georgia governors for his efforts to get youth involved in hunger causes by using the 30-Hour Famine program.〔()〕 Thousands of teens across the U.S.,〔(Burlington County Times )〕 Canada, and several other countries (including Hong Kong, Taiwan,〔(Taipei Times )〕 Malaysia, UK, Singapore and Australia and New Zealand) participate to raise money and then fast for 30 hours.〔(Welcome to 30 Hour Famine )〕 However, individuals can raise money and fast by themselves. During the event, for 30 hours, participants must abstain from eating food, and instead they typically drink water, fruit juices, or other liquids〔(Standard Newswire ) "''Energized with compassion rather than food during their fast, 30 HF groups ... consume only water and fruit juices"''〕 Games, fund raisers, and other events may also take place to help teach and educate the participants and others about world hunger all over the world. It is also a time for education and awareness of world hunger, and an understanding of how people go without food for long periods of time.〔(The Washington Post ) "But education about global poverty was the main focus of the long day. The students watched DVDs about poverty issues. And Harrington showed off a banner on which the students had pressed 30,000 fingerprints in red paint, designed to help them better understand the magnitude of the problem."〕 This, however, does not exclude those unable to fast.〔(World Vision Canada FAQs ) ''"Q. I am physically unable to fast. Can I still do the Famine?"''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Famine events」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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