It’s all too common in this day and age that food waste statistics are jarring. Food can be wasted in the supply chain that begins on the farm, then goes through the harvest, packing, processing, and retail shops.
There are 1 billion malnourished people around the globe and yet one-third of edible food products are wasted every year.
Watch the video to know more about food waste.
Discussion Questions:
How can food-waste minimization be achieved? What can you do in your daily life to limit food waste?
With food prices so low, how can we convey to consumers the value of food and importance of not wasting it?
What are the top three things governments can do to encourage food loss and waste reduction in their countries?
In 1945, the United States of America dropped nuclear bombs in the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Hundreds of thousands of people were killed instantly and more suffered the impact of the nuclear attacks in the years that followed.
It was a dark day in history and it should never happen again. Every country should have the responsibility to ensure this never takes place ever again.
Listen to this audio and read the transcript about the issue on nuclear weapons.
Facebook is working on launching a new version of Instagram for kids under 13.
This version of Instagram will allow kids to safely use the app. The current Instagram policy prohibits children under the age of 13 from using the service.
Listen to the audio and read the transcript about Instagram for children.
They say that the only constant thing in life is change. Being adaptable to change is a big part of what makes us grow as individuals and collectively, as a society. For years on end, we’ve been witness to a lot of things that had to be changed. Some to our advantage, while others, to our demise. Now, these changes could often be about our views on different social issues or matters. As our opinions change, they too, become polarized.
In the recent years, we’ve seen a pattern of having the thought that someone can be “canceled” or culturally prevented from staying relevant or famous, has been a topic of debate.
Our growing inclination toward “cancel culture” and “canceling someone” seems to have become a formula.
It starts when someone does or says something offensive. It is then followed by a public outrage on social media. The last stage involves the unfortunate backlash on that person’s career, sometimes ending up in destroyed careers or dismissal from jobs.
Read the article and join in on the cancel culture debate.
What is your opinion on cancel culture? Do you view it as an important tool of social justice or a new form of merciless mob intimidation? Should it be stopped or continued?
What are the good and bad things about it?
What might the effects of being canceled be on a person/group/organization?
Which people, celebrities, or public figures you know suffered from the backlash of this emerging social culture? What offensive thing did they do and how did being ‘canceled’ affect them?
Do you agree or disagree that “The view that a traditional approach — apology, atonement, and forgiveness — is no longer enough might be startling.”?
The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly highlighted the importance of school meal programs in Canada. There are more than two million students who go to school without eating anything before leaving their homes.
There have been many programs that aim to assist students both when they’re at school and even when they are not.
Watch the video and be able to answer the questions that follow.
Discussion Questions:
What can you say about the school lunches/meals in your country? How was it different before from now? How has it changed during the pandemic?
How important are school meals for students?
What has the pandemic taught us with regards to our health and well-being?
Do you agree that adequate food and good nutrition lead to academic success? Explain your answer.
There has been a series of attacks in the US, particularly targeting Asian-Americans recently. It alarmed, set anguish and fear among the people who were subject of this unimaginable violence or crime amidst the pandemic. Although racism isn’t new to most of the people with Asian decent it has been rising with the pandemic as a propaganda of the supremacist indulged more to the hate as they put emphases on China as the source of the virus that had affected the country.
Watch the video and read the transcript on this report on Anti-Asian Violence in America.
Life expectancy is the estimation of the number of years an individual can expect to live. It is the key measure to evaluate population health. Countries differ in life expectancy depending on different factors.
Find out more about life expectancy and the factors affecting its trends.
