Members of a women’s group celebrate the success of their garlic project. Oxfam and partner NEEDS provided technical assistance for the project, and supported the women’s group with trainings. Image: Elizabeth Stevens/Oxfam

Members of a women’s group celebrate the success of their garlic project.
Members of a women’s group celebrate the success of their garlic project.

Global Food Challenge

Cross-curricular resources to investigate global food issues with ages 7-14

Members of a women’s group celebrate the success of their garlic project. Oxfam and partner NEEDS provided technical assistance for the project, and supported the women’s group with trainings. Image: Elizabeth Stevens/Oxfam

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Global food issues are complex. While supplies have surpassed population growth, 821 million people still go to bed hungry every night.

These activities help learners to understand how global supply chains currently work, where our food comes from, and some of the challenges facing the small-scale farmers who produce it. Learners can also explore how to advocate for a fairer and more sustainable global food system.

  • Discuss the causes and consequences of being hungry.
  • Develop questioning skills.
  • Investigate the contents of a supermarket bag.
  • Discover the challenges for small-scale farmers in Malawi.
  • Make connections along the strawberry supply chain from Morocco to the UK.
  • Use a simulation game to understand the global food system.
  • Take action for a fairer food system.
Download the resource: 7-11 year olds
Download the resource: 11-14 year olds

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