Mr, Charles McJilton is CEO of 2HJ and an
adjunct professor at Sophia University teaching NGO management. He started an
NGO in Japan which is 2HJ because he aimed to reduce waste and get food. 2HJ
helped many people by providing food to disaster areas in Tohoku.
According to A Visual History of 2HJ, amount of wasting food in Japan per a year
is 5 million tons. The number is similar to the amount of support of food in
the world.
I’m interested in the problems, and a book
which I chose for book report in IE seminar class said the similar problems. We
should learn more about poverty and food, so we have to reduce waste food
everyday like Charles McJilton’s activity.
I'm very glad that you took the time to do some research on Charles McJilton and 2HJ before the special lecture. Yes, the level of food waste in Japan is almost beyond what one can imagine. When that is combined with the fact that around 20,000,000 people in Japan chronically experience "food insecurity," it's really scandalous and it's clear that something has to be done to bring available food to those who need it most.
返信削除Middle class Americans and Japanese generally see the problem of hunger and food insecurity as something that affects developing countries in Africa, Latin America, or the Caribbean. But, as we learned in the lecture, the problem of sufficient food that can be obtained in a socially acceptable manner, is a serious one in our own countries.
The lecture made me want to volunteer for 2HJ. I might do so during the holiday season.
Cheers,
Joseph D.