UNESCO’s second Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), ‘Zero Hunger’, highlights the importance of food security, eating healthily and supporting farmers.
According to United Nations figures, 21 per cent of under-fives (some 144 million children) were physically stunted in 2019, while nearly 690 million people were hungry (up 60 million on 2014).
These are terrible statistics and ones that will worsen as a result of Covid-19. So, it is important that early years educators use their position to develop children’s understanding of healthy foods and sustainable sources. Below are some ideas to achieve this, but remember to follow the children’s thinking as you proceed.
Goals one (‘End poverty in all its forms’) and two are closely aligned, so you could revisit some of the themes, such as poverty and food banks, before introducing your children to this second goal (see ‘Food for thought’, Nursery World, January 2020). For more on SDG 2, visit: https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal2.
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