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For a variety of reasons, women have not always been included in decision making on a community level. For instance, cultural norms may have prevented them from participating. Some projects overlook the perspective of women when planning how best to work with a community. Women have different experiences than men and offer a different perspective. Women are often the caregivers of their families which means that they are responsible for feeding their families. Women also account for more than half of all farmers in the world. Therefore, if women were not able to participate in decision making and problem solving important voices would be missing.
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People suffering from malnutrition and not getting enough nutritious food are especially vulnerable to diseases (e.g. cholera, pneumonia, measles, or malaria). Their bodies are less able to fight back or recover when illness strikes. Being sick can make it difficult to earn money to feed your family, or tend to the farm. Someone who gets sick may also have to sell their tools, seeds or livestock to pay for medicine or travel a great distance to receive medical care.
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Exclusion in development happens when any individual or group of people are denied access to participating in the planning and/or activities of projects designed to address needs in their community. Participation of local people of diverse groups (including age, race, ethnicity, gender, ability, religion, education, class, income and geographic location) is necessary for success.
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Though the word is used frequently, a famine is rare and severe occurrence. It is based on high levels of food scarcity, malnutrition in children and the death rate. Famines are usually a human caused crisis, often as a result of civil conflict. Conflict creates food shortages by displacing farmers, preventing the movement of food, disrupting income-generating activies, or even blocking humanitarian aid from getting to those who need it. While many communities around the world are caught in the cycle of hunger most never will experience a famine.
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