Children from across Lincolnshire are raising awareness of global hunger thanks to a new competition created by Shepherd Food Ministries and launched at the University of Lincoln.
The schools are competing in the Lincolnshire v Hunger song competition initiated by Lincoln-based charity, Shepherd Food Ministries.
The campaign aims to inspire communities to work alongside governments and international institutions to achieve the objective of the UN’s Millennium Development Goal (MDG1) of reducing poverty and hunger by two thirds in 2015.
Shepherd Food Ministries President, Dr Ola Ogunyemi from the School of English and Journalism, said: “We believe that, as the food basket of the UK, Lincolnshire is the ideal county to adopt MDG1 and strive to alleviate hunger and poverty. Shepherd Food Ministries partnered with the Lincoln Food Bank to launch the Lincolnshire v Hunger competition to help give our young people a voice and help them develop and consolidate the virtues of compassion and empathy.”
Shepherd Food Ministries is appealing to the public to support Lincolnshire v Hunger and vote online for their favourite song. The school with the most votes will win £1,000 worth of musical instruments sponsored by the Musicroom, Lincoln.
To vote visit http://lincolnshirevhunger.co.uk/songs/
Book your ticket to the event via enquiries@lincolnshirevhunger.co.uk