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CEP students have acted to address world hunger from many perspectives. It all began when they studied the habit-of-heart patience and took a trip to at Vital Zuman Farms, and learned the patience it takes to grow pumpkins from farmer Alan. They decorated pumpkins to give to adopted grandparents and also made pumpkin pies for a homeless shelter.

Guest presenter Suart Jaffe discussed how his organization, F.A.I.T.H. feeds the hungry in Los Angeles. Students studied the causes of hunger in their home state of California and talked about the reasons why people with jobs still go hungry. They compared these social reasons with the reasons for hunger in other parts of the world and discussed kinds of drought resistant plants that offer the best nutrition. Dr. Diana Farid told them about the heart benefits of sunflower seeds. Students raised money to benefit world hunger and presented it to Plan International representative Pam Pieris. They learned about sustainable development and the many countries their efforts had helped.

Meanwhile, they sent seeds and clay pots to their friends at the Kiiva School in Nairobi, where students experimented with seeds and sent photos of the nursery where they have started growing mangos, pawa paw, passion fruit, silk oak, asuriana and will begin poultry keeping. and news of their own planting project, challenging the American students to grow their own seeds in return.

The alumni club continued to learn about gardening by participating in community gardening project in Los Angeles.

The Kenyan students also shared information about a traditional African wedding and the use of gourds in the ceremony. The American students discussed a plan to incorporate their own dancing skills to create a play using the gourds and other materials about African weddings. The play would be part of a fundraiser to help tsunami victims left hungry.

Some students also wrote letters to convey their convictions about world hunger and challenge other students to act on them. See Project Geodysseo for details and to read their letters.

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