CONTENTS SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 14. Crisis in Southern Africa: The Price of Destablization...... 15. Renewed Challenge in Ethiopia.. 16. Private Capacities and Public Responsibilities in Allevi- 17. Hunger in America: Joint Hearing Before the Subcom- mittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition of the Committee on Agriculture and 19. African Crisis: Angola, Mozambique, Ethiopia and Sudan. Joint Hearing with the Africa Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. 20. In Support of Children: Many Successes But Much To Be 21. Poverty and Hunger in Hispanic America: The Inad- equacy of Data for Policy Planning. 22. Self-Employment for the Poor: The Potential of Micro- 23. A.I.D. and Third World Women: The Unmet Potential..... 24. Three Asian Countries in Crises: Afghanistan, Vietnam 27. The Hunger Emergency Assistance and Relief Trust Act of 1987: "Individual Giving to Alleviate Hunger." Joint Hearing with the Select Revenue Measures Sub- committee of the House Ways and Means Committee... B. Regional Hearings and Site Visits...... 3. Barriers to Participation in Federal Assistance Pro- 4. Appalachia Revisited: The Persistence of Hunger and Poverty in West Virginia, Montgomery, West Virginia D. Reports Initiated by the Select Committee... 1. Hunger Among the Homeless: A Survey of 140 Shelters, Food Stamp Participation and Recommendations 2. Literacy and School Feeding Programs 3. Eradication of Guinea Worm Disease... 4. Obtaining Food: Shopping Constraints on the Poor 5. Access and Availability of Credit to the Poor in Develop- ing Countries and the United States... 6. Self-Help Programs: Innovative Options for Achieving 7. Enhancing Agriculture in Africa: A Role for U.S. Devel- 8. Strategies for Expanding the Supplemental Food Pro- grams for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Partici- pation: A Survey of WIC Directors..... 31 68 100TH CONGRESS 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES { REPORT 100-1107 PROGRESS REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON HUNGER DURING THE 100TH CONGRESS DECEMBER 13, 1988.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. LELAND, from the Select Committee on Hunger, REPORT SECTION 1. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE'S WORK I. OVERVIEW OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE'S MANDATE AND INVESTIGATIONS A. The Committee's Mandate The Select Committee on Hunger was created on February 22, 1984 by a vote of 309-78 in the House of Representatives. The resolution authorizing the Committee, was cosponsored by 258 Members and was supported by a diverse coalition of over 60 national organizations. On March 7, 1985, the Select Committee was reauthorized by a vote of 286-124 in the House of Representatives. There were over 200 private organizations representing a broad coalition who supported reconstitution of the Committee in the 100th Congress; and the resolution passed by a vote of 312-89 on January 8, 1987. The Select Committee's mandate is to conduct a continuing comprehensive study and review of the problems of domestic and international hunger and malnutrition. During the 100th Congress, the committee's work was diverse: 32 hearings, nine basic human needs seminars and numerous briefings were held; seven reports were published and coordination with standing committees of jurisdiction assured a comprehensive approach to hunger-related issues. Members of the Committee and staff visited Ethiopia, the Sudan, Somalia, Mali, Angola, Mozambique, Kenya, Bangladesh, Haiti, Nicaragua, Vietnam and Thailand to view first hand, and discuss with representatives of international relief and development organizations, private and voluntary organization officials and with U.S. Government and host government agency officials matters central to the particular crises threatening the lives of millions of people. The Committee's hearing and briefing schedule was as follows: 1987 1987-88 Hearing Schedule (Washington, D.C. and Regional) February 25, Washington, D.C.-Hunger and Homelessness. February 26, Washington, D.C.-Crisis in Africa and the U.S. Re sponse. March 5, Washington, D.C.-Basic Education in Developing Countries. March 12, Washington, D.C.-Banking on the Poor. March 17, Washington, D.C.-Eradication of Guinea Worm Dis ease. April 8, Washington, D.C.-Development with Women: Mainstream or Marginal? April 29, Washington, D.C.-Role of Federal Food Assistance Programs and Strategies to Reduce Infant Mortality. May 14, Washington, D.C.-Progress in International Nutrition and Health. June 18, Washington, D.C.-Enhancing the Developmental Impact of Food. June 24, Washington, D.C.-Farm Crisis: Growing Poverty and Hunger Among America's Food Producers. July 10, New Town, North Dakota Regional Hearing-Hunger and Nutrition Problems Among American Indians: A Case Study of North Dakota. July 23, Washington, D.C.-The World Bank in Africa. July 24, Greenwood, Mississippi Regional Hearing-Assessing the Effectiveness of Federal Assistance Programs in Rural Mississippi. August 5, Washington, D.C.-Role of Gleaning in Efforts to Alleviate Hunger. September 30, Washington, D.C.-Continuing Efforts to Coordinate and Simplify Major Federal Assistance Programs. October 2, Washington, D.C.-Barriers to Participation in Federal Assistance Programs. October 7, Washington, D.C.-Crisis in Southern Africa: The Price of Destablization. October 8, Washington, D.C.-Renewed Challenge in Ethiopia. November 18, Washington, D.C.-Private Capacities and Public Responsibilities in Alleviating World Hunger. 1988 February 24, Washington, D.C.-U.S. Food Aid Programs: Meeting the Needs? February 24, Washington, D.C.-Hunger Emergency in America. Joint hearing with Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations and Nutrition Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee. March 10, Washington, D.C.-African Crisis: Angola, Mozambique, Ethiopia and Sudan. Joint hearing with Africa Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. March 24, Washington, D.C.-In Support of Children: Many Successes But Much To Be Done. March 30, Washington, D.C.-Poverty and Hunger in Hispanic America: The Inadequacy of Data for Policy Planning. April 20, Washington, D.C.-Self-Employment for the Poor: The Potential of Micro Enterprise Credit Programs. May 11, Washington, D.C.-A.I.D. and Third World Women: The Unmet Potential. June 16, Washington, D.C.-Three Asian Countries in Crises: Afghanistan, Vietnam and the Philippines. June 24, Montgomery, West Virginia Regional Hearing-Appalachia Revisited: The Persistence of Hunger and Poverty in West Virginia. June 30, Aids and the Third World: The Impact on Development. July 14, Washington, D.C.-Ethiopia and Sudan: Warfare, Politics and Famine. August 4, Washington, D.C.-The Hunger Emergency Assistance and Relief Trust Act of 1986: Individual Giving to Alleviate Hunger. Joint hearing with the Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee. October 10, Birmingham, Alabama Regional Hearing-Infant Survival: A Challenge for the South. 1987 1987-88 Seminar and Special Awareness Events (Washington, D.C.) February, The Committee facilitated Youth Ending Hunger, a coalition of high school and college students involved in helping to alleviate hunger, by hosting their yearly presentation to the Con gress. March 26, The Committee's first in a series of Basic Human Needs Seminars was held on the tropic of "Women's Issues in Development Policy." Current efforts to more fully integrate women in the development process were discussed. Representative Patterson hosted the seminar and speakers included: Mayra Buvinic, Director, International Center for Research on Women; Joycelin Massiah, Director, Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of the West Indies; Amartya Sen. Development Economist, Oxford University and Nadia Youssef, Senior Policy Specialist, Program Development and Planning Division, UNICEF. September 11, The Committee's second Basis Human Needs Seminar focused on the crisis in Mozambique. The discussion on the ongoing struggle with the Government of Mazambique was led by Roy Stacy, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs and representatives from UNICEF and Amnesty International. October 12, The Committee participated in World Food Day activities and cohosted a Capitol Hill forum jointly with the End Hunger Network. October 30, The Committee participated in the Hill Staffers for the Homeless by hosting a Halloween Party for homeless children in the Washington, D.Č. area. Food and toy donations were extended by the Capitol Hill offices. |