Food Force
Educational video game raising awareness of hunger and food aid.
From the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the world’s largest humanitarian agency, Food Force is a free educational video game telling the story of a hunger crisis on the fictitious island of Sheylan.
Comprised of 6 mini-games or “missions”, the game takes young players from an initial crisis assessment through to delivery and distribution of food aid, with each sequential mission addressing a particular aspect of this challenging process.
Together, the missions provide an overview of how food aid is used in both emergencies and long-term development projects. We therefore suggest playing the game straight through from beginning to end, which takes about half an hour.
While the WFP offers instructional materials related to the game as well as general information about hunger and WFP programs, the initiative Feeding Minds Fighting Hunger has compiled educational material on hunger in general, which may be used in this context.
Publishing Organization: United Nations World Food ProgrammeLength: 30 min
Language: | Arabic | English | French | German | Other |
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Type: | Video and Computer Games |
Subject: | Development | Health | Humanitarian Efforts |