In 500 BC, an anonymous Chinese poet wrote:

• If you are thinking a year ahead, sow seed
• If you are thinking ten years ahead, plant a tree
• If you are thinking one hundred years ahead, educate the people
• By Sowing a see once, you will harvest once
• By planting a tree, you will harvest tenfold
• By educating the people, you will harvest one hundredfold

Education of people, particularly women, has been proven to help solve the problem of chronic persistent hunger. When people understand the reasons why there is hunger in their country, and the solutions that can help eradicate it, the problem can be solved much easier and quicker.

Women work together to plant seeds and pick crops in an attempt to solve their hunger problems.

Many of the people living in countries where chronic persistent hunger is occurring, want to help to sort out their problem. Education of the people allows them to focus their time and energy on projects more efficiently, and help to make them a success.

A good example is where the problem of a rapidly expanding population is quickly outgrowing resources and food supplies available. In countries like China, people have been educated about the consequences if they're population problem isn't solved; chronic persistent hunger being an example. They are shown the ways they can help maintain a higher standard of living, such as by having only one child.

Women learn about the reproductive system

People can also be educated about other issues and areas besides those already mentioned. For example, people can be educated about how to use farming machinery more efficiently or be trained how for jobs in factories. These aspects of education, not only help the person benefiting directly from it, but also help to develop the economy, brightening the country's future.