The money raised by just one ticket could feed a child from the Central African Republic for a week, and the event raised a total of £260 meaning that 52 children could be fed for a week each or one child could have enough food for a whole year. This is a truly admirable achievement and one which we hope to exceed next year.
Each group of people was sat on either a low, middle or high income table and this corresponded to the amount of food which they were first give. Low income had a small portion of rice, middle income had more rice and some beans, and high income had large portions of both with some extras thrown in as well. This visual representation of world income disparities resonated with many and made everyone think a bit more about how lucky we are to live in a high income country. As many of the low income country tables were still (unsurprisingly) hungry, the banquet table was then opened to all with food kindly donated by Tiger Bills and also supplied by Selly Sausage and Aldi in Selly Oak.
Overall the event was a resounding success and this wouldn't have been possible without the efforts of the UNICEF on campus committee, the performers who donated their time, the generous food donors and of course the audience for attending. Look out for the next UNICEF on campus event at the University of Birmingham, if the poverty banquet is anything to go by, it will be well worth getting involved in.
The Materialists
Guests enjoying the banquet
Sacha wows the guests
Everyone tucks into the banquet
Little Dynamite
Information about world hunger on each table
UNICEF on campus members with guest speaker Maud
