Malnutrition, and the sickness it causes, are a major cause of death in the world. In fact, every year 9 million people die from hunger and hunger-related disease. That's one every 3.5 seconds, or about 2 people since you clicked onto this page...

To help fight this killer, and get a small idea of what food is like for a large amount of the world, I will be eating only rice and beans for a week, from the 27th November until the 1st December. If it's anything like last year, it'll be pretty difficult and I'll get extremely sick of beans (alongside realising just how addicted I am to sugar and coffee).

But in some ways that's the point, it should and will be difficult because that's how removed our diet is from a huge proportion of the earth's population. And as well as getting a taste (pun intended) of how they live, we will be fundraising for Tearfund. They are a great charity working against global food poverty by training people how to farm more efficiently and meet their own need.

It would be great if you could donate to help this cause. Only £10 can provide training in sustainable agriculture to a whole family, so even a little donation goes a long way.

Currently, 1 in 8 people globally go to bed hungry. Let's turn that 1 into a 0.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.