The amount of food that goes to waste every passing day is nothing short of alarming. That handful of rice we end up throwing down the bin definitely has its repercussions. Nearly 800 million people worldwide suffer from hunger. Yet, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations, we end up wasting almost a third of our planet's produce. That's 2.9 trillion pounds of food going down the drain. With the world population expected to hit 9 billion people by 2050, hunger in this world is as big a problem as global warming.

If we were to look at just India, the picture is only marginally better than impoverished underdeveloped nations. As per UNICEF, every year over a million children in India die from causes related to malnutrition. You don't need much more than that to realise how serious things are. While most of us remain oblivious to the real issues of the world, there are some people who deserve a lot more attention than they currently get as they fight for the millions surviving on nothing more than water. They are the ones actually making the difference.

1. Bill Ayres

With $2000 of cash advance on his credit card, Bill Shore founded Share Our Strength (SOS) along with his sister Debbie back in 1984. Share Our Strength is a national nonprofit organisation that aims to end the problem of child hunger in America. From a $2000 credit, SOS has raised and invested more than $528 million in the fight against hunger.

3. Bono

Sustainable food system activist, Ellen Gustafson raised a very valid point when she founded 30 Project, a campaign that would speak about the link between hunger and obesity. Her very valid concerns revolve around how big-money fast-food giants and convenience stores are driving out the farmers and the nutritious food that they'd grow. She was also a part of the FEED Foundation that fed over 60 million school children around the world with the money raised by selling 500,000 reusable bags.

5. Ertharin Cousin