A Painful Reality…
Poverty is reality for nearly half the world’s population…almost
3 billion people. And of those, more than 1 billion subsist on less than $1 a day. For them, basic necessities seem impossible – every step is another obstacle to overcome. The statistics tell a grim tale.
Facts about poverty:
- Poverty is the number one killer in the world (British Medical Journal)
- Six million children under the age of 5 die as a result of hunger and malnutrition every year (UNICEF)
- More than 1 billion people live without access to safe drinking water (UN)
- More than 78 percent of the developing world's urban population now lives in slums (UN - Habitat)
Statistics only tell part of the story. Behind the numbers are real people. And these are their stories. |
