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Over the past 20 years, global poverty has been cut in half, with extreme poverty declining in every region of the developing world.
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The current generation has been called “the first generation in history that can end extreme poverty” by the World Bank (in 2015).
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In 2018, the largest source of charitable giving came from individuals.
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People are giving of their time as well. In 2018, approx. 77 million Americans volunteered to make a difference.
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For $30 billion, we could end world hunger. Americans throw away $165 billion a year in unwanted food.
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The World Bank aims to end extreme poverty, or those who live on $1.90 a day, by 2030.
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At the end of 2018, extreme poverty was at the lowest level worldwide in record history.
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Sources
- The Economist, 2012, World Bank Research Group
- World Bank, World Bank Forecasts Global Poverty to Fall Below 10% for First Time, October 2015
- National Philanthropic Trust, 2014
- National Philanthropic Trust 2014
- United Nations, National Resources Defense Council
- Wordbank.org, Year in Review: 2018 in 14 Charts, December 21, 2018.
- Results.org, World Poverty and What You Can Do About It.
- Compassion.com, Quick Facts About Poverty.