August 14, 2008 - 12:12pm — sweetbliss27
Poverty Facts and Stats
Hey guys,
I was just surfing the net when I came across these facts about poverty. I couldn't believe what I was reading! So I want to share it with everyone:
1. Half the world — nearly three billion people — live on less than two dollars a day.
2. The poorest 40 percent of the world’s population accounts for 5 percent of global income. The richest 20 percent accounts for three-quarters of world income.
3. According to UNICEF, 26,500-30,000 children die each day due to poverty. And they “die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth, far removed from the scrutiny and the conscience of the world. Being meek and weak in life makes these dying multitudes even more invisible in death.”
4. Based on enrollment data, about 72 million children of primary school age in the developing world were not in school in 2005; 57 per cent of them were girls. And these are regarded as optimisitic numbers.
5. Almost two in three people lacking access to clean water survive on less than $2 a day, with one in three living on less than $1 a day.
So I want to say all of you guys who are out there making a difference - You're amazing! Keep your dreams alive and together we can fight poverty.