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- 1. Global Extreme PovertyTogether we can make a difference
- 2. Poverty:The Harsh RealitiesDid you know:1 billion people in the world live on less than one dollar a day.15 out of every 100 children inSub-Saharan Africa die before they reach the age of five.Malaria still kills millions of people every year, mostly children, becauseof conditions of extreme poverty.In the time it takes you to read this, another 2 people on our planet will have died from starvation.Picture by:United States Agency for International DevelopmentFound on Wikipedia Commons
- 3. Where are the poorest places on earth?This map shows the global distribution of populations living in extreme poverty with the highest concentrations in Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Mongolia, India, the Middle East and parts of Central and South America.
- 4. Poverty in AmericaPicture found onThe Road to the Horizonhttp://www.theroadtothehorizon.org/2009_07_01_archive.htmlThough North America fares better than much of the rest of the world, we still have our share of poverty. There are currently 5.7 million children in America living on less than $7 per day. The southern states account for 42% of these children, including the state with the greatest number, Mississippi.
- 5. The Face of PovertyMajor Causes of Extreme Poverty: Hunger and malnutrition
- 9. Populations living in remote areas far from markets, schools, and healthcare facilities Those with little education or assetsPicture by:Agência Brasil, a public Brazilian news agencyFound on Wikipedia Commons
- 10. Why Should We Care?Effects of Poverty:High mortality ratesIncreased health risks and perpetuation of epidemics such as HIV/AIDS and MalariaHampers children’s ability to grow and develop properly and contributes to a cycle of povertyInhibits education and social advancementIncreases armed conflictPicture found on Wikipedia Commonshttp://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.0000039
- 11. Lending a Helping HandThe Millennium Project:On a mission to cut global poverty in half by 2015Has established Millennium Villages to fight poverty at the local level with community involvementGiving a hand up, not a hand outUNICEF Programs Focusing On:Child survival and developmentBasic education and gender equalityHIV/AIDS and childrenChild protectionPolicy advocacy and partnershipsPicture by:Saving Lives with SMS for LifeJeffrey Gluck
- 12. Save a child…Save our world Become informed
- 13. Get involved
- 14. Help spread the wordPictures found on Wikipedia Commons
Editor's Notes
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- #7: Sources:Matrix: UNICEF Focus Areas and the Millennium Agenda. In UNICEF. Retrieved July 10, 2010, form http://www.unicef.org/mdg/poverty.html.
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