We live on a wonderful planet with abundant resources and the majority live a good life.
But what about the rest. The people that live on less than $1.25 a day?
Here are some facts that will make you realise just how lucky we are.
1. More than 1 billion people do mot have access to clean water.
2. 20% of the global population do not have basic electricity.
3. 1.5 billion people do not have access to telephones.
4. 79% of imports from poor countries to tich countries are Duty Free.
5. 66 million children will go to school hungry.
6. Nearly 1 billion people live in slums.
7. 50% of women in poor countries do not have access to maternal medicine.
8. The biggest killer of adolescents in Africa is AIDS.
9. 1 in 3 people do not have access to toilets or basic sanitation.
10. The % of children in conflict countries who had to leave school last year was 50%
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