1. And how it affects children around the
world

2. poverty isn’t just a slide show.
it’s
reality
40% of the world population lives on less than
$1 a day.

3. What is poverty?
noun: the state or
condition of having little or
no living resources, money,
or means of support;
condition of being poor.
This often leads to:

4. CHRONIC HUNGER:
a type of hunger that lasts over
a long period of time.
This causes weak metabolism, and
higher chance of death.

5. Think about this….

6. THAT

7. About 916 per
hour.
And almost 15 per
minute…
All taken by
poverty

8. Children in poverty don’t have the same
opportunities as us. For example:

9. In the 21st century!

10. In developing countries,
lack basic sanitation and
life necessities.

11. We walk less than 20
steps to the sink for
water that’s clean.

12. Women in Africa walk
2 ½ miles a day to get
water.
And most of the
time, it’s not even
clean.

13. According to the
World Health
Organization,
there are 250
million cases of
water related
diseases.

14. WATER RELATED SICKNESSES:
-cholera
-diarrhea
-stomach flu
Medication is expensive.
Most can’t afford it.
So, if a person living in poverty has a treatable
illness, they will most likely die.

17. WAYS TO HELP:

18. Bibliography
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