Facts about poverty
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Poverty is strong
• Poverty's face is largely female and young. And
because of poverty, families and communities suffer
from malnutrition, illiteracy, violence and the spread of
HIV/AIDS.
• The World Bank estimates that more than a billion
people still eke out an existence on less than US$1 per
day. And, a 2005 United Nations Development Program
report showed growing inequality within and between
countries. Each day, over 30,000 children die from
malnutrition and preventable diseases.
• The biggest challenge of meeting the needs of those in
extreme poverty is mounting a campaign that adequately
matches the sheer magnitude of this global problem.
• Read on for the facts about poverty and some resources
you can use to learn more about the problem.
Percent of poverty for women
• Women 
• 70% of the world's poor are women.
• Worldwide, women receive 30% to 40% less than their
male counterparts for comparable work.
• Between 80% and 90% of poor families are headed by
women.
• Women comprise two-thirds of the world's illiterate
population.
• Women in Southern Asia, Western Asia, and Northern
Africa hold only 20% of paying jobs outside agriculture.
Health
One in five children in the developing world does
not have access to safe water, and one in seven
has no access whatsoever to essential health
services.
• Every year eleven million children die -- most
under the age of five -- and more than six million
from completely preventable causes like
malaria, diarrhea and pneumonia.
• Of these children, more than one in three
children does not have adequate shelter. Over
16% of children in developing world 10 under the
age of five lack adequate nutrition.
• 153 million children under 5 in the developing
world are underweight.
If women are in poverty so are
the kids
We can stop poverty
We cant change how people think
but we can help
Just by changing our self's
• Lets change our self's to change the world
Just by changing our self's
• Lets change our self's to change the world

Facts about poverty

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    Poverty is strong •Poverty's face is largely female and young. And because of poverty, families and communities suffer from malnutrition, illiteracy, violence and the spread of HIV/AIDS. • The World Bank estimates that more than a billion people still eke out an existence on less than US$1 per day. And, a 2005 United Nations Development Program report showed growing inequality within and between countries. Each day, over 30,000 children die from malnutrition and preventable diseases. • The biggest challenge of meeting the needs of those in extreme poverty is mounting a campaign that adequately matches the sheer magnitude of this global problem. • Read on for the facts about poverty and some resources you can use to learn more about the problem.
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    Percent of povertyfor women • Women  • 70% of the world's poor are women. • Worldwide, women receive 30% to 40% less than their male counterparts for comparable work. • Between 80% and 90% of poor families are headed by women. • Women comprise two-thirds of the world's illiterate population. • Women in Southern Asia, Western Asia, and Northern Africa hold only 20% of paying jobs outside agriculture.
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    Health One in fivechildren in the developing world does not have access to safe water, and one in seven has no access whatsoever to essential health services. • Every year eleven million children die -- most under the age of five -- and more than six million from completely preventable causes like malaria, diarrhea and pneumonia. • Of these children, more than one in three children does not have adequate shelter. Over 16% of children in developing world 10 under the age of five lack adequate nutrition. • 153 million children under 5 in the developing world are underweight.
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    If women arein poverty so are the kids
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    We can stoppoverty
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    We cant changehow people think
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    Just by changingour self's • Lets change our self's to change the world
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    Just by changingour self's • Lets change our self's to change the world