3 billion people live on less than $2.50 a day, with over 1.2 billion living on less than $1.25, and 795 million people do not have enough food. Poverty and hunger stem from lacking the means to meet basic needs. While these issues are global, they also affect people in the US. As a business student, the greatest impact can come from raising awareness among business leaders and implementing practices to address these problems. Social media can help by spreading information and enabling donations to organizations fighting hunger.

1. Extreme Poverty and Hunger
…and what can I do to end it.

2. What is the problem?
World hunger affects
a large percentage of
the worlds
population.

3. But hunger stems
from poverty and
lacking the means to
meet even the most
basic of human
needs.

4. How bad is the problem?
3 billion people live on less than $2.50 a day
with more than 1.2 billion living below the
extreme poverty line on less than $1.25 a day

5. The poor spend 60-80% of their income on
food in developing countries leaving little for
healthcare and education.

6. 795 million people worldwide do not have
enough food to live a healthy lifestyle. That’s
about 1 in 9.

7. Why does it resonate with me?
This particular issue resonates with me
because I believe that solving poverty and
hunger will address the the basic needs in
order for developing countries to progress.

8. Once these basic needs are met, being well
nourished and financially secure will provide
the foundation to support other social and
economical development.

9. How can this be applied locally?
While hunger and poverty are significant issues
worldwide, there are still people in the United
States that struggle with both of these.

10. Organizations like feedingamerica.org and
endhunger.org focus on hunger within the
United States.

11. Where can I make the greatest
contribution?
As a business management major, I will have
the responsibility of determining the focus
and direction of businesses.

12. The greatest impact I can have is by making
companies and business leaders aware of
these issues and how they can implement
business practices to change them.

13. How can social media help reach
these goals?
Social media is an extremely powerful tool that
can be used in the fight against poverty and
hunger.

14. One of the most impactful ways this can
happen is when people find out more
information through following social media
like Facebook pages and Twitter feeds.

15. They can also give through these
organizations websites as well as micro-
funding websites such as gofundme.com