The document discusses global poverty from multiple perspectives. It notes that while dozens of organizations aim to help those in need and raise awareness of poverty, it still persists globally. Statistics are provided on the large numbers of people worldwide who lack access to clean water, sanitation, or education. The document argues that poverty is relative and encourages considering one's situation from other points of view, such as comparing difficulties to living with makeshift shoes. It concludes that while some nations or individuals may be wealthy compared to most of the world, true wealth lies in the soul and global solutions are still needed to alleviate human poverty.

1. Dozens of
organizations are
focused on aiding
those in need and
raising awareness
for The global
problem of
poverty.

2. For Example:

4. Yet Poverty still exists.

5. Thrives.
It almost seems contagious

6. Thrives.
But even the suffering caused by illness is relative.
It almost seems contagious

8. It's really all a matter of perspective

10. A very heavy dose of perspective

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12. Every six seconds a child dies of hunger *
*barefootagainstpoverty.org

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Billion.
2.6
Billion.
*barefootagainstpoverty.org

15. 1.1 Billion.
Do not have access to clean water.
2.6 lack basic sanitation
Billion.
Totally .
*barefootagainstpoverty.org

16. According to UNESCO, in
2010 approximately 73
million school-age children
were not getting a formal
education of any kind
*United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization

17. % of children not in school*
53% are girls
47% are boys
boys
girls 47%
53%
*Global Campaign for Education

18. 73 million may not be able to read this sentence
*Global Campaign for Education

19. Not even America
Land of the free
Home of the brave
Has alluded this societal
and economical "illness"

20. Not even America
Land of the free
Home of the brave
Has alluded this societal
and economical "illness"

21. Poverty is not a new problem in America. . .

28. Why does poverty exist?

30. What is perspective?
A particular attitude or way of
regarding something; a point
of view; true understanding of
the relative importance of
things; a sense of proportion

31. What is perspective?
Perhaps comparing a broken heel on your
favorite pair of shoes to wearing temporary
shoes fashioned out of flattened water bottles?

32. Poverty
• Location
• Inclination
• Disposition
• Evaluation
Is relative

33. Population Reference Bureau; prb.org

36. "If your family income is $10,000 a year, you are
wealthier than 84 percent of the world. If it's $50,000
or more a year, you make more than 99 percent of the
world. That's one of the more oft-cited stats. The
World Bank, Poke's Global Rich List and various
economists have a bunch of perspective-gathering
statistics to chew on if you have some time to go
online and find out just how rich you are. They can
also back up their numbers."
- Elizabeth Hovde, Oregon Live, August 2012
http://www.oregonlive.com/hovde/index.ssf/2012/08/income_in_perspective_americas.html

37. "If your family income is $10,000 a year, you are
wealthier than 84 percent of the world. If it's $50,000
or more a year, you make more than 99 percent of the
world. That's one of the more oft-cited stats. The
World Bank, Poke's Global Rich List and various
economists have a bunch of perspective-gathering
statistics to chew on if you have some time to go
online and find out just how rich you are. They can
also back up their numbers."
- Elizabeth Hovde, Oregon Live, August 2012
http://www.oregonlive.com/hovde/index.ssf/2012/08/income_in_perspective_americas.html

38. Look at those last sets of numbers one more time. . .

39. Look at those last sets of numbers one more time. . .
2010 American poverty threshold: $22,314
*$10,000 = making more than 84% of the world
2010 American low-income threshold: $44,405
*$50,000 = making more than 99% of the world

40. Look at those last sets of numbers one more time. . .
2010 American poverty threshold: $22,314
*$10,000 = making more than 84% of the world
2010 American low-income threshold: $44,405
*$50,000 = making more than 99% of the world
So are Americans still suffering?

41. Look at those last sets of numbers one more time. . .
2010 American poverty threshold: $22,314
*$10,000 = making more than 84% of the world
2010 American low-income threshold: $44,405
*$50,000 = making more than 99% of the world
Do Americans have perspective?

43. . . . Yes And no . . .

44. As "rich" as we may be compared to the rest of the world
we seem to lack the same solutions for aiding our needy
and preventing any further spiral into relative poverty

45. Do solutions exist?

46. Yes

47. But the world is imperfect . . .

48. But the world is unbalanced . . .

49. But the world is sick . . .

50. "The world is very different now. For man holds in
his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of
human poverty, and all forms of human life."
-- John F Kennedy

51. Until our souls discover true wealth . . .

52. . . . We will all be impoverished.

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