Crazy Facts About World Poverty

Here at SMS Kiva, we pride our selves on helping the world by loaning to people in poverty, but don’t you think that you, our readers, should know why we do it? Here are some facts that should help you understand, if you don’t already.Image result for poverty

  1. Nearly 50% of the worlds population, more than 3 billion people, live on less  than $2.50
  2. More than 1.3 million people live in extreme poverty-less than $1.25 a day
  3. 1 billion children live in poverty worldwide
  4. Roughly 22,000 children die each day worldwide due to poverty
  5. 805 million people don’t have enough food to eat
  6. More than 750 million people lack adequate access to good clean water
  7. Approximately 2,300 people are killed each day due to unsanitary toilets and        hand hygiene. That is 842,000 people a year
  8. In 2011, 165 million children under the age of 5 were stunted (reduced rate of growth) due to chronic malnutrition.

Here is a post from Mr. Ferriter on a trip-line about some past loans

Source: https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-global-poverty

By:

Austin B. and Mathew L.

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