Just World: Helping Kids In Poverty

Presented by Farah Rizvi

Close your eyes and imagine a world

where• Your family doesn’t

have enough food

• You have to depend on

garbage to survive

• You would like to go to

school, but you have no

way to buy the basic

supplies you need.

• Imagine you had to

live in poverty

• Imagine the village

you lived in looked

like this

• Imagine growing up

like this

Purpose: Raising Awareness Of Poverty

80% of humanity lives on less than $10 a day.

According to UNICEF, 22,000 children die each day due to poverty.

About 72 million children of primary school age in the developing world were not in school in 2005.

1 billion children live in poverty.

• Poverty is the state or

condition of having

little or no money,

goods, food or support.

It is the condition of

being poor.

• In the United States,

many people find it

difficult to imagine the

level of poverty that

many in the developing

world experience.

Helps children to

get what they

need so that they

can go to school

and live

• Funds schools in Cambodia,

Honduras, Guatemala and Brazil

• Provides doctors and nurses

• Provides food

• Helps with uniforms, books and

supplies

• Provides community programs:

tutoring, sports, arts, medical

clinics, lunch programs

Just World works with local partner organizations , including one in Wellington,

Florida. It helps children in:

Jessica Newman: Executive Director

How do they do it?

• Just World collects donations from individuals,

companies and foundations.

• Partners with horse shows in different countries

that hold fundraising events.

• Ambassadors (riders) donate all or part of their

prize money.

Ambassadors (Riders)• Give time by volunteering

• Give money through donations

• Tell others about the program

• Represent Just World in the show ring by

wearing the Just World Blue Jacket, Saddle

Pads and Fly Bonnets

My Involvement:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x42t66_jwi-children-30-sec_creation#.USuNkbQVifQ

Resources

• http://www.justworldinternational.org/en/

• http://www.globalissues.org/article/26/povert

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• http://www.unicefusa.org

Thanks for listening!