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bestwill do!Wishes and dreams for the little ones.
A dream home…
…in a picturesque and safe environment.
Will this do?
A prime site. Right in the city of LA!
Abundance of nutritious food…
…you need to
grow.
The food camp is a kilometer away.
Did he make it?
All the clothes you can pick to
keep you warm and
make your day.
Happy with these, dear?
Are the children happy in Kibera?
What do you think?
Let’s find new
stimulations for your
developing brain.
Clean water…
…to appreciate life with.
A place for sanitation and cleaning.
When there are no other options…
The
best care
for your
sniffles.
Nigerian orphanage in the late 1960’s.
Children and a nurse attendant.
The best care, possible.
The highest education…
…that money can buy.
What education?
They have to
beg for food.
ENVIRONMENTAL:climate change, exhaustion of soil fertility and decline of agricultural yields, depletion of natural resources…
ECONOMICS: increase in world oil prices, pushed up price of grain, high unemployment rate, brain drain…
HEALTH CARE: lack or poor access to affordable health…
development trap
the cycle of change…
What are the causes of poverty?
What about effectiveness of governments? the cycle of change continues…
OverpopulationIllegal Immigration
High Crime Rates
Discrimination: gender, racial, caste…
Corruption$ConflictsWar
Why should we care?
If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin. ~Charles Darwin
It’s a cycle that can affect everyone on earth.
Know the history and the effects.
Recognize these signs:
• edema of legs and feet• light-colored• thinning hair• anemia• a pot-belly• shiny skin
A victim of severe dietary
protein deficiency caused by
Nigerian–Biafran War
We have been warned…
To a man with an empty stomach food is God.~Gandhi
No solutions of your own?
TAKE A STAND
Join forces
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Society comprises two classes: those who have more food than appetite, and those who have more appetite than food. ~Sébastien-Roch Nicholas de Chamfort, Maximes
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Sources of information/images:Many thanks to:
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PovertyMS Clipart artists discoveredFree photos for social study by Sadashivanhttp://www.sadashivan.com/freephotos4ursocialstudy/id5.htmlWikipedia Commons Images:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Homeless_in_LA.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Jakarta_slumlife65.JPGhttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Jakarta_slumlife68.JPG http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mwamongu_water_source.jpgBy paulkist
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Barefoot_child_in_Kibera.jpgBy hris1johnson
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Children_and_open_sewer_in_Kibera.jpgBy Dr. Lyle Conrad
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Starved_girl.jpgBy Brazilian news agency, Agencia Brasil
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:India.Mumbai.01.jpg
