many children cannot
go to school without the basic necessity such as a pair of shoes.
in ethiopia, one million people
suffer from a disease caused by walking barefoot in volcanic soil [...] (globalshift.org)
millions of people
around the world cannot afford basic necessities such as a pair of shoes.
more than 300 million people
live on less than $1 a day (”globalissues.org”).
2.6 billion people
in the world lack basic sanitation (”globalissues.org”).
some 1.1 billion people
in developing countries have inadequate access to water (”globalissues.org”).
nearly a billion people
entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names (”globalissues.org”).
over 1.4 billion people
globally live on less than $1.25 per day (”Worldbank.org”).
35.9 million people
live below the poverty line in America, including 12.9 million children (”soundvision.com”).
1.7 billion people
live in poverty globally (”Wikipedia.org”).