Crisis of Global Poverty
What can you do to help?
Poverty
More than one billion people in the world today
live in poverty. Everyday more than 25,000 people
die due to hunger related issues. That means every
three and a half second, some dies.
The Children
The unfortunate part of this is that most of the
people who die, are children. Every minute some
twenty children die of poverty. The question that
still remains is why hasn’t anyone done anything?
It could be done, if it wanted to be.
The United Nations estimates that the cost to alleviate world
hunger comes at a price of $195 billion dollars. This goal could
be easily achieved if countries pledged only 0.7% of their
national income towards this goal. That’s not even 1% and the
sad part is only five countries have met this goal.
How can you help?
Even YOU can help end poverty by doing the
smallest of things. You may think as a teen there’s
nothing you can do, but there’s quite a bit.
Allowance
Some teenagers our age receive an allowance at the end
of the month or every week. Skip one month’s allowance
and donate that to charity. Or even ask your parents to
send out twenty dollars if you don’t get an allowance.
2001 Census
According to the census made in 2001 there are about
11 million households in Canada. If every house hold
donated $20 a month even for just once a year. The
country could give out $220,000,000 towards ending
poverty.
Empty out your piggy bank for charity.
Most kids have kept and added to their piggy bank
they have at home. For the sake of people
struggling across the world, empty out your piggy
bank and donate it to a charity.
Make a homemade lunch.
How much money do you think you spend buying
lunch at the cafeteria at school? What if for a few
days in the week you packed a homemade lunch
and donated your money.
Throw a local bake sale
If you have some baking skills you can set up a
stand anywhere and sell homemade items for
money to send to charity. Although this could be a
daunting task to do alone…
But with friends..
It can be lots of fun! To do charity work with other
people you enjoy and doing something for a good
cause can be very fulfilling.
Helping Hands
Or you can grab your youth group, and host charity
events at your local church. Anything from a bake
sale to a people’s auction.
Targeting the specifics.
Although fund raising for money is a good idea. It’s also
better to collect specific items that people need…
Clothing
Many people who live in poverty don’t have the proper
clothes to wear so they can stay warm. Holding a clothes
drive and giving away old clothes Is great way to helping
people get new clothes.
Shoes
Many people who live in poverty also don’t have shoes. Sounds
funny doesn’t it? But many people walk around bare foot and
can get scratched or hurt. Most people throw away old shoes,
instead send them off to a shoe drive to be donated.
Food
Food is one of the most essential things a person needs
in life. Donate soup cans or any type of food to your local
food bank so they can give it to people in need.
Poverty Cycle
The poverty cycle explains the many different ways
people can get into poverty. By finding ways to
break the cycle we can help alleviate poverty.
Together we can…
Help build…
A better world!
• All images taken from public domain via
internet through Google Images
• Poverty cycle:
http://www.crcna.org/pages/sea_cycleofpove
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