Global Poverty: some facts from the United Nations

2.5 billion people don’t have a proper toilet or sewer system

148 million children are underweight for their age

101 million children are not attending school, with more girls missing out than boys

22 million infants don’t get basic immunisations

7.6 million children died before their 5th birthday, in 2010

4 million newborn babies die in the first month after birth – this is Faith

though, and she’s nearly 8 now!

In 2001, 17% of the world’s population lived on less than $1.25 per person, per day. Just over 1 billion people.

About the same amount of money to buy these…