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1 Poverty – the biggest problem in the world

2 What does poverty look like?

3 What does poverty look like? Bad nutrition

4 What does poverty look like? They work

5 What does poverty look like? Bad housing

6 How many people are poor? It depends on how you measure it In the world, over 2.5 billion people barely survive on less than $2 dollars a day (that is close to half the population of the world!) 2.5 billion is the same as 2,500 milllion or 2,500,000,000 people.

7 What does poverty look like in Peru? In Peru about 37% of the population is poor: about 11 million people

8 Should we care? Poverty is the source of many big problems: – disease and epidemics – crime and violence – migration and more – human suffering

9 What can be done about it? Education Health Water Food Housing Telephones Electricity

10 What can YOU do about poverty? Stay in school – study and learn Volunteer – help some people in need Encourage young kids to stay in school and to volunteer Learn about what your government is doing for poverty

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