This document discusses poverty statistics globally and locally. Some key points include: over 1 billion people live in extreme poverty worldwide, with half of Africa's population and 1 in 3 children living in poverty. The number of people in developing countries suffering from poverty and malnutrition has increased in recent decades. Locally, 1 in 10 families and 1 in 2 adults live in poverty in the Rogue Valley region, where food donations can help feed families for a week. The document encourages readers to donate or volunteer to help address poverty and hunger.
3. • About 1.1 billion people
live in extreme poverty
• In Africa half the
population live in
extreme poverty
4. • 1 in 3 children live in poverty.
• Child poverty has increased 50%
since the 1960’s.
• A third of all children live with
family whose income is below
poverty line.
5.
6. • In developing countries 824
million suffered from poverty in
2010 it increased to 925 million.
• 1 in 3 people in developing
countries suffer from
malnutrition.
7. • 1 in 10 families live in
poverty
• 1 in 2 adults live in poverty
• An average homeless
family is a single mother
and 2 children under 6
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