More than one billion people in the world live on less than one dollar a day. In total, 2.7 billion struggle to survive on less than two dollars a day. [“Fast Facts: Faces of Poverty,” UN Millennium Project 2006, www.unmilenniumproject.org.] In these poverty-challenged areas, the population of children is often close to 50%. Many face extreme poverty, where there is not enough food to eat, clothing to wear, and no secure housing. [Page 90]
Source: Sylvia Foth, Daddy Are We There Yet? (A global check-in on the world of mission and kids), Kidzana Ministries, Mukilteo, 2009
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