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Walk to end poverty<\/strong><\/p>\n

Author: Magda Wyszynska<\/p>\n

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Seven Found<\/p>\n

Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n

What do you think of when you hear the word poverty? No money? No food? No water? No humanity?<\/p>\n

Every three and a half seconds one person dies due to hunger-related causes (1). About 1.7 billion people are estimated to live in absolute poverty today. That means they cannot afford basic needs such as clean water, nutrition, health care, education and shelter.<\/p>\n

Millions experience relative poverty lacking a usual or socially acceptable level of resources or income as compared with others within a society or country (2).<\/p>\n

Today,\u00a0poverty reduction<\/a>\u00a0is a major goal and issue for many international organizations such as the United Nations<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0World Bank<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Feed Kitsap<\/p>\n

Lack of Money<\/strong><\/p>\n

Poverty relates directly to the lack of money. In the image below you can see how it is spread around the globe. The map shows the percentage of population that earns less than 1,25$\/1E\u00a0 per day (2008). The most significantly affected countries are central and south Africa and southern Asia. This means that 20% of the world population is severely affected by poverty (3).<\/p>\n

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Percentage of population living on less than 1,25$\/day 2007-2008<\/p>\n

Hunger<\/strong><\/p>\n

Six million children die of hunger every year. Every third death is caused by hunger-related diseases. Every seventh person always goes to sleep hungry. The greatest occurrence is India – nearly half of all\u00a0Indian\u00a0children are undernourished.<\/p>\n

Food is the first need that every poor person uses his\/her money for. However, there are many other problems, such us drought and soil degradation. In\u00a0Africa, if current trends of\u00a0soil degradation\u00a0continue, the continent might be able to feed just 25% of its population by 2025, according to\u00a0the United Nations University’s Ghana-based Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (4).<\/p>\n

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Percentage of Undernourished Population World Map (2007)<\/p>\n

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Forecasts<\/strong><\/p>\n

The World Bank report “Global Economic Prospects” predicts that in 2030 the number of people living on less than the equivalent of $1 a day will fall by half. According to the report the poorest population will raise in Africa.<\/p>\n

Health<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beside undernourishment and malnourishment, there many other health problems poor people face. There are six most recognized severe diseases:<\/p>\n