Facts about Poverty in Mexico
Nearly 22,000 children die each day due to living in poverty. A quarter of humanity, 1.6 billion people, lives without electricity. In 2011, about 800 children under the age of five died every hour.
Anecdote: Poverty Story
Luisa's story - an 11 year old girl living in poverty 27 Oct 2014 Luisa (identity protected) shares a three-roomed apartment with her mother, step-father and 9 other family members. Her step-father lost his job in construction in 2007 and her mom has been unable to find any lasting work. The family relies on a soup kitchen for food and donations of clothing from neighbors. 'One day my friend saw me at the soup kitchen and since then my friends don’t talk to me anymore and treat me like someone who is in need.' 'What I would like in the future is to change the world, to do what I can to help people, to help the poor and give them what they need. Everybody will have a stable house. Everybody will be well and nobody will be in need.
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