Monday, 13 October, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving All!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Hope you all get a chance to relax, eat lots of turkey and reflect on all that you have to be thankful for. Even though the economic world is in turmoil, we are all blessed. Don't believe me? Consider these stats...

Number of children in the world: 2.2 billion
Number in poverty: 1 billion (every second child)

640 million are without adequate shelter (1 in 3)
400 million have no access to safe water (1 in 5)
270 million have no access to health services (1 in 7)

26,500-30,000 children die each day due to poverty

Almost half the world — over three billion people — live on less than $2.50 a day.

At least 80% of humanity lives on less than $10 a day.

source http://www.globalissues.org/article/26/poverty-facts-and-stats

Be thankful today and everyday... pass it on.

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