| These facts about poverty can add power and punch to your Lift One Project. |
| Poverty is the number one killer in the world. (British Medical Journal) |
| Six million children under the age of 5 die as a result of hunger and malnutrition every year. (UNICEF) |
| More than one billion people live without access to safe drinking water. (United Nations) |
| More than 78 percent of the developing world's urban population now lives in slums. (Oxfam) |
| About 1.2 billion people struggle to live on less than $1 per day. (United Nations) |
| Two out of three people on the planet struggle to get by on less than $2 per day. (United Nations) |
| Amazingly 6% of the world enjoys 60% of the world’s wealth, while 94% split the other 40%. (United Nations) |
| Every day 30,000 people die from extreme poverty. (World Health Organization) |
| Every three seconds a child dies from a preventable disease. (Oxfam) |
| It’s estimated that for every year a child stays in school, 10% is added to their annual earning potential. |
Children International Facts |
| Over one million impoverished children have been sponsored through Children International. |
| Founded in 1936 |
| Eight out of every ten dollars goes directly to programs, services and tangible benefits for needy children. |
| Currently Children International serves more than 300,000 children in 11 countries. |
| Our goal is to serve over 400,000 children by 2011, the 75th anniversary. |
| Children International sponsors children in the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Zambia, Philippines and India. |
| Sponsorship provides vital benefits such as health and dental care, the tools to stay in school, clothing and shoes, housing assistance and nutritional aide. |
| Children International hires only local professionals in agencies around the world, to further create opportunities and jobs for the communities they serve. |
