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Here are 6 shocking facts on world poverty, and links to how you can help: 1.) The Hunger Project ... 10 Photos. Los Angeles homeless. See Gallery. More from AOL.com:
Stephen Shames (born 1947, in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American photojournalist who for over 50 years has used his photography to raise awareness of social issues, with a particular focus on child poverty, solutions to child poverty, and race. He testified about child poverty to the United States Senate in 1986.
In January 2014, she gave a TEDxAustinWomen Talk titled "How Do YOU Define Yourself", [22] and her YouTube videos have received over 54 million views. [23] She is known for her optimism. [ 16 ] [ 24 ] [ 25 ] [ 26 ] For National Bullying Prevention Month in 2015, she hosted a social media challenge for Bystander Revolution 's Month of Action.
According to World Bank, "Poverty headcount ratio at a defined value a day is the percentage of the population living on less than that value a day at 2017 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions."
Jennifer Lawrence and Malala Yousafzai may seem an unlikely filmmaking duo, but the Academy Award winner and Pakistani education activist came together to produce an important new documentary. It ...
Jacob Holdt (born 29 April 1947) is a Danish photographer, writer and lecturer.His mammoth work, American Pictures, gained international fame in 1977 for its effective photographic revelations about the hardships of America's lower classes.
Diaz traces the growth of global poverty back to colonization in the 15th century, and features interviews with a number of economists, sociologists, and historians who explain how poverty is the clear consequence of free-market economic policies that allow powerful nations to exploit poorer countries for their assets and keep money in the ...
Global Citizen's vision is, upon itself, a world without extreme poverty by 2030. [8] To achieve this, the organization works with people to make a difference in the present, and focuses on improving the future by changing the systems and policies that keep people in poverty, by utilizing education, communications, advocacy, campaigning, and the media.