Global Poverty by the Numbers

Understanding global poverty starts with numbers.  The numbers can be overwhelming - -

• More than 80% of the world's population lives on less than $10 per day.
• 1.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water, 2.6 billion people lack access to sanitation and 2 billion people lack access to modern energy sources.
• More than 100 million people are homeless around the world.  A third of the global population lives in slums.
• According to UNICEF, 25,000 children die each day due to poverty.
• There are 2.2 billion children in the world, and 1 billion in poverty.
• In the United States, approximately 95 million people, a third of the nation have housing problem, including a high cost burden, overcrowding, poor-quality shelter or homelessness.

The firm KickStart is bring low-cost technology to Africa and Central Asia - - blending technology, innovation, and activism in an effort to solve the "numbers problem."