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While there are a lot of different things that can factor in and effect childhood, I feel like poverty is a bigger one than most. All families have different incomes and struggles, where some children find themselves being jealous of what others have. Yet, this problem can be a lot deeper and serious than people often think. A family suffering from poverty, not only struggles financially, but will struggle health wise as well, such as education levels, malnutrition, dental/doctor checkups and other medical needs. These are very important, vital things that are needed to survive, but so many people are just going without them.

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Where is extreme poverty?

Sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the largest number of people living in extreme poverty. See below for a breakdown of where people living with less than $1.90 per day are located.

413.3 million in Sub-Saharan Africa

216.4 million in South Asia

47.2 million in East Asia and Pacific

25.9 million in Latin America and the Caribbean

18.6 million in the Middle East and North Africa

7.1 million in Europe and Central Asia

Children living in extreme poverty

It is estimated that 104 million children under 5 are living in extreme poverty, while that number extends to 328 million for children under 18 (World Bank, 2016).

Children suffer the most when living in poverty. Their young, developing bodies are less resilient to the effects of living without clean water, food or health care. As a result, many children living in poverty suffer from malnutrition and disease. If left untreated-which is common due to limited access to health care-they cannot survive. It is estimated that only 10% of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition receive treatment.

Watch the story of 13-year-old Keynyang, a brave young boy trying to support his family after conflict forced them to flee their home in South Sudan. With no money or food, his family is trying to survive by eating leaves.

Keynyang's story demonstrates that extreme poverty is often the result of external factors that are far beyond the family's control. However, with the right support, there is hope. We have 40 years of experience of saving lives and supporting self-sufficiency for some of the world's most vulnerable populations. We are able to help communities become more resilient to external factors that cause extreme poverty, and help families recover from natural disasters or forced displacement.
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Sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the largest number of people living in extreme poverty. See below for a breakdown of where people living with less than $1.90 per day are located.

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When looking at family artifacts and traditions, there are an endless number of possibilities because every family is different. Looking specifically at my family, I hold the family artifact of our tradition of the “fourteenth age” really close to home. In my family, on a child’s fourteenth birthday, they are considered to be “coming of age” and on “their way to adulthood”. So, that child receives a piece of jewelry, usually something that they would commonly wear, and a sweet poem/quote of encouragement to go with it. My parents take the whole family to dinner and it is a really big deal. For example, when I turned fourteen, I got a star ring and the quote “Reach for the Moon! Even if you miss, you will land among the stars.”. I was so excited when I got my ring and still wear it every day.

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While I have an obvious childhood love for Disney, Webkinz, Build a Bear or Junie B. Jones. I will never forget my Polly Pockets. When I was little, Polly Pockets were my whole world, I swear. I took them everywhere, even if it was just a few in my pocket to the store, and was always losing the tiny rubber shoes. I probably had the whole collection, but the Cruise Ship was my favorite. Looking at how it shaped me, I would probably say that it taught me responsibility, since there were so many little pieces that I did not wanna lose, sharing, due to having a younger sister, and money management because I would save up that allowance money to get the bigger sets.

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While it might seem silly, Orbeez were/are a huge thing to my sister and her friends. They are these tiny little balls that, when out in water, grow bigger to be soft and squishy. There are used to play with, calm and relax or my sister's favorite, squish them to pieces. They made mini Orbeez Spas, Art and Game Toys. Honestly, I have played with them a little bit myself and they are not half bad. It is really interesting to watch them get wet, grow, dry and shrink back down.