Tag Archive for poverty

Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity.
-Coco Chanel

Niger is not an isolated island of desperation. It lies within a sea of problems across Africa – particularly the ‘forgotten emergencies’ in poor countries or regions with little strategic or material appeal.
- Desmond Tutu

Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.
- Muhammad Ali

The Power of… FREEDOM

Freedom to Fly

FREEDOM. How free are you? Is your freedom dependent on someone else? What are your divine rights? When I was in China in 2006 I was struck by the display of prosperity in places like Shanghai, with its large LED screens touting the latest fashions and movies. It was like New York’s Times Square on steroids.

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What do you care about?

Water... The Next Resource Crisis?"

KEY ISSUES… How often do you think about clean water or climate change? Could you live on $1 a day? According to UNICEF, 25,000 children die each day due to poverty. There are 27 million people enslaved around the world due to human trafficking. Approximately, 1.1 billion people in developing countries have inadequate access to…

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