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- The United States is a “minority world” country ~87% of the world’s population live in the “majority world”, ie. developing or “Third World” countries.
- ~70% of the world’s population live in poverty (based on local standards)
- Of the total population in developing “majority world” countries, 23% live on less than $1.00 per day.
- The average income for the richest twenty countries in the world is 30 times greater than the poorest twenty countries.
COMPARISIONS
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Uganda |
Bolivia |
U.S. |
| Population living on less than $1/day |
82.2% |
14.4% |
N/A |
| Population living on less than $2/day |
96.4% |
34.3% |
N/A |
Population without sustainable access to
An improved water source |
48.0% |
17.0% |
<1% |
Population living below poverty level
(based on local standards) |
35.0% |
70.0% |
12.7% |
| Literate (age 15 & over) |
69.9% |
87.2% |
97.0% |
| Life Expectancy @ birth |
44.9 yrs |
64.8 yrs |
77.1 yrs |
| Infant Mortality per 1000 live births |
87.9 |
56.1 |
6.8 |
| No. of Internet Users |
60,000 |
78,000 |
165.8 mil |
Source: CIA Factbook & World Bank 2005. Please consult for recent figures.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 November 2010 12:54 |
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Successful 2010 Fundraiser Dinner |
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Our 2010 dinner event was held this Fall at the Cary Senior Center. We are again grateful for the support provided by many! During this dinner event, our guest speaker, Bonaventure Agata, spoke passionately about education in Africa. His story not unlike many of the students that we support reinforced the reasons for the existence of Share the Blessings. We are pleased with the success of this event and hope that our future endeavors are as successful. For information about our dinner events please email stbdinner at share-the-blessings.org. |
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The mission of Share the Blessings is to respond to a profound direct experience of need among our brothers and sisters of the Majority (Third or Developing) World. We are called to perform work through prayer and acts of charity that provide basic human needs and promote dignity for all people. We have two primary goals in support of this mission clean water and education.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 23 July 2009 22:21 |
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