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Problems? What problems?

Problems? What problems?. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ePiBhf8IK3Q/UFsqIx9sP4I/AAAAAAAAAGE/cCRdz43wMhE/s1600/earth.gif. What is the world like right now?. Average Charles county family makes $345 a day http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/24/24017.html. Is there poverty in the world?

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Problems? What problems?

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  1. Problems? What problems? http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ePiBhf8IK3Q/UFsqIx9sP4I/AAAAAAAAAGE/cCRdz43wMhE/s1600/earth.gif

  2. What is the world like right now? Average Charles county family makes $345 a day http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/24/24017.html • Is there poverty in the world? • At least 80% of humanity lives on less than $10 a day(UNICEF) • Are there children starving in the world? • There were estimated to be 925 million hungry people in the world in 2010(worldhunger.org) • Are there children sold into slavery in the world? • There are estimated to be 12 – 20 million slaves in the world NOW (llo.org) • It is estimated that one in every four children in Ghana work as child laborersRead more: http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Sold-into-Slavery#ixzz2E7MOUNum • Are there sick people in the world with no way to get help? • 33.4 million people around the world live with HIV/AIDS, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. • Are there illiterate people in the world? • 793 million adults – 64% of whom are women – still lack basic reading and writing skills (UNESCO.org) If nobody does anything about it, will it ever get better?

  3. What do we see as the answers? Out of 60 people surveyed 12/4/2012

  4. Technology and Education can make a difference Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime Teach a person to use a computer and they will connect with the world. People must be aware of problems before they can start to fix them

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