Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Children Living In Poverty In Cambodia & Southeast Asia


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Millions of children in poverty live with hunger and need education throughout Cambodia and Southeast Asia.  Children living in poverty and hunger each night is a top concern of civil society and NGO's throughout the Southeast Asian Region.

It's estimated that nearly 40% of Cambodia's children go to be hungry each night in a country where nearly 5 MILLION PEOPLE exist on just $0.50 USD (50 cents) per day.  Further, just 49% of Cambodian youth go on to secondary school.

The slideshow above contains photographs of children, some of who cope with these issues in their daily lives.

4 comments:

Ben said...

How to solve this issue? I will make use of all tools I have to pursue this.

John Brown said...

Yes Ben...I checked out your link and agree with Steven Jobs. Many people get along just fine living a simple lifestyle but these people above scramble for food, clothing and shelter every day. Please visit Gaia-Photos.com for a global view of things. Regards, JB Cambodia

Anonymous said...

This is heartbreaking

John Brown said...

Yes it is. And hundreds of millions of people live this way. Its just not a concern inside the Western World's Bubble of Prosperity sadly.