Are you lucky

FACTSsometimes we have to face

them.

34,000

childrendie every day from causes related to hunger and poverty

That is the equivalent of ...

1 child dying every 3 seconds18 children dying every minute

A 2004 Asian Boxing day Tsunami occurring every week

34,000

In one day every single day

In 2005, almost 1.4 billion people lived below the international poverty line, earning less than

$1.25 per day

Today our world is home to 6.7 billion people

1.02 billion people across the world are hungry

Every day 34,000 children die from hunger

Most of these deaths are attributed, not to outright starvation, but to diseases that move in on vulnerable children whose

bodies have been weakened by hunger

166 million children under the age of 14 – child labour

Who do you think made your designer jeans?

Next time your freely kicking your football on the green grass give a

thought to were it was made

1 out of 7 children are labourers

166 million are under 14

74 million risk there lives in dangerous jobs(e.g. Mining and construction)

Over a quarter of all child labour is in Africa and there 1 in 3 children have to

work

So when you wish you didn't have to go to school today take a look

around you and think...you have a chance they don't.

Don’t take your opportunities for granted

There are currently 300,000 children fighting in armed conflict around the

world

To many facts?just one more...

Children are our future.

Lets stop this problem together

James Stevens14 years old

Auckland, New Zealand