Just World: Helping Kids In Poverty
Presented by Farah Rizvi
Close your eyes and imagine a world
where• Your family doesn’t
have enough food
• You have to depend on
garbage to survive
• You would like to go to
school, but you have no
way to buy the basic
supplies you need.
• Imagine you had to
live in poverty
• Imagine the village
you lived in looked
like this
• Imagine growing up
like this
Purpose: Raising Awareness Of Poverty
80% of humanity lives on less than $10 a day.
According to UNICEF, 22,000 children die each day due to poverty.
About 72 million children of primary school age in the developing world were not in school in 2005.
1 billion children live in poverty.
• Poverty is the state or
condition of having
little or no money,
goods, food or support.
It is the condition of
being poor.
• In the United States,
many people find it
difficult to imagine the
level of poverty that
many in the developing
world experience.
Helps children to
get what they
need so that they
can go to school
and live
• Funds schools in Cambodia,
Honduras, Guatemala and Brazil
• Provides doctors and nurses
• Provides food
• Helps with uniforms, books and
supplies
• Provides community programs:
tutoring, sports, arts, medical
clinics, lunch programs
Just World works with local partner organizations , including one in Wellington,
Florida. It helps children in:
Jessica Newman: Executive Director
How do they do it?
• Just World collects donations from individuals,
companies and foundations.
• Partners with horse shows in different countries
that hold fundraising events.
• Ambassadors (riders) donate all or part of their
prize money.
Ambassadors (Riders)• Give time by volunteering
• Give money through donations
• Tell others about the program
• Represent Just World in the show ring by
wearing the Just World Blue Jacket, Saddle
Pads and Fly Bonnets
My Involvement:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x42t66_jwi-children-30-sec_creation#.USuNkbQVifQ
Resources
• http://www.justworldinternational.org/en/
• http://www.globalissues.org/article/26/povert
y-facts-and-stats
• http://www.unicefusa.org
Thanks for listening!