Final Blog before Cambodia
Hello all, Poverty is one of the biggest issues our country and especially our world faces constantly. In 2013 there were 3 billion people living in poverty and 1.5 billion people living in extreme poverty around the world. A person living in poverty today makes less than 1.40 international dollars every day. In the U.S there is a 14.8% poverty rate which is low, however that is equal to 45,950 people. If you have ever been to a major city you see people living in poverty throughout the city, everywhere. Now think about all the cities in the U.S with all the people living in poverty only adding up to 14.9%. Nicaragua a country we travel too, has a 46% poverty rate 2nd highest in Latin America only to Haiti. Imagine all the people you would see in poverty there, not just everywhere in the cities, everywhere in the country. In Cambodia many children are working in garment factories for very low wages and harsh conditions and long hours to bring home money for their parents. Parents in