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billion people on planet earth (that's 1 in six of us) now live in slums.
Almost all of these are living on less than $2 per day, and a huge percentage
on less than $1 per day.
www.slumdoc.com
The Slum Documentary Film Project by Mark Volkers
It follows three families on three continents who make up
the poorest people on the planet Earth.
http://lemonadeinternational.org/blog/2009/06/in-recent-weeks-crew-of-slum.html
Lemonade International Blog by Mark Volkers
http://slumdoc.blogspot.com/
blog by Mark Volkers, photojournalist
www.worldvision.org
World Vision
Building a better world for children
http://www.crwrc.org
The Christian Reformed World Relief responds on your behalf
to the needs of people who suffer from poverty, hunger, disaster, and
injustice.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/5078654.stm
BBC
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/05/dharavi-mumbai-slum/jacobson-text
National Geographic
http://www.forbes.com/2007/06/11/third-world-slums-biz-cx_21cities_ee_0611slums.html
Forbes
http://www.un-ngls.org/spip.php?article590
The United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service
http://www.unicef.org/
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
UNICEF promotes the well-being of children in 127 countries
and territories.
http://www.bread.org/
Bread for the World Institute
It seeks to inform, educate, and motivate concerned citizens
for action on policies that affect hungry people.
http://www.who.int/en/
World Health Organization
It is linked to efforts to end hunger through its role in
advancing nutrition and training.
Please send more helpful links to internet sites.
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