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3,000,000,000(billion)

over

live on less

people

half of the worldAlmost

than $2.50 a day

I never did anything

because...

and...

about it

I didn’ t know it was that bad

at

exploreI decided to the issues

I found new causes I believe in

of poverty every day

25,000 children die

yet I never saved

I didn’ t think I could make a difference

a life because

If I assume I can’t help

because a 2% diversion of Christmas spending would put $20 billion toward eradicating world poverty

So I my assumptionslet go of

then I never will

Less than 1% of that could put every child in the world

in school

Almost $1 trillion per year is spent on holiday gifts.

yet it never happens

I never gave because I’ m just one person

nothing

That’s not logical.

If everyone does

cares

will change.

but...

then nothing

Everything will changeThen

EveryoneIf

unable to read a book or sign their

names.

Nearly 1 billion people

entered the 21st century

I didn’ t help

because I couldn’ t afford to give

A little is better than nothing.

Some conceptions need to be destroyed. Slay the Sacred Cow.

Everyonecan afford to give

CreativelyThink

Something

Most of the money goes to overhead and salaries.

But charities aren’ t efficient anyways.

“ what concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way

people think things are ”

go directly to the project of choice

of donations through 100%

-Epictetus, Philosopher

have inadequate access to water

1.1 billion people in developing countries

yet I’ ve been too busy to give

So I reversed my viewpoint

“ You can’ t see the good ideas in front of you by looking twice as hard at what’ s behind you”

Online gifting at

-Andrew Mercer, Innovator

takes less than 5 minutes to complete

And I couldn’ t find a cause I believed in

So I challenged the rules

There are almost 100 projects in

he can choose from

and gave to a friend

gave a gift,

You can do the same

I changed the way I think. made a donation, and changed the world.

Our MissionUEnd.org exists to inspire and empower North Americans to refocus a portion of their Christmas spending towards strategic and sustainable projects in the developing world to help them eradicate poverty.

visit us online at www.uend.org