God's Children

I think this is a really good documentary. It showed that many people were in poverty and that for some people, garbage was their main source of income. Without the garbage, they will not be able to buy rice and they will starve. I think from now onwards, I should just be happy to have a good lunch, and not complain even if the lunch is really bad, because I still get something to eat. Also the cat scene was pretty hardcore, because it showed the cat suffering as it was being eaten by maggots, and the mother cat was there but could not do anything. That is also really cruel, because the cat would have died by now. But, the movie also showed me how important education is, because the people who were tuck in the garbage dump place were all uneducated, and so they could not find other jobs. This movie really opened my eyes and taught me some really important lessons.

Poverty Article

1. At least 80% of humanity lives on less than $10 a day. More than 80 percent of the world’s population lives in countries where income differentials are widening.The poorest 40 percent of the world’s population accounts for 5 percent of global income. The richest 20 percent accounts for three-quarters of world income. According to UNICEF, 25,000 children die each day due to poverty. And they “die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth, far removed from the scrutiny and the conscience of the world. Being meek and weak in life makes these dying multitudes even more invisible in death. ”Around 27-28 percent of all children in developing countries are estimated to be underweight or stunted. The two regions that account for the bulk of the deficit are South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. 1 billion children live in poverty (1 in 2 children in the world). 640 million live without adequate shelter, 400 million have no access to safe water, 270 million have no access to health services. 10.6 million died in 2003 before they reached the age of 5 (or roughly 29,000 children per day).
   So as the statistics show, the numbers are very drastic, and many people are dying.