Did You Know…

“… in Latin American countries there are 52 million children living in poverty” (Unicef).

“ … children suffering from poverty live with extreme degrees of absolute deprivation” (ECLAC).

“… approximately two out of every five people living in extreme poverty are children under 12?” (ECLAC and United Nations bodies, The Millennium Development Goals: A Latin American and Caribbean Perspective, 2005).

“… in urban areas extreme poverty affects 22.1% of children aged 6 to 12, in rural areas the percentage rises to 51.9%?” (ECLAC and United Nations bodies, The Millennium Development Goals: A Latin American and Caribbean Perspective, 2005).

Hands For Latin America is committed to ending childhood poverty.  It is up to us to help these children in need.