Why help children in need? Here are some facts.

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Child Poverty
  • An estimated 356 million children live in extreme poverty, struggling to survive on less than $1.90 a day.
  • An estimated 1 billion children are multi-dimensionally poor, lacking basic nutrition or clean water.
  • Children are more likely to live in poverty than adults. They’re also more vulnerable to its effects.
  • Impoverished children are more susceptible to malnutrition, develop fewer skills for the workforce and earn lower wages as adults.
  • More than 100 million additional children were plunged into poverty due to Covid-19 and the prospects look bleaker as we enter into the third year of the pandemic.
Source: Child poverty | UNICEF
Child Hunger
  • A child dies every 10 seconds from malnutrition, with 3 million children dying from hunger every year.
  • 45% of child deaths under age 5 are lost to hunger and hunger-related causes.
  • 45 million children suffer from severe malnutrition, affecting girls disproportionately by 60%.
  • Covid-19 has pushed an estimated 370 million children into hunger with school closures in 199 countries.
Source: 10 Facts About Child Hunger in the World (wfpusa.org)
Other facts about hunger: World Hunger: Key Facts and Statistics (deliveryrank.com)
Global Education Inequality
  • 59 million children of elementary school age are being denied an education.
  • Conflict and natural disasters have disrupted the education of 75 million children.
  • A child whose mother can read is 50% more likely to survive past the age of 5.
  • Nearly 15 million girls of primary school age will never have the opportunity to learn to read and write compared to 10 million boys.
Source: 9 Stats That Show Why Access To Education Is So Important (globalcitizen.org)

Baal Dan's Philosophy: Investing in creating a strong foundation in a child’s life to break the cycle of poverty
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is at the root of our values and philosophy: Without ensuring a strong foundation in life and ensuring that basic human needs are met such as shelter, safety, food, water, medical care and education, it is hard to progress and escape the cycle of poverty.

​If children don’t have adequate protection, shelter, care, food and education, they cannot survive or thrive.
“Catching” a child early in life and ensuring they are provided with these basic human rights ensures more positive outcomes for the rest of their life.


Source: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs | Simply Psychology