2. Gathering the Goods....
Ekpene gets up
every morning
at dawn to
collect
coconuts and
prepare them
for the day’s
sale.

3. Heavy Load....
Once he has
finished
collecting and
preparing
coconuts, he
places them
into a large
basket and
carries the
heavy load on
his head.

4. Making a Living....
Whenever a
customer wishes
to buy a
coconut, he
wields his
machete and
cuts the
coconut into
manageable
pieces with
expert
precision.

5. Bringing Home the
Bread....
At the end of
the day he
returns home
and shares his
earnings with
the rest of the
family, which
rarely ever
amount to more
than the
equivalent of
10 dollars CAN.

6. Ekpene is Only 9 Years Old.

7. Ekpene is Far from
Alone....
Over Half of the Percentage of the World's
world’s children are Children living Above/Below
living in poverty.
the Poverty Line
(data from www.globalissues.org)
% of Children
Living Above
Poverty Line
% of Children
Living Below
Poverty Line

8. Consider this....
For the 1.9 billion
children from the Of the 1.6 Billion
developing Children
world, there are:
In the Developing World…
-640 million
without adequate
shelter (1 in 3)
-400 million
with no access
to safe water (1
in 5)
-270 million
with no access # of Children without adequate Shelter
to health # of Children with no Access to Safe Water
services (1 in
7) # of Children with no Access to Health Services
(data from www.globalissues.com)
No Data

9. Help Eliminate Child Poverty.

10. References:
-All Data Courtesy of:
http://www.globalissues.org/article/26/poverty-
facts-and-stats
-All Images Courtesy of:
http://www.gettyimages.com
Colour Code:
Black + Grey= Despair
Gold= International Ribbon Colour of Poverty