We all possess the power to change the lives of billions of people. Building Walls of Wisdom is dedicated to the construction of educational institutions in some of the most impoverished communities on Earth. ---Photo & Audio Credits--- Earth NASA Happy Kids -http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelhei ss/333101270 USA - http://www.flickr.com/photos/davemorr... - http://www.flickr.com/photos/9619972@... Classroom - http://www.flickr.com/photos/ne/20474... Money - http://www.flickr.com/photos/penguinc... Shopaholic - http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannequi... Child - http://www.flickr.com/photos/lebeccio... Classroom - http://www.flickr.com/photos/50698020... Community - http://www.flickr.com/photos/miketodd07/ AUDIO - Artist/Composer: Anonymous Paulson, Goodbye my friends

1. Did you know?

2. We all possess the ability to create profound, meaningful, and lasting change in the world.

3. I didn’t…

4. but I am beginning to learn that

5. but I am beginning to learn that small

6. but I am beginning to learn that small actions…

7. can manifest themselves into

8. can manifest themselves into substantial

9. can manifest themselves into substantial change .

10. The type of change that our world is in desperate need of…

11. Did you know?

12. There are 2.2 billion children in the world…

13. 1 billion of these children live in poverty.

14. That is almost 3 times the population of the United States.

15. Did you know?

16. It is estimated that 30,000 children die from poverty-related causes every day.

17. Every day.

18. Did you know?

19. Millions of children in developing countries will never see the inside of a classroom.

20. In fact…

21. Almost 1 in 5 children worldwide do not attend school.

22. Poverty has robbed these children of the educational opportunities we enjoyed.

23. Did you know?

24. The bottom 50% of the world's adult population owns barely 1% of the world's wealth.

25. Did you know?

26. Individual assets of $2,200 place an adult in the top half of the world's wealth distribution.

27. Did you know?

28. That if you are lucky enough to have assets of $61,000 or more…

29. you are wealthier than 90% of the 6.7 billion people on earth.

30. Did you know?

31. We all possess the power to remedy this imbalance.

32. How do you change the lives of billions of people?

33. One child at a time…

34. One classroom at a time…

35. One community at a time…

36. Join us in our pledge to help eradicate extreme poverty through education.

37. Visit: www.buildingwallsofwisdom.com to learn more…

38. Photo & Audio Credits Earth – NASA Happy Kids -http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelheiss/333101270 USA - http://www.flickr.com/photos/davemorris/494667903/ 30000 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/9619972@N08/2947616530/ Classroom - http://www.flickr.com/photos/ne/2047481558/ Money - http://www.flickr.com/photos/penguincakes/2930270559/ Shopaholic - http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannequindisplay/3222701065/ Child - http://www.flickr.com/photos/marclouwes/ Classroom - http://www.flickr.com/photos/50698020@N00/3636838608/ Community - http://www.flickr.com/photos/miketodd07/ AUDIO - Artist/Composer: Anonymous Paulson, “Goodbye my friends” www.buildingwallsofwisdom.com