Struggling to Survive - On Less than $2 a Day
The primary purpose of population balance is to reduce misery and suffering in the world.

They don’t have a car or other motorized transport. Many must carry heavy loads for long distances.

A slum shack in Haiti -- built right on top of a mangrove swamp
Source: le Korrigan
If they are lucky enough to have a “house,” it will be nothing more than a shack in worse condition than all but the worst American garages.
Slum house in Manila, Philippines
They don’t have any furniture except for one chair and one small table.
A family’s kitchen in Bangkok, Thailand
Source: Ronn Ashore
They don’t have gas, oil, propane, or electricity.
They don’t have a refrigerator, furnace, water heater, or cook stove.