Existing, not living - Existing on Less than $2 a Day part 2

The primary purpose of population balance is to reduce misery and suffering in the world.


 

Women carrying firewood

 

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

Shack

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, Philippines

Slum house in Manila, Philippines

They don’t have any furniture except for one chair and one small table.
 

 

 
Family kitchen in Bangkok
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.