Live Below the Line

By Chris Van Ingen

Did you know as you read this there are 1.4 billion people are living in poverty? Live Below the Line is a campaign dedicated to changing this fact.
Live Below the Line participants have to survive on two dollars a day for 5 days, if you think it’s impossible remember 1.4 billion people do it every day.
To put it in perspective 1 take away coffee is about 4 dollars almost double the daily income of many families around the world.
Money raised from the campaign will go to the Oaktree Foundation and the Global Poverty Project to found the building of schools in Cambodia, as well as, educational programs in Australia.
Live Below the Line organisers believe education is currency people need to lift themselves out of poverty.
“I want help raise awareness about the issue of poverty.” Said Tara Watts a Live Below the Line participant.
This event is a powerful reminder that 2 percent of the world’s population controls around ninety eight percent of the wealth so putting a stop to poverty means sharing.
As the author of this blog I have to admit for a long time I followed Gordon Gecko’s mantra “greed is good.” But now that seem so stupid.
I am 1 small wave in the ocean of humanity but I will do what I can to make sure that in the next generation no one lives below the poverty line.
Live Below the Line runs from the 2nd to the 6th of August if you want to donate to Tara go to www.everydayhero.com.au/tara_watts
Remember “Keep the wheels of life turning in your direction”