Against Poverty
Now that we’ve been on the road for quite some time, Jørgen is starting to feel it in his body. His $10 shoes seems to hold, but his feet are falling appart from the inside! And as each step is reminding him of this pain, we run out of money, which is problem that had to be dealt with urgently.
Go to Episode 9 of Walk of Causes
This episode of Walk of Causes is dedicated to poverty. Fundamentally, poverty is a denial of choices and opportunities, a violation of human dignity.[1] Today, more than 1.7 billion people are estimated to live under absolute poverty, which means that they cannot afford basic human needs, such as clean water, proper nutrition, basic health care, clothes and shelter. Every day 17.000 children die from hunger.[2]
A green eyed kid we met
Some stuff in the mountains
A humble home
Plastic covering the soil
It's getting darker
Guys posing in front of car
A woman that we met
Big versus small
Here is a link to the complete playlist of all the 14 episodes:
Walk of Causes – Lebanon – Playlist
Here is a complete list of all the 14 episodes with photo galleries and travel blogs:
Episode 1 – For Peace and Health
Episode 2 – For the Freedom of Press
Episode 3 – For all the Refugees
Episode 4 – For all the Worried Mothers
Episode 5 – For all the Nomads
Episode 6 – Against Land Mines
Episode 7 – Against Discrimination
Episode 8 – Against Poverty
Episode 9 – Against War
Episode 10 – For all the Homeless people
Episode 11 – For the Rights of Domestic Workers
Episode 12 – For all the Orphans
Episode 13 – For the Recognition of the Armenian Genocide
Episode 14 – For Lebanon
