What would you do if someone left you a lot of money in their will - say you were left £100,000? � How much of the money would you spend on yourself? � How much would you spend on family & friends? � How much would you save up? � How much of it would you give away? � How much money do you think you would need to be officially rich? Do you feel wealthy? � Count the money you have on your person just now. � Now add up the total cost of the clothes you are wearing. � Work out the total wealth of you & your group of friends in this way. Make a comparison. � Every day, 18,000 children die under the age of 5 from hunger. � 90% of these deaths are because families simply cannot get enough to eat. � Almost a third of people in developing countries have no access to safe water. � One in 10 children dies from the effects of diarrhoea. � One in 5 of all children in developing countries are not able to go to school. � Illiteracy and poverty go hand in hand. (Source: World Vision) ? Now do you feel wealthy ? Clothes-line. Check out the labels on the clothes you are wearing. - How many of your clothes have been made in developing nations?
- How much would it bother you if you knew the living and working conditions of the people (often children) who made your clothes were very poor and the money they were paid was very little in relation to what you spent on them?
- When you buy clothes do you ever think about these issues and if so do these issues ever influence your buying decisions?
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