Creating opportunities for young humanitarian entrepreneurs to use technology to change the world and reduce poverty in developing communities

Abstract

World Bank conducted an analysis to study the extent of extreme poverty around the world. In 2013, the World Bank published the report, and the study found that there are still 1.2 billion people living in extreme poverty despite recent progress. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for more than one-third of the world's extreme poor [1]. United Nations, in their investigation, found that about 850 million people, nearly 15 percent of the global population are estimated to be undernourished. Despite some progress, nearly one in five children under age five in the developing world is underweight.