In Kenya:
52% of country lives below national poverty line.

40-50% of country is unemployed

23% of Kenyans survive on less than $1 a day.

58% of Kenyans live on less than $2 a day.

79% of adult females are literate.

Approximately 79% of Kenyan children are in school on a regular basis. Among orphans, this number drops to 70%.

An estimated 150,000 children sleep on the streets of Nairobi every night.

12% of all children in Kenya are orphaned.

AIDS:
80% of all cases are in sub-Sahara Africa.

Highest infection rate in women aged 15-50.

15 million orphans worldwide due to AIDS.

Did You Know?
A child in Kenya can be fed lunch daily for less than $5 a month.

Children born into poor families are less likely to go to school and more likely to work outside the home before the age of 14.

People who complete elementary school are more likely to have healthier children with lower mortality rates and a lower percentage of HIV+ babies.

Women who are educated are more likely to maintain jobs and good health and have fewer children.

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