India
India, the world's second most populous country, invited us to collaborate, which we accepted in 2021. We fell in love with the people of India at that moment, and we want to ensure that every individual has access to nutritious meals, clean water, and a stable job without jeopardizing their self-esteem or dignity.
India, similarly like Kenya, it has many unique cultures, languages, customs and tribes. Unfortunately with Covid-19 and inflation, the underprivileged communities have been extremely hard. Many of them are not able to afford food, so they end up killing or selling their offspring.
India, similarly like Kenya, it has many unique cultures, languages, customs and tribes. Unfortunately with Covid-19 and inflation, the underprivileged communities have been extremely hard. Many of them are not able to afford food, so they end up killing or selling their offspring.
Poverty Facts about INDIA
- Two-thirds of the Indian population is impoverished: 68.8 percent of the Indian population lives on less than $2 per day. Over 30 percent live on less than $1.25 per day, classifying them as extremely poor. As a result, the Indian subcontinent is one of the poorest countries in the world, with women and children, the weakest members of Indian society, bearing the brunt of the burden, per India's GDP 2022.
- Per the 'World Inequality Report 2022,' India is one of the world's most unequal countries, with rising poverty and a 'affluent elite.' According to the report, the top 10% and top 1% of Indians own 57 percent and 22 percent of the total national income, respectively, while the bottom 50% own only 13 percent. Lucas Chancel wrote the report, which was co-ordinated by renowned economists Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez, and Gabriel Zucman. (https://economictimes.indiatimes.com).
- India, being 5th largest economy in the world, the inequality between elite and poverty has increased largly due to Covid-19 and current economic inflation, per The Quint, reflecting on the World Inequality Report 2022 (https://www.thequint.com/news/india/india-poor-very-unequal-world-inequality-report-2022).
The SOL Foundation™ goals for INDIA
- Everyone has access to nutritional meals and fresh water
- Every individual is able to receive nature based education and training
- Able to co-habitat with nature and wildlife
- Marginalized women have empowerment over their own lives and decisions
- Individuals with disabilities and orphans are able to be part of the community and help enhance the country as a role model citizens.
