If the world were a village with 1,000 people it would include:
584 | Asians |
165 | People would speak Chinese |
124 | Africans |
95 | Eastern and Western Europeans |
84 | Latin Americans |
55 | Russians, Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians, and others of that region |
52 | North Americans |
6 | Australians and New Zealanders |
86 | English |
83 | Hindu ⁄ Urdu |
64 | Spanish |
58 | Russian |
37 | Arabic |
And that´s only half of the mother tongues of the village. The other half speak (in descending order of frequency):
Bengal
Portuguese
Indonesian
Japanese
German
French
and two hundred other languages
In this village of 1,000 there are:
329 | Christians (187 Catholics, 84 Protestants, 31 Orthodox) |
178 | Muslims |
167 | "Non religious" |
60 | Buddhists |
45 | Atheists |
32 | Hindus |
3 | Jews |
86 | of other religions |
This is why our developing world(odw) is designed to share the richness of diverse cultures, both here in the U.S. and abroad.
In the village of 1,000 people, one third are children and only 60 are over the age of 65. Only half the children are immunized against preventable diseases, such as polio and measles.
In this 1,000 person community, 200 people receive 75% of the income; another 200 receive only 2%.
The village has a total yearly budget, public and private, of over $3 million = $3,000 per person if distributed evenly ( but we´ve seen that it´s not). Of the $3 million:
$181,000 | goes to weapons and warfare |
$150,000 | to education |
$132,000 | to health care |
This is why our developing world(odw) is designed to share realities of "developing countries" through programs, a free lending resource library for teachers and community member, our newsletter voices, and reality tours. And why we also invite tax deductible donations for our work and material aid abroad through local NGO´s who work with the people to help them help themselves in a non-dependent way.
We believe that a world of peace can only be achieved through working together. We can learn from each other.
PHAPAHAMA CAPE TOWN EMBRACES DIVERSITY
Phaphama Initiatives (PI) Cape Town leadership reflects the diversity of the rainbow nation and also has members from Congo, Burundi and Germany. The experience covers adult education, development studies, Christian ministry, unemployment, community and youth organizing and being a refugee and prisoner. Occasional Newsletter of Phaphpma Cape Town(PDF file)
HEALING OF MEMORIES
For a hopeful perspective from a voice in South Africa, visit the "Healing of Memories" website.