Bread For The World

I wanted to share a website and a couple of articles that I recently came across. Bread.org is a progressive, religious-based organization focusing on poverty and hunger. While I am not religious - I love seeing religion being used for progressive purposes, as a lot of the teachings that are preached seem to be inherently progressive, but become bastardized. This organization focuses on community organization and reaching out to elected representatives in government to try and initiate change. I urge everyone to head on over to their website and become educated.

From an article on their site: "Development Works: Myths and Realities":

"5 Percent: the share of the world's income shared by the poorest 40 percent of the population."

"Near half: people in developing countries who, at any given time, have a health problem caused by unsafe water or inadequate sanitation."

".06: Percentage of U.S. budget spent on development assistance."

"11.7 million: the number of people in Mexico living in extreme poverty, unable to meet their basic food needs."


Capitalism is the most effective economic model for generating wealth that has ever existed, and yet we live in a world  with atrocious amounts of poverty and hunger (this hostility is mine, not Bread For The World's). Support from a very influential Christian base can be a wonderful ally in this battle.