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Living on $1 a Day: Interview with Eluvia PDF Print E-mail
Around the world, a billion people - one out of every six human beings - live in extreme poverty, struggling to survive on about $1 a day and the majority, 829 million, are women. This Fall, Ritu Sharma, Women Thrive's President and Co-founder, traveled to rural Guatemala, one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Ritu spent time with local women - and attempted to experience what they must do everyday - live on less than $1, or 8.3 Quetzales (Guatemala's currency) (read more: www.WomenThrive.org/dollaraday).

Reality of Living on $1 a Day: Eluvia

Interview with Eluvia, a weaver, flower enthusiast and mother of five. To learn more about Eluvia's life read Ritu's diary.



Reality of Living on $1 a Day: Margarita

Interview with Margarita, a subsistance farmer who supports her family of eleven by growing and selling vegtables on a small plot of land. To learn more about Margarita's life read Ritu's diary.


Note: Eluvia and Margarita are speaking Poqomchi’, one of several Mayan dialects spoken in Tactic. Subtitles are based on interpretations from local translators.


A special appeal from Ritu Sharma, Women Thrive's President and Co-founder
You can help millions of women and families escape poverty by joining the Dollar-a-Day Circle: committing to donate $1 a day for a year to Women Thrive's anti-poverty work. Click here to join the Dollar-a-Day Circle!

As a special thank you, our Dollar-a-Day Circle members will receive a beautiful handwoven scarf produced by The Association of San Jose Craftswomen for Maya Botanika, a free trade collection made by women artisans in Guatemala! Click here to join the Dollar-a-Day Circle!
 

 
Last Updated ( Thursday, 17 December 2009 )
 
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