Myanmars_children_3We have to declare a war on Poverty. "Stupid poverty" as Bono calls it. I couldn’t agree more. 25% of Myanmar’s children don’t live to the age of 5. 132,000 children there under 5 die every year because of preventable diseases. Ridiculous. There’s a group of people out there who will be champions and eliminate this kind of ‘stupid poverty.’ Where are you? Our generation is the one who will help to eradicate senseless death in these places. As my friend  Gary Black who’s living in Africa says, Who has the key to Myanmar, to Swaziland, to India, Russia, Uganda, Mozambique? I know you’re out there, put it in the lock, and set a nation free. Read the whole article here.

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