"This is all a preamble for GPP's Live Below the Line campaign in the first week of May (which the actor Hugh Jackman is fronting, to highlight US cuts in foreign aid). They're encouraging people to raise both money for GPP's charitable partners, and awareness for the 1.4 billion people worldwide who eat for less than a quid a day. "One pound, or $1.25," says Elisha London, GPP's UK director, "is the World Bank's definition of extreme poverty."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/apr/28/food-and-drink-poverty
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