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Make(up) poverty history

  • April 27, 2017
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Make(up) poverty history

Buy half as many cosmetics and give the money you saved to poor people.

A study by Economist Jeffrey Sachs calculated that it would take $175 billion a year to end world poverty. However a 2017 report said that, globally, we spend $265 billion on beauty products.

Donate here: Make(up) Poverty History – Justgiving

https://www.visionofearth.org/economics/ending-poverty/how-much-would-it-cost-to-end-extreme-poverty-in-the-world/

http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Market-Trends/Global-beauty-market-to-reach-265-billion-in-2017-due-to-an-increase-in-GDP

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