The Village of 100
If we could, at this time, shrink the Earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look like this:
There would be 57 Asians,
21 Europeans,
14 from the Western Hemisphere (North & South)
and 8 Africans.
70 would be non-white, 30 white.
70 would be non-Christian, 30 Christian.
50% of the entire world wealth would be in the hands of only 6 people.
All 6 would be citizens of the United States.
70 would be unable to read.
50 would suffer from malnutrition.
80 would live in sub-standard housing.
Only 1 would have a college education.
When one considers our world from such an incredibly compressed perspective, the need for both tolerance and understanding becomes glaringly apparent.
Excerpt from Unheard Voices: Celebrating Cultures from the Developing World, A Guide for Introducing Global Education to the Classroom, developed by the Wisconsin/Madison Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCV) group.
There would be 57 Asians,
21 Europeans,
14 from the Western Hemisphere (North & South)
and 8 Africans.
70 would be non-white, 30 white.
70 would be non-Christian, 30 Christian.
50% of the entire world wealth would be in the hands of only 6 people.
All 6 would be citizens of the United States.
70 would be unable to read.
50 would suffer from malnutrition.
80 would live in sub-standard housing.
Only 1 would have a college education.
When one considers our world from such an incredibly compressed perspective, the need for both tolerance and understanding becomes glaringly apparent.
Excerpt from Unheard Voices: Celebrating Cultures from the Developing World, A Guide for Introducing Global Education to the Classroom, developed by the Wisconsin/Madison Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCV) group.