I found an interesting post as I was surfing the interweb. They took pictures and captions from the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats by Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio. In the post, they show the cost of eating for various families around the world, then show pictures of what that amount buys.
Some figures:
Germany [...]
Well, it is at night, anyway.
If you have any blankets, coats or gift cards from Wal-Mart (so we can buy the blankets or coats), I hope you will consider contacting me and donating them so we can distibute them to the homeless and those in need.
Ironically, a large need you may not think of is [...]
First, thank you all for your kind emails of encouragement for the struggles we have here. They are greatly appreciated, and it is that sort of thing that keeps me going when struggling to keep going.
I know not everyone is a blog addict like I am, and that we all have busy lives. In addition, [...]