Only one-third of international aid goes to Sub-Saharan

The African continent is in dire need of assistance from the world community. The following startling realities and statistics answer the question: Why Africa?

Infant Mortality

Almost One-in-Five children in Africa will die before they reach the age of five.

Sub-Saharan Africa child under-5 mortality rate - 17.4%
U.S. children under-5 mortality rate - 0.8%

Two-thirds of child deaths could be prevented by interventions which are not only already available, but which are also feasible to implement in low-income countries. That means there is the realistic potential to save the lives of more than 3 million African children every year.

HIV/AIDS

25 million adults and children living with HIV/AIDS in Africa.
Only 1 million cases of HIV/AIDS in all of North America.

12 million children are orphaned due to AIDS in Africa.

Almost 65% of the world’s cases of HIV/AIDS are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Life Expectancy

The average life expectancy in Africa is only 46 years.
30+ years below than the average life expectancy in the U.S.

Literacy

Only 50% of people in Africa are literate.

Income

300+ million people in Africa live on less than $1 a day.

The average annual income in Sub-Saharan Africa is $300.*
The average annual income in America is $37,750. That means that in one week, most Americans make more than 2 times the amount of money that the average African makes in an entire year.
*South Africa excluded for statistical purposes

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