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Providence International Freeing People from Poverty and Dependency Worldwide with Viable Job Opportunities Working to End Poverty To be poor is to be hungry to lack food shelter clothing medicine and education specifically the ability to read and write. Nearly half of the worlds population over three billion people live on less than 2. 00 per day. In underdeveloped nationsup to 50 of the children under the age of five are malnourished due to a combination of oppressive governments social unrest lack of business training and insufficient capital.