The causes of poverty are complex but further exacerbated by political instability, corruption, HIV/AIDS epidemic, cultural conflict, ethnic cleansing. The impacts are far reaching and devastating for the most vulnerable, children.
The African continent has a population of 1.2 billion
Nigeria is the largest country within Africa with a total population of 201,623,008
Many families living on the equivalent of $1.54 per day
39% living in extreme poverty
48% are living in extreme poverty of which a staggering 56 million are children
