Comments on: Opportunity Partners with Two Dollar Challenge: Student Program Makes Poverty a Reality http://www.opportunity.org/blog/opportunity-partners-with-two-dollar-challenge-student-program-makes-poverty-a-reality/ Opportunity International Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:39:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Erin Kelly http://www.opportunity.org/blog/opportunity-partners-with-two-dollar-challenge-student-program-makes-poverty-a-reality/#comment-70 Erin Kelly Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:25:01 +0000 http://blog.opportunity.org/?p=863#comment-70 Just for those who have the same thoughts as mentioned in the dicussion. When we refer to "nearly half of the world population living on $2.day or less" we are working from data from the World Bank and take into account the PPP. <br><br>The PPP is essentially the exchange rate; it means that by restricting your income to $2 we are attempting to restrict you to the same <i>bundle of goods</i> that a person living in extreme poverty can buy in their own country. <br><br>If you have any ideas or concerns, feel free to reach out directly by emailing <a href="mailto:TwoDollarChallenge@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">TwoDollarChallenge@gmail.com</a> or check out the FAQs on our website, which addresses some of our limitations. Just for those who have the same thoughts as mentioned in the dicussion. When we refer to “nearly half of the world population living on $2.day or less” we are working from data from the World Bank and take into account the PPP.

The PPP is essentially the exchange rate; it means that by restricting your income to $2 we are attempting to restrict you to the same bundle of goods that a person living in extreme poverty can buy in their own country.

If you have any ideas or concerns, feel free to reach out directly by emailing TwoDollarChallenge@gmail.com or check out the FAQs on our website, which addresses some of our limitations.

]]> By: Erin Kelly http://www.opportunity.org/blog/opportunity-partners-with-two-dollar-challenge-student-program-makes-poverty-a-reality/#comment-40 Erin Kelly Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:25:01 +0000 http://blog.opportunity.org/?p=863#comment-40 Just for those who have the same thoughts as mentioned in the dicussion. When we refer to "nearly half of the world population living on $2.day or less" we are working from data from the World Bank and take into account the PPP. <br><br>The PPP is essentially the exchange rate; it means that by restricting your income to $2 we are attempting to restrict you to the same <i>bundle of goods</i> that a person living in extreme poverty can buy in their own country. <br><br>If you have any ideas or concerns, feel free to reach out directly by emailing <a href="mailto:TwoDollarChallenge@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">TwoDollarChallenge@gmail.com</a> or check out the FAQs on our website, which addresses some of our limitations. Just for those who have the same thoughts as mentioned in the dicussion. When we refer to “nearly half of the world population living on $2.day or less” we are working from data from the World Bank and take into account the PPP.

The PPP is essentially the exchange rate; it means that by restricting your income to $2 we are attempting to restrict you to the same bundle of goods that a person living in extreme poverty can buy in their own country.

If you have any ideas or concerns, feel free to reach out directly by emailing TwoDollarChallenge@gmail.com or check out the FAQs on our website, which addresses some of our limitations.

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