Janet MiltonHypocritical Celebrities, Poverty & Handbags
June 26th 2008 15:14
There's a number of celebs that talk about fighting poverty and encourage the general public to make the same sacrifice. However, they then go out and buy some real expensive handbag, now just what is the human impact of that...
How many Africans could drink fresh water for Victoria Beckham's $114,000 Hermes collection?
For Victoria's extensive Hermes collection 6 Wells could have been built in Africa which would have provided water to approx. 15,000 people. (h2oafrica.org)
How many Indian street children could be supported for a year for the cost of Beyonce's $42,000 Louis Vuitton Patchwork Tribute bag?
Beyone's big ugly bag could support 168 street children in India with an education, food, health and clothes for a whole year. (udavumkarangal.org)
Kate Moss has her $13,895 Mulberry Bayswater alligator bag, but how many families living in Brazilian slums could have eaten for the cost of that bag?
The cost of her bag could provide a meal for 2,779 families living in extreme poverty in the slums of Brazil. It's the only decent food they�ll eat all day. (sportrelief.com)
How many children living in poverty could get health care for Lindsey Lohan's $12,750 Hermes Blue Jean Birkin?
1,275 children living in poverty could be provided with health care for a whole year for the price of Lindsey Lohan's Birkin. (healthyafrica.org)
How many villages could have benefited from Madonna's $471,000 spend on a Chanel alligator diamond encrusted bag?
She could have provided 11 villages with training and equipment to manage sustainable projects, daily food security for orphans and vulnerable children, AIDS Prevention and care, after school centers in the village and more for the cost of that one bag. (helpinghandsinafrica.com)
See the celeb bags here.
How many Africans could drink fresh water for Victoria Beckham's $114,000 Hermes collection?
For Victoria's extensive Hermes collection 6 Wells could have been built in Africa which would have provided water to approx. 15,000 people. (h2oafrica.org)
How many Indian street children could be supported for a year for the cost of Beyonce's $42,000 Louis Vuitton Patchwork Tribute bag?
Kate Moss has her $13,895 Mulberry Bayswater alligator bag, but how many families living in Brazilian slums could have eaten for the cost of that bag?
The cost of her bag could provide a meal for 2,779 families living in extreme poverty in the slums of Brazil. It's the only decent food they�ll eat all day. (sportrelief.com)
How many children living in poverty could get health care for Lindsey Lohan's $12,750 Hermes Blue Jean Birkin?
1,275 children living in poverty could be provided with health care for a whole year for the price of Lindsey Lohan's Birkin. (healthyafrica.org)
How many villages could have benefited from Madonna's $471,000 spend on a Chanel alligator diamond encrusted bag?
She could have provided 11 villages with training and equipment to manage sustainable projects, daily food security for orphans and vulnerable children, AIDS Prevention and care, after school centers in the village and more for the cost of that one bag. (helpinghandsinafrica.com)
See the celeb bags here.
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