The 2006 Gross National Income for the United States was 13.4 trillion dollars. (source)
1% of 13.4 trillion dollars is 134 billion dollars. That's 45 million wells, 1.79 billion goats, 687 million pigs, 780
million micro-loans, or a primary education for 5.36 billion children.
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Your 1% can:
Buy 6 goats[1] or 2 pigs[2], providing a steady stream of income for families in need
Fund the startup businesses of 3 entrepreuneurs in Africa, Asia, and Latin America[3]
Fund the primary school education of 135 children in East Timor for a year[4]
Build 0.16 wells in Rwanda, providing clean water to 120 people[5]
