He Who Has Hope Has Everything

18,000,000 million people affected x $10/day = $180,000,000

$180,000,000/day x 30 days = $5,400,000,000

5 billion dollars to support 18 million people on $10 (about 850 rupees) a day for one month

Number of homes damaged:  1,237,493

If give each homeowner $5,000 to rebuild(about 425,000 pakistani rupees)

1,237,493 x $5,000 = $6,187,465,000

 

Amount of funds collected thus far:  $291,953,794

Amount required:  $459,724,847 

If my math is correct, do you think the above amount required is enough to help 18 million people?    If you ask me, I couldn't live in a tent for more than a day.  If I lost everything - my home, my family, all my belongings -- what would I need in order to survive? 

 We are all people.  Our needs are the same.  Some things you just can't put a dollar amount on.  Pakistan has lost much.  What the people are most at risk for, is losing "hope".  I am reminded of an Arabian proverb:  He who has hope has everything.  So, Pakistan may be worlds apart from where you and I are.  They may be completely opposite from you.  However, they too, are people -- who think and feel the same as you do.  So give someone something to hang on to!  Give someone a reason to live!  Send them a 'Life Box' Food Package.  

(Stay tuned for a detailed post on how to make and send a Life Box. Also, click on the 'Videos' tab to get instructions from Fakhr-E-Alam about the PIA Life Box.  Please feel free to leave your comments and/or questions below.)