In the face of overwhelming global need, it’s easy to feel paralyzed. As believers, we know we’re called to act—but what do we do?

1.3 billion people live on less than $1.25 a day

2 billion people
live on less than $3.20 a day.

2 billion people live in substandard housing

Approximately 1.6 billion people
live in substandard housing.

Statistics provided by the World Bank and the United Nations

What is the HOPE Poverty Simulation?

The HOPE Poverty Simulation is a 2.5-hour immersive learning experience designed to help participants glimpse the realities of a lifetime in extreme poverty. Over the course of the simulation, participants will be confronted with a series of challenges that mimic the complex, everyday obstacles that billions of men and women are forced to grapple with in our broken world. The simulation helps build empathy for families living in extreme poverty and prompts strategic thinking about effective responses.

Our hope is that this simulation wouldn’t be a one-time experience, but that we can work together to make the issues surrounding global poverty an ongoing conversation.

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