Extreme poverty rates have been cut by more than half since 1990. While this is a remarkable achievement, one in five people in developing regions still live on less than $1.25 a day, and there are millions more who make little more than this daily amount, plus many people risk slipping back into poverty. Poverty is more than the lack of income and resources to ensure a sustainable livelihood. Its manifestations include hunger and malnutrition, limited access to education and other basic services, social discrimination and exclusion as well as the lack of participation in decision-making. Economic growth must be inclusive to provide sustainable jobs and promote equality. Facts and Figures, Goal 1 targets Links 836 million people still live in extreme poverty About one in five persons in developing regions lives on less than $1.25 per day The overwhelming majority of people living on less than $1.25 a day belong to two regions: Southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa High poverty rates are often found in small, fragile and conflict-affected countries One in seven children under age five in the world has inadequate height for his or her age Every day in 2014, 42,000 people had to abandon their homes to seek protection due to conflict HOW DO WE CREATE SOCIAL IMPACTS AS SCOUTS??????