Poverty

I'll start with some facts about São Tomé e Príncipe:

• The United Nations revealed in 2016 that 70% of children are poor and socially vulnerable.
• 66% of the population lives below the poverty line (2009 est.)
• 10% of people are under nurtured

_{A children with his toy. Source}

The list goes on and on. São Tomé is a tourist destination because it's a bit of heaven on earth, and it's not a cheap destination. And yet, somehow the money always goes to the same pockets... Tourist resorts, oil industries... Why?

In about two months I'll be travelling there, as a common tourist. I'll be gathering all kinds of donations, clothes, school bags, drawing pencils, books, whatever I can give to the kids there. I'll give some cash as well. I thought you guys could help me raising a small fund.

Steem charity

STEEM seems the perfect way of gathering some cash donate to some charity institutions there. In hand. And I count on you to help me! Here's my plan:

1. I'll write a weekly post about São Tomé - Just some pictures and descriptions, presenting São Tomé and its beautiful landscapes. @sisou is going to be a 100% beneficiary of the rewards, as a charity account.
2. HELP! - I count on you to upvote these posts like there's no tomorrow, resteem them, pump them with bots, whatever. Just help!
3. Cash out - Some days before my departure, I'll cash out the SBD to EURO.
4. Deliver - The happy moment I'll be delivering the stuff, thanks to us all!

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FAQ

- What will you do with the Steem Power?

Honestly, I still don't know. Maybe I will delegate it to another charity project. Maybe I power down and make a money transfer to São Tomé 13 weeks after. Maybe I start another charity project with the @sisou account. I'm open to suggestions!

- Can I donate in other ways?

Sure, I created some addresses for donations in crypto:

Bitcoin (BTC): 16PPGv5WipSvQgqmqaZEe8iCMAavzt5bZL
Ethereum (ETH): 0xb37E3A39ad64C8E772090E50C09d88f8761c1567
Litecoin (LTC): LLBsMBMWkrCygHmJssqwbvNsoKaZPuUREM
ZCash (ZEC): t1VbM7k6VngGbu953nzZWuTTgRo2G1oBRAT

- Can I help with cash? Or with physical things?

Contact me in telegram (@zpedro) and I can give you an address you can send stuff or money.

- Which institutions will you help?

I still don't know. I'm researching and I'm open to suggestions. If we can gather a lot of money I'll probably split it and donate to several institutions.

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Sources: 1; 2; 3