What can you buy for USD17? Maybe a shirt, a pair of jeans, two meal deals at McDonald’s. That’s the question I asked myself as I read the latest report from the new maternity clinic in Lvea Em, Cambodia.  For USD17 in Lvea Em an expectant mother can give birth to a child in a safe environment and stay for one week following the birth to make sure everything is well before going home.  

Chinese refer to migrants as “liudongrenkou” — the moving population.  It is estimated that in 2008, 225.42 million rural people moved to urban centers within China to improve their lives.  By 2030 it will be 1 billion. That’s 15% of the current world’s population!