Some things to think about during Lent -Count your blessings*

Every year 1.6 million of the world's poorest people die from respiratory infections aggravated by smoke from open fires in their homes.

Added together, the gross domestic product of the poorest 48 nations (a quarter of the world's countries) is less than the combined wealth of the world's three richest people.

60% of adults in Senegal are unable to read.

Half the world's population lives on less than £1.10 a day.

In Angola, 26 of every 100 children die before reaching their fifth birthday.

£1.7 billion extra money is needed each year to provide clean drinking water for everyone on Earth. £46 billion is the amount spent each year on bottled water.

* Data provided by Christian Aid