It takes three-quarters of a pound of chemical fertilizers and pesticides to produce, for example, the cotton for one pair of jeans.

The solution is to buy organic cotton clothing. Organic farming releases fewer greenhouse gas emissions into the air and uses 50 percent less energy.

Pants to Poverty began as pant loving members of the youth movement behind Make Poverty History in 2005 and when Nelson Mandela called for a generation to rise up to Make Poverty History, they did, and still are!
These pants come in three sizes - small, medium or large, which equate to: 8-10 (small), 10-12 (medium), 14-16 (=arge).