Share Culture Week - Day 2
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What makes Olivia Lum a hero?
She built a business to clean water
Olivia Lum is from Vietnam (True or False?)
False. She is from Malaysia.
Olivia Lum grew up an orphan
True
Olivia Lum was rich
False
What is poverty?
when you don't have basic needs like water, food, clothes or shelter
What job did Olivia do before starting her business
she was a chemist
What made Olivia want to clean water?
She saw the chemicals being dumped in the water and she wanted to make a change
Olivia had an easy life
False
Olivia faced many challenges in her life
True
Olivia's 'grandmother' wanted her just to work
True
Olivia started working at 7 years old
True
When we face problems we often worry
True
Olivia Lum sold bananas at school
True
Olivia Lum made shoes for her first job
False
Olivia's professor told her that the way to escape poverty was through knowledge
True
