What a difference a fridge makes!

Imagine not owning a fridge or freezer! Especially living somewhere as hot as Oman. What would life be like - disease ridden? Unpleasant food? No meat, no fish? Warm water to drink? 

Yet 25% of people globally do not own a fridge. Here is an interesting article about a man named Santosh Chowdhury in India who is the first man in his village of 200 people to buy a fridge! Some people dream of a new TV while people in the UK and USA have been queuing for the new IPhone 6 but Santosh has spent the last 10 years dreaming of owning a fridge.

The event was so exciting that a religious ceremony was held to bless the fridge. I expect Santosh is going to be a very popular man in his community for quite some time. The full article can be accessed through the link below. When you read it just think about our wealth and disparities unit and the impacts of the widening development gap.

Imagine not owning a fridge?