Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during an event at Facebook headquarters on April 4, 2013 in Menlo Park, California. Zuckerberg announced a new product for Android called Facebook Home. April 10 he announced a new political group. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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The world can't seem to get food and clean water to starving children in Africa, but Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg wants to make sure everyone has access to the internet:
Facebook announced an effort on Wednesday to bring the Internet to the 5 billion people around the world who currently lack access.The project, called Internet.org, is a partnership with tech giants Ericsson, MediaTek, Nokia, Opera, Qualcomm and Samsung.
In an interview on CNN's "New Day," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained that he believes "connectivity is a human right."
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