2. INTRODUCTION
POVERTY HAS BECOME A LARGE
ISSUE AROUND THE WORLD. IT IS SOMETHING
THAT MANY OF US KNOW ABOUT BUT WE’RE
NOT REALIZING JUST HOW BIG OF A PROBLEM
IT IS. THIS WORK WILL INCLUDE BASIC
INFORMATION ABOUT POVERTY, THE EFFECTS,
FACTS AND STATISTICS WHICH CAN MAKE
PEOPLE AWARE AND WANT TO HELP REDUCE
POVERTY.
3. POVERTY
POVERTY FOR CENTURIES HAS BEEN A VERY SEVERE ISSUE THAT HAS TROUBLED
MANY NATIONS WHILE IMPEDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS AND PROGRESS. POVERTY IS A
PROBLEM EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
IN SOME COUNTRIES IT IS MORE SEVERE THAN IN OTHERS, BUT THERE ARE ALWAYS
SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE. ALTHOUGH POVERTY IS OFTEN
DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF DOLLAR AMOUNTS, QUALITY OF LIFE IS ALSO PART OF THE
CONVERSATION.
4. EXTREME (ABSOLUTE) POVERTY: THE WORLD BANK DEFINES “EXTREME POVERTY” AS
LIVING ON LESS THAN $1.90 PER PERSON PER DAY. 10.7 PERCENT OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION
ARE CLASSIFIED AS EXTREMELY POOR. SUB SAHARAN AFRICA HAS THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF
EXTREMELY POOR PEOPLE.
RELATIVE POVERTY: A PERSON IS CONSIDERED POOR IF EITHER INCOME OR
SPENDING FALLS BELOW SOME MINIMUM LEVEL THAT REPRESENTS BASIC NEEDS IN EACH
SOCIETY. THIS IS CALLED THE POVERTY LINE. THE POVERTY LINE IS NOT THE SAME EVERYWHERE
BECAUSE IT IS RELATIVE TO WHAT IS THE NORM IN A PARTICULAR COUNTRY.
POVERTY
6. WHAT IS A CURRENT SITUATION OF POVERTY IN OUR WORLD?
▪ PEOPLE LIVING IN EXTREME POVERTY DROPPED BY MORE THAN HALF BETWEEN 1990
AND 2015 – FROM 1.9 BILLION TO 836 MILLION.
▪ ABOUT 736 MILLION PEOPLE STILL LIVE ON LESS THAN US$1.90 A DAY;
▪ WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO LIVE IN POVERTY THAN MEN DUE TO UNEQUAL PAID
WORK OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATION AND PROPERTY.
• POVERTY AMONG WORKERS IS MORE
COMMON AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 15-24.
• ABOUT 16% OF WORKERS IN THIS AGE GROUP
LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE, EARNING LESS
THAN $ 1.90 A DAY, WHILE 9% OF ADULTS ARE IN
THE SAME SITUATION.
7. ▪ THE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA REGION CONCENTRATES MORE PEOPLE LIVING IN EXTREME
POVERTY THAN THE REST OF THE WORLD.
▪ MOST OF THE WORLD'S POOR LIVE IN RURAL AREAS (80%), ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 14
(44%), HAVE NO FORMAL EDUCATION (39%) AND ARE EMPLOYED IN AGRICULTURE
(65%), THE REPORT SAID.
▪ 22,000 CHILDREN DIE EACH DAY DUE TO POVERTY RELATED CAUSES
WHAT IS A CURRENT SITUATION OF POVERTY IN OUR WORLD?
8. WHAT IS A CURRENT SITUATION OF POVERTY IN OUR WORLD?
9.
10. WHAT PROGRESS HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE IN POVERTY?
A UN REPORT REVEALS THAT THE WORLD HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN
REDUCING EXTREME POVERTY. AND SOME OF THAT PROGRESS WAS:
TO ACHIEVE
UNIVERSAL
PRIMARY
EDUCATION
TO PROMOTE
GENDER EQUALITY
TO REDUCE CHILD
MORTALITY
TO IMPROVE
MATERNAL HEALTH
TO DEVELOP A
GLOBAL
PARTNERSHIP FOR
DEVELOPMENT
11. WHICH ARE THE MAIN TARGETS TO ACHIEVE THE WORLD UNTIL
2030?
THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE CHANGED BY THE YEAR 2030, BUT HERE
ARE THE MAIN ONES:
▪ ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY
▪ REDUCE POVERTY BY AT LEAST 50%
▪ IMPLEMENT SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS
▪ EQUAL RIGHTS TO OWNERSHIPS, BASIC SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMIC
RESOURCES
▪ BUILD RESILIENCE TO ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DISASTERS
▪ MOBILISE RESOURCES TO END POVERTY
▪ CREATE PRO – POOR AND GENDER SENSITIVE POLICY FRAMEWORKS
12. WHAT CAN WE DO TO END POVERTY?
EXAMPLES OF
WHERE TO START
DONATE
ELIMINATE
GENDER
INEQUALITY
CREATE
JOBS
WORLDWID
E
INCREASE
ACCESS TO
PROPER
SANITATION
AND CLEAN
WATER.
EDUCATE
EVERYONE
