For Citizenship 2, by Naveen, Timothy Tan, Nicholas Chow, Benjamin Ng

1. Say No
to
Poverty

2. Causes
-Rigid class system causes people to be unable
to gain wealth, thus being stuck in a vicious
poverty cycle
-Some charities are corrupted and the funds
that are supposed to help the needy ge
embezzled

3. Consequences
● The consequences of poverty are manifold:
● An increased crime rate is one of the main consequences of poverty, as
many less fortunate people are desperate for money for food as well as
other basic necessities.
● Thus usually developing countries have a higher crime rate than
developed countries.
● Another main consequence of poverty is the lack of a highly skilled
workforce as many people from these less fortunate countries do not
have the money to attend school, hence they do not the education
required to participate in jobs requiring scientific advanced knowledge.

4. Solutions
● The most obvious and used solution to poverty is education
● Hence, many developing countries are placing an emphasis on education
so as to break this cycle of poverty
● Other solutions include loans to people suffering from poverty which was
the solution seen in the case study studied
● Creation of new jobs as well as cancelling huge debts are also solutions
to the cycle of poverty.
● Being unwanted, uncared, forgoptten by everybody…..(is) a much greater
hunger than the man who has nothing to eat”-Mother Teresa

5. real life application
● The most practical application of these values to our daily lives is
through donations as well as community service projects which can be
both organised by the school as well as ourselves, through these projects
countless people around the world will benefit.
● Donations of money as well as clothes or foodstuffs are one of the many
examples of real life application.
● Many people also engage in missionary projects which is also an
extremely helpful project towards the less fortunate in other countries,
as it provides comfort which money may not be able to provide.
● “Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think
that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person
who has nothing to eat.”-Mother Teresa