The document discusses poverty and ways to address it. It defines poverty as lacking sufficient resources for basic needs like food, water, shelter and clothing. Poverty exists due to individual deficiencies, cultural beliefs, economic distortions, geographical disparities and interdependencies. To help reduce poverty, people can spread awareness, donate money or unused resources, and volunteer locally or abroad. The conclusion emphasizes helping those in need through donations or giving unused goods and participating in donation drives.

1. 2015 TEAM 3
Jovan Yo Shi Hao(leader)
J-En Tan
Philip Schmeichel
Low Jun

2. What is Poverty?
Poverty is the state of being poor.
If one is experiencing poverty, he or she has either not
enough or no money to buy daily resources like food,
water, shelter and clothing.

3. Why does Poverty exist?
Poverty is caused by
• Individual defiences
• Cultural Belief Systems that Support Sub-Cultures of Poverty
• Economic, Political, and Social Distortions or Discrimination
• Geographical Disparities
• Cumulative and Cyclical Interdependencies

4. What can WE do to stop Poverty?
We can
-Spread the word about Poverty to let others know more
about Poverty.
-Help the poor people by giving them money or our
unwanted daily resources like clothes.
-We can volunteer to help the poor not only in
Singapore, but also in other countries which have
people experiencing Poverty.

5. Conclusion
So what should we do when we meet someone
experiencing poverty?
We can help him or her in many ways. You can give them
unwanted food, clothes and many others. You can also
donate your unwanted goods to The Salvation Army or
too others who need it.
When there is a donation drive, donate whatever you can
donate. In the end, you’ll be able to help others.

6. THANK YOU FOR
READING!
We’ve hope you’ve learnt
something today!