Education can help break the cycle of poverty in three key ways: 1) It provides skills and knowledge that lead to increased future employment opportunities. With jobs, children's families can get lifted out of poverty. 2) Education reduces inequality by providing equal access to opportunities and representation, lowering wage disparity. 3) Students learn skills like communication, leadership, and time management that allow them to generate income and reduce poverty. Overall, access to quality education gives people tools to improve their well-being and financial situation.

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How does Education Affect Poverty?
by Marilyn Gardner Milton | Mar 10, 2022 | college, Education, higher education, Marilyn
Gardner Milton, university
A poor family is a family that has little or no access to basic resources. When one is born
into a family that is deprived of basic amenities that include, education, they enter into the
cycle of poverty that can affect several other forthcoming generations. This lack of
resources and opportunities to improve their livelihoods leaves them in a trap known as
poverty. The World Vision California has defined the poverty cycle as an occurrence where
at least three generations of a family are poverty-stricken. This explains why there are so
many NGOs and charity organizations that advocate for education rights to break the cycle
of poverty.
Education is important as it helps to equalize people by impacting them with necessary
skills for survival and opens doors to opportunities for thriving that, otherwise, would have
been unavailable. High-quality education is recognized internationally as one of the
solutions to reducing poverty and improving individuals’ welfare.
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Effect of Education on Poverty
Increased Future Employment Opportunities
A quality education system equips children with more skills and knowledge, thus giving
them the ability to read and write fluently. This makes them eligible for employment which
is a good chance for the children’s family to get lifted out of poverty.
Education Can Reduce Inequality
Most individuals, that live in poverty are not given equal opportunities as the rest in the
society. This means that they lack power and they are not equally represented. However,
with quality education increasing access to employment opportunities, wages disparity is
reduced and also injustices due to unequal representation hence reducing poverty.
Skills and Abilities Development
Education equips one with soft skills that are necessary when one relates with others and
the world around them. Education strengthens and equips one with communication skills,
time management skills, creativity, leadership skills among others. When one puts these
skills into use, they can generate income hence reducing poverty.
Conclusion
To sum it up, education has been named the fourth Sustainable Development Goal by the
United Nations as it contributes highly to poverty eradication. Importantly, children should
be exposed to equitable and quality education to attain the best skills and knowledge that
they can use to generate income and access employment to improve their well-being and
that of their families.
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