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Poverty
- 2. What is POVERTY? Itis about not having enough money to meet basic needs including food, clothing, shelter. It is simply the state of being poor.
- 3. The World BankOrganization describes poverty in this way: “Poverty is hunger. Poverty is lack of shelter. Poverty is being sick and not being able to see a doctor. Poverty is not having access to school and not knowing how to read. Poverty is not having a job, is fear for the future, living one day at a time .”
- 4. “Poverty has manyfaces, changing from place to place and across time, and has been described in many ways. Most often, poverty is a situation people want to escape. So poverty is a call to action—for the poor and the wealthy alike—a call to change the world so that many more may have enough to eat, adequate shelter, access to education and health, protection from violence, and a voice in what happens in their communities .
- 5. Causes of Poverty Little or no access to livelihoods or jobs Inequality Poor Education CLIMATE CHANGE Lack of Infrastructure
- 6. Little or noaccess to livelihoods or jobs Withoutajoborawaytomakemoney,peoplewill facepoverty.Particularlyindevelopingandruralparts oftheworld,dwindlingaccesstoproductive landand overexploitationofresourceslikefishormineralsis puttingincreasingpressureonmanytraditional livelihoods.
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- 9. CLIMATE CHANGE The impactsof climate change affect every country on every continent. The increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events like hurricanes, wildfires and droughts threaten the world's food supply, drive people from their homes, separate families and jeopardize livelihoods. And all of these effects increase the risk of conflict, hunger and poverty.
- 10. Lack of Infrastructure Alackofinfrastructure–fromroads,bridges,andwellsto cablesforlight,cellphones,andinternet–canisolate communitiesliving inruralareas.Living “offthegrind”means theinabilitytogotoschool,work,ormarkettobuyandsell goods.Travellingfartherdistancestoaccessbasicservicesnot onlytakestime,itcostmoney,keepingfamiliesinpoverty.
- 11. Effects of Poverty PoorHealth Globally, millions suffer from poverty- related health condition as infectious diseases ravage the lives of an estimated 14 million people a year and are top effects of poverty. These diseases are contracted through sources like contaminated water, the absence of water and sanitation, lack of access to proper healthcare.
- 12. Common Diseases linkedto Poverty: 1. Malaria – is referred to as the poor man’s disease caused by a parasite. It is contracted through mosquito bites. 2. Tuberculosis – is a bacteria- born disease. The bacterium, mycobacterium tuberculosis, targets the lungs. 3. HIV/AIDS – this infection attacks the immune system and is contacted by contact with certain fluids in the body. This is left untreated.
- 13. Crime There’s anold adage that says, ” If a man don’t work, he don’t eat.” That’s not the case for a large number people living in poverty. Lack of economic opportunity leads to impoverishment which then leads to crime.
- 14. Global unemployment is ata high point. One hundred ninety- two million people around the world are jobless. In some parts of the world, mainly poor parts, unemloyment standings will drive this number higher.
- 15. Lack of Education– there is the direct correlation between low academic performance and poverty. Children who are exposed to extreme levels of poverty have difficulty with cognitive development, speech, and managing stress, which leads to adverse behaviour. Where there is poverty, there is lack of education, joblessness, and poor health.
- 16. Poverty starts inour society so therefore as the hope of this nation the change and solution must start in you. Put you words into action, because action speaks louder than words. …
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