Poverty is not just money

      Poverty is not just money  

By: First, Pro

What is Poverty?

Poverty is about not having enough money to meet basic needs including food, clothing and shelter.  However, poverty is more, much more than just not having enough money.

The World Bank Organization 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.

Poverty has many faces, 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.”

Poverty in our world is a very big issue that is still occurring throughout the whole world, and in our opinion, we think that poverty is really bad and people suffer from it pretty roughly. Imagine if you could only use 1$ per day for the  expense of everything you need, could you really make it and survive?

Cause of Poverty

• Overpopulation
• Economic problem
• Income inequality

Effect of Poverty

• Education
• Hunger

• Malnutrition

• Health
• Homeless

Poverty Facts

• At least 80% of humanity lives on less than $10 a day
• The poorest 40 percent of the world’s population accounts for 5 percent of global income. The richest 20 percent accounts for three-quarters of world income.
• Nearly a billion people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names. (didn’t go to school)

Example

Poverty in Africa

Over the last 30 years, worldwide absolute poverty has fallen sharply (from about 40% to under 20%). But in African countries the percentage has barely fallen. Still today, over 40% of people living in sub-Saharan Africa live in absolute poverty.