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PovertyFundamentally, poverty is a denial of choices and
opportunities, a violation of humandignity. It means lack of basic
capacity to participate effectively in society. It means not
having enough to feed and clothe a family, not having a school
or clinic to go to, not
having the land on which to grow ones food or a job to earn ones
living, not having
access to credit. It means insecurity, powerlessness and
exclusion of individuals,households and communities. It means
susceptibility to violence, and it often implies
living on marginal or fragile environments, without access to
clean water or sanitation
Causes of Poverty:Many people around the world face this
situation every day of their lives. What could
have caused a situation like this to occur? The education and
skill level, health or
handicap status, and discrimination play a vital role in
poverty. A maor factor
determinin! whether someone will end up livin! in poverty,
education or skill level canmake or "reak an income. #ducation
plays a vital role in ac$uirin! o"s, learnin! new
skills, and "rin!in! home necessities and comforts of life. A
person who doesn%t receivean education has a very small chance of
makin! much money and ac$uirin! skills that
would "rin! home a desira"le income. Many who do not have an
education "rin! their
family into a cycle of poverty, where their posterity doesn%t
necessarily have the incometo !o tocollege&r even don%t have a
desire to ac$uire a hi!h school diploma.
'umerous causes e(ist that affect poverty in the world, "ut most
sources a!ree that lack
of education, poor health, and discrimination play a key role in
causin! poverty. Thosecauses can have an immense impact on
countries, continents, and the whole #arth. The
education and skill level, health or handicap status, and
discrimination play a vital role inpoverty. )ome also other reasons
!iven are also cause of poverty.* Overpopulation* Global
Distribution of Resources* High Standard of Living and Cost of
Living* Inadeuate !ducation and !"ploy"ent* !nviron"ental
Degradation
!ffects of Poverty* #alnutrition and Starvation* Infectious
Diseases
* #ental Illness and Drug Dependence* Cri"e and $iolence*
Long%&er" !ffects
PO$!R&' C'CL!:
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)et of factors or events "y which poverty, once started, is
likely to continue unless there
is outside intervention. &nce an area or a person has "ecome
poor, this tends to lead to
other disadvanta!es, which may in turn result in further
poverty.
Proposed Solutions
* !ducation and (ob &raining* Long%&er" !cono"ic
Plans
* Rehabilitation
* !li"inating (ob Discri"ination
* )etter &a* Refor" Progra"s
* +or, for the -ne"ployable
