I- INTRODUCTION
A. According to a statistics done by Anup Shah, the editor of GLOBAL ISSUES, all around the world today, more than 3 billion people, which is nearly half of the earth's population live on less than 2$ and 50 cents a day (Shah, 2013) . According to UNICEF, 22 thousand children die due to poverty related issues every day (Moen, 2010). Today I will be informing you about the topic of poverty around the world.
B. To help you understand the issue of poverty better I will cover a few topics about this worldwide problem that is spreading drastically. You never know if or when this ferocious spell might be cast upon you or someone close to you.
C. Knowing the causes, effects, and solutions of poverty would be a quicker, more efficient
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As stated in TheRichest Magazine, the top 5 places where poverty is highest are: Madagascar (500$ annual income), Liberia (436$ A.I.), Central African Republic (300$ A.I.), Malawi (253$ A.I.), and Congo (236$ A.I.) (Said, 2013).
a. The continent where the most poverty occurs is in Africa. And as you can tell most of these top areas are in that continent. (actually all of the countries listed are in Africa).Transition: After having discussed the causes of poverty, it is essential to highlight the outcomes.
Transition: After having discussed the causes of poverty, it is essential to highlight the outcomes.
B. All these different areas of poverty lead developing communities to suffer from many issues that can possibly result in death.
1. Some of these issues include hunger, which is one of the leading causes of death in the world today, killing more than HIV AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined (Rafirasme, 2015)
a. The World Food Problem says the poor are hungry and their hunger traps them in poverty.
2. Another issue is thirst, which many people in the world are dying from; as a result of not having access to clean drinking water.
a. Over 1 billion people lack access to clean drinking water. (Ortega,
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A question is asked: Who becomes affected? Other than individuals becoming affected physically and emotionally, family members and friends of those people are affected too. b. The Society as a whole is thus affected.
Transition: When bringing forward an issue as delicate and dangerous as poverty, solutions should be brought up.
C. Since poverty is a huge problem in the world today, much action is taking place to help these issues.
1. Many organizations and people in the world today have developed sustainable projects as well as offering to help many poverty related issues that are going on.
a. Organizations such as Growth International Volunteer Excursions, UNICEF, and The Hunger Project are volunteer abroad organizations that help out remote areas that are in need.
b. These organizations perform sustainability projects such as projects using recycled items, building schools, implementing fresh water systems, educational projects that help the people living in poverty to learn English.
2. Also, after these projects are done, these organizations continue funding other incomplete projects.
Transition: In conclusion there are many projects implemented in the world today to help developing communities with poverty related issues. III-
If governments take care of its citizens and give them the freedom they deserve, poverty will eventually dissipate.
Poverty is affecting billions of people around our world and the number is growing with each day. Many people think they can avoid the effects of poverty, but it is something that affects all of our daily lives. Many people see poverty as a person who lacks money, although this is true poverty is caused by many more things than being without money. Just the fact that one in two children live in poverty can help people see clearly the impact it has on our world. Poverty truly does influence the type of care and treatment a person will receive when they need it.
Bridges out of Poverty provided valuable insight on how to better understand the constructs of poverty, as well as offering strategies for how to help those living in poverty transition to middle class. The book was designed to help readers recognize and address issues contributing to poverty. There are many different hidden rules that exist within each socioeconomic class. Using the resources available in this book can help those living in poverty gain insight on what is trapping them in the poverty cycle. In addition, it can help those of us who are already living within the middle-class identify the reoccurring patterns of poverty and what we can do to assist in the development from poverty to middle-class.
The cycle of poverty is something discussed in political, medical, education and social circles. The children that are stuck in the cycle often becomes adults that remain in the living conditions and lifestyle of poverty. A few ways that they become trapped is through their poor health and educational opportunities. My thesis statement is, The cycle of poverty continues to plague American children and families, but with some changes focused on health care and education they may be able to escape from the cycle.
The solutions therefore interpreted as a need for greater economic growth, with a focus on building human capacity/capital. Conceptualization of poverty has broadened to include non-economic components. Thus, poverty is increasingly being recognized as multi-dimensional, distinguishing the numerous aspects of people’s lives affected by poverty, including economic and non-economic dimensions, and recognizing that poverty occurs within and is affected by the political, economic, social and cultural context (Sen,
Poverty can be a vicious cycle for some families that goes from generation to generation. Another personal issue that can lead to poverty is illness and unemployment which puts someone out of work and there is little to no income coming in. Along with these personal issues that I stated there are also many
World hunger is a major problem going on in the world. It is happening all over the world it isn 't just happening in one place. The people that are going through world hunger can not help it. A big part of it is that they can not afford food or it is that they are living in a really poor part of the world where there are not any resources of food. World hunger changes many families lives and it would be awesome if we could be one to make a difference.
Because of these issues, society should develop better strategies to help these people in need to eliminate the growing poverty level through the world. These strategies could include
The Effects of Growing up in Poverty Poverty is not a new phenomenon we are dealing with. It has been an issue from the foretime till now. Poverty gradually has continued and changed its form in a different manner that has created many problems for the new generations, for example, in the old days poverty implicated to lack land and food, but nowadays, poverty means lack of education, lack of food and water, lack of money and much more. The main cause of poverty is a lack of money or income which has created a very critical situation in local and international society. These critical situations are child labor, hunger, health problems and much more that we are dealing with nowadays.
Fighting also forces millions of people to flee their homes, leading to hunger emergencies as the displaced find themselves without the means to feed themselves.3 Across the world so many people are struggling for food because of war. This can happen because the countries are poor or air raid can strike things that were helping to grow food and to have fresh water. People get pushed out of their home and then the hunger population grows, by a lot. Natural disasters such as floods, tropical storms and long periods of drought are on the increase -- with calamitous consequences for the hungry poor in developing countries.3 Natural disasters, it happens. Things such as tornadoes, hurricanes and floods leave people to starve.
I. Introduction A. Thesis statement: A child’s early development is greatly impacted by living in poverty which leads to poor cognitive outcomes, school achievement, and severe emotional, and behavioral problems. II. Body Paragraph 1. Claim: According to (Short, 2016) poverty consists of two parts: a measure of need and resources available to meet those needs.
Poverty can adversely affect the population in so many ways. Families living in poverty can face emotional and social challenges, cognitive lacks and health and safety issues and acute and chronic stresses. Levels of stress increase with the economic circumstances. Subsequent poverty and job loss are associated with violence in families, including child and elder abuse. These families are also more likely to be exposed to illnesses, job loss, eviction, criminal victimization and family death.
Women are more likely to be sick and have smaller babies that would die earlier, resulting in high levels of infant mortality. In areas where chronic hunger is a problem the communities are in a vicious cycle of malnutrition and death. Effects also include vulnerability to common illness, more than two million children die every year from dehydration caused by diarrhea. Malnourished children often lacks the strength to survive a severe case of diarrhea.
How do you define the harshness of society? Social Justice and Poverty is a hard concept to analyze when one does not have a clear understanding of the social justice structure and why most people living in poverty remain poor. Looking beyond the aspects of what causes everyday circumstances and situations, society must become more well-rounded to people living in poverty are lacking their everyday hierarchical needs. In a world with people who are very rich and people who are very poor, society tends to put their focus on making the rich richer. Poverty has swept over many cities, states and countries with low unemployment rates, child hunger, economic violence, homelessness, and major social class issues.
‘Poverty’- a simple word with unlimited connotations. Poverty is a universal issue that has been plaguing our Earth for centuries; thus it is essential that the immensity of the situation is acknowledged by everyone. If looked up, you’ll find the exact definition of poverty being: ’general scarcity, dearth, or the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. [1] Poverty is a multifaceted concept, which includes social, economic, and political elements. [2] Poverty may be defined as either absolute or relative.’