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Hello dear reader, I'm Esma. I'm studying at  English Language department in the Marmara university. With my friends, Büşra, Elif, and Reza, we shared some information about poverty with you. You can also check my blog site for more.(Here) I hope, you'll enjoy it.

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Poverty is everywhere! We can reduce poverty with collaboration to help the poor. First, we must raise awareness of everyone about poverty, and we all should take action to participate in poverty-relief organizations voluntarily. There are lots of charities that are waiting for volunteers. We can also create a small charity in our university and make other people join in relief works which help the poor. To learn what else we can do to reduce porverty, there is a video from youtube that I attached.

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How can we contribute to reduce poverty?

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How can we contribute to reduce poverty?

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What's The Deal?

Most people have what they need. They have enough food to eat, clothes to wear, and shelter to call home. But some families and their children live in poverty and experience hard times.

You may think that not having enough money for things we want is tough. But poverty means not having money for things we need. This includes clean water, electricity, food, clothing, or a roof over your head. For example, you might not have proper clothing to keep warm in cold weather, medicine to help if you are sick or food when you are hungry.

Did You Know?

Nearly half of the world's population lives in poverty.

1 billion children worldwide live in poor conditions!

Poverty leads to families not having a home, limited access to hospitals, and neighborhoods that are not safe.

Children living in poverty are at a higher risk for stress, anger, and depression.

Poverty also effects children's schools and the education they receive.

Children living in poor communities also have a higher chance for health problems. This includes injuries, obesity and diseases like asthma.

What Can You Do?

All over the world there are people and groups helping the poor get the stuff they need! Poverty is everywhere! But there are ways we, especially you, can help! You can help those in need in your local community or in other countries. Here are some ways you can take action:

Change your thoughts about poverty:

You can treat people for who they are on the inside. Don't avoid someone because of their appearance. Take a stand and be their friend!

Research the issue of child poverty in the United States. You can use newspaper articles and online resources to learn more.

Take action on your own:

You and your family can volunteer! You can take food to the elderly, help at a food bank, or serve meals at a shelter.

Donate! You can clean out your closets, books, and toys to give them to kids in need. You can give those items to local churches, goodwill, or other charities.

Write a letter to fight hunger! Start by encouraging friends and family to contact your local representatives. You can write a letter on the causes of children poverty and what we can do to end hunger!

Organize a food drive at your school. Create posters and flyers to raise awareness on the problems of poverty. Ask others to fight hunger by donating food! Here, Zach raised awareness by walking across the United States!

Join a cause:

Contact a poverty-relief organization to see how you can help! A relief group comes together after a natural disaster, like a hurricane.

Sign a petition to help change the world! TheHungerSite has petitions you can sign to help kids' education and health!

Poverty is everywhere! Including the city or town you live in. You and your family can volunteer with a local charity to make a difference!

Get Inspired!

Remember that you are not alone! All over the world kids are teaching others how to build a better life and you can too! Here are some stories to inspire you to make a positive difference:

Here, an African children's choir uses the power of music to change lives and offer education.

At a young age, Hannah saw a homeless person eating out of the garbage. After seeing this, she created a non-profit business to help the poor and homeless.

A New York girl realized that a pair of shoes could change a person's life forever! So she set a goal to give thousands of shoes to people in need around the world.

Click here to read more InspireMyKids stories on poverty and ideas for you to help make change happen!

Additional Resources:

To find out more information and ideas to help, check out the list below! Here are a few great organizations who make a difference to fight poverty:

Millions of children don't know if they will be able to attend school. Global Fund for Children provides money to small organizations improving education for children.

Not everyone has a safe home! But Habitat for Humanity has built thousands of homes. Providing shelter for nearly a million people worldwide! These houses are all built by volunteers!

Every child deserves a healthy start. Save the Children is a program to help needy children with donations, sponsorship, and mentoring.

There are so many reasons to care! And that's why CARE helps people have the food, safety, education, and health care they need.

We hope this was useful! If so, please tell your friends and family and together we can fight poverty!

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IMK in Action - How Kids Can Help Reduce Poverty - InspireMyKids

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Most people have what they need. They have enough food to eat, clothes to wear, and shelter to call home. But some families and their children live in poverty and experience hard times. You may think that not having enough money for things we want is tough.

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The countries that do most for the poor nations

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The countries that do most for the poor nations

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According to the finding of the Center for Global Development's Commitment to Development Index, Denmark is the top country that carries out activities to help poor people. Nordic countries, Sweden, Norway, and Finland become after Denmark. Netherlands, France, and United Kingdom follow them respectively.

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Which economies do most to help poor countries?

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With developed and developing countries still tussling over climate finance, even after the COP21 talks in Paris have drawn to a close, you may well wonder which rich nations are doing the most to help the world’s poor.

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To decide whether a country is rich or poor, economists use the term named gross domestic product (GDP) which is like a country's yearly income. Therefore, dividing GDP by one country's population is an estimate of how much income the economy produces per capita on average per year. Namely,  GDP is a measure of a country's living standard. According to this, GDP is considered to be divided equally into all in a country. In reality, not every country has the same GDP income, so there is an unbalance in the distribution of GDP income to all people in the world. Thus, there are some people richer than others.

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"Open markets offer the only realistic hope of pulling billions of people in developing countries out of abject poverty, while sustaining prosperity in the industrialized world."¹
-Kofi Annan, former United Nations Secretary-General
Many people mark the birth of economics as the publication of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations in 1776. Actually, this classic's full title is An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, and Smith does indeed attempt to explain why some nations achieve wealth and others fail to do so. Yet, in the 241 years since the book's publication, the gap between rich countries and poor countries has grown even larger. Economists are still refining their answer to the original question: Why are some countries rich and others poor, and what can be done about it?

"Rich" and "Poor"

In common language, the terms "rich" and "poor" are often used in a relative sense: A "poor" person has less income, wealth, goods, or services than a "rich" person. When considering nations, economists often use gross domestic product (GDP) per capita as an indicator of average economic well-being within a country. GDP is the total market value, expressed in dollars, of all final goods and services produced in an economy in a given year. In a sense, a country's GDP is like its yearly income. So, dividing a particular country's GDP by its population is an estimate of how much income, on average, the economy produces per person (per capita) per year. In other words, GDP per capita is a measure of a nation's standard of living. For example, in 2016, GDP per capita was $57,467 in the United States, $42,158 in Canada, $27,539 in South Korea, $8,123 in China, $1,513 in Ghana, and $455 in Liberia (Figure 1). ²

Because GDP per capita is simply GDP divided by the population, it is a measure of income as if it were divided equally among the population. In reality, there can be large differences in the incomes of people within a country. So, even in a country with relatively low GDP, some people will be better off than others. And, there are poor people in very wealthy countries. In 2013 (the most recent year comprehensive data on global poverty are available), 767 million people, or 10.7 percent of the world population, were estimated to be living below the international poverty line of $1.90 per person per day. ³ Whether for people or nations, the key to escaping poverty lies in rising levels of income. For nations specifically, which measure wealth in terms of GDP, escaping poverty requires increasing the amount of output (per person) that their economy produces. In short, economic growth enables countries to escape poverty.

How Do Economies Grow?

Economic growth is a sustained rise over time in a nation's production of goods and services. How can a country increase its production? Well, an economy's production is a function of its inputs, or factors of production (natural resources, labor resources, and capital resourc es), and the productivity of those factors (specifically the productivity of labor and capital resources), which is called total factor productivity (TFP). Consider a shoe factory. Total shoe production is a function of the inputs (raw materials such as leather, labor supplied by workers, and capital resources, which are the tools and equipment in the factory), but it also depends on how skilled the workers are and how useful the equipment is. Now, imagine two factories with the same number of workers. In the first factory, workers with basic skills move goods around with push carts, assemble goods with hand tools, and work at benches. In the second factory, highly trained workers use motorized forklifts to move pallets of goods and power tools to assemble goods that move along a conveyer belt. Because the second factory has higher TFP, it will have higher output, earn greater income, and provide higher wages for its workers. Similarly, for a country, higher TFP will result in a higher rate of economic growth. A higher rate of economic growth means more goods are produced per person, which creates higher incomes and enables more people to escape poverty at a faster rate. But, how can nations increase TFP to escape poverty? While there are many factors to consider, two stand out.

Institutions

First, institutions matter. For an economist, institutions are the "rules of the game" that create the incentives for people and businesses. For example, when people are able to earn a profit from their work or business, they have an incentive not only to produce but also to continually improve their method of production. The "rules of the game" help determine the economic incentive to produce. On the flip side, if people are not monetarily rewarded for their work or business, or if the benefits of their production are likely to be taken away or lost, the incentive to produce will diminish. For this reason, many economists suggest that institutions such as property rights, free and open markets, and the rule of law (see the boxed insert) provide the best incentives and opportunities for individuals to produce goods and services.

North and South Korea often serve as an example of the importance of institutions. In a sense they are a natural experiment. These two nations share a common history, culture, and ethnicity. In 1953 these nations were formally divided and governed by very different governments. North Korea is a dictatorial communist nation where property rights and free and open markets are largely absent and the rule of law is repressed. In South Korea, institutions provide strong incentives for innovation and productivity. The results? North Korea is among the poorest nations in the world, while South Korea is among the richest. ⁴

While this seems like a simple relationship-if government provides strong property rights, free markets, and the rule of law, markets will thrive and the economy will grow-research suggests that the "institution story" alone does not provide a complete picture. In some cases, government support is important to the development of a nation's economy. Closer inspection shows that the economic transformation in South Korea, which started in the 1960s, was under the dictatorial rule of Park Chung-hee (who redirected the nation's economic focus on export-driven industry), not under conditions of strong property rights, free markets, and the rule of law (which came later). ⁵ South Korea's move toward industrialization was an important first step in its economic development (see South Korea's growth in Figure 2). China is another example of an economy that has grown dramatically. In a single generation it has been transformed from a backward agrarian nation into a manufacturing powerhouse. China tried market reforms during the Qing dynasty (whose modernization reforms started in 1860 and lasted until its overthrow in 1911) and the Republic Era (1912-1949), but they were not effective. China's economic transformation began in 1978 under Deng Xiaoping, who imposed a government-led initiative to support industrialization and the development of markets, both internally and for export of Chinese goods. ⁶ These early government-supported changes helped develop the markets necessary for the current, dramatic increase in economic growth (see Figure 2).

Trade

Second, international trade is an important part of the economic growth story for most countries. Think about two kids in the school cafeteria trading a granola bar for a chocolate chip cookie. They are willing to trade because it offers them both an opportunity to benefit. Nations trade for the same reason. When poorer nations use trade to access capital goods (such as advanced technology and equipment), they can increase their TFP, resulting in a higher rate of economic growth. ⁷ Also, trade provides a broader market for a country to sell the goods and services it produces. Many nations, however, have trade barriers that restrict their access to trade. Recent research suggests that the removal of trade barriers could close the income gap between rich and poor countries by 50 percent. ⁸

Conclusion

Economic growth of less-developed economies is key to closing the gap between rich and poor countries. Differences in the economic growth rate of nations often come down to differences in inputs (factors of production) and differences in TFP-the productivity of labor and capital resources. Higher productivity promotes faster economic growth, and faster growth allows a nation to escape poverty. Factors that can increase productivity (and growth) include institutions that provide incentives for innovation and production. In some cases, government can play an important part in the development of a nation's economy. Finally, increasing access to international trade can provide markets for the goods produced by less-developed countries and also increase productivity by increasing the access to capital resources.

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Why Are Some Countries Rich and Others Poor?

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"Open markets offer the only realistic hope of pulling billions of people in developing countries out of abject poverty, while sustaining prosperity in the industrialized world." 1 -Kofi Annan, former United Nations Secretary-General Many people mark the birth of economics as the publication of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations in 1776.

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What country has the best record for helping poor?

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What country has the best record for helping poor?

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Why are some countries rich and others are poor?

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Why are some countries rich and others are poor?

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While we should do something to prevent poverty that exists all around the world, we only watch the events and do nothing but sigh and pity them.

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To get rid of poverty, first, we must know what causes it. Poor governance, lack of basic needs, high population, poor education, unequal income distribution, unemployment, wars, and climate change are the most significant reasons for poverty over all around the world.

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We have already seen the meaning of poverty Now is the time to know the reason that leads to poverty. But before jumping into the causes, I would like to categorize poverty into; Chronic Poor, Transient Poor, and Non-Poor. Let's understand these categories in brief.

Categorizing Poverty

1. Chronic Poor: It includes people who are always or who are usually poor. Example; Casual workers.

2. Transient Poor or Churning Poor: It includes occasional poor who regularly move in and out of poverty. Example; Small farmers, seasonal workers.

3. Non-Poor: Well, this is the easiest. It includes those who are never poor.

Now is the time to look at the common causes of poverty.

Causes Of Poverty

1. Population: The most common and well-known fact of poverty is a high population that leads to a fall in per capita availability of goods and services.

2. Unemployment: Not able to create sufficient job opportunities for the existing population is also the cause of poverty. No income means being poor.

3. Lack of infrastructure facilities: Especially in the agricultural sector, the non-availability of infrastructure facilities like inadequate irrigation facilities makes the poverty situation more severe.

4. Unequal Distribution of Income: Due to economic reforms the gap between rich and poor increased.

5. Corruption: Government launch several programs to help the poor people, but due to unmotivated and corrupted government official, these programs failed to be successful

6. Lack of vocational training: People need to be taught how to earn their living rather than just theoretical knowledge of books. They should be given practical exposure by giving them vocational training.

Check out the slideshow below on poverty:

Thank You!

Take a look at some related posts:

1. World Trade Organisation

2. What is Privatization?

3. What is Liberalization?

4. Poverty Alleviation Program

5. What is Poverty?

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The Causes Of Poverty, Class 12, CBSE, Indian Economy

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We have already seen the meaning of poverty Now is the time to know the reason that leads to poverty. But before jumping into the causes, I would like to categorize poverty into; Chronic Poor, Transient Poor, and Non-Poor. Let's understand these categories in brief.

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There are lots of people that suffer from poverty around the world, especially in African countries. They can not afford to meet their livelihood needs.

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The world continues to expand and develop in various magnificent ways. Computers now function like human brains, a cancer-detecting pill exists, and it's now possible to instantly communicate with people from different parts of the world due to video conferencing. There's no denying that humanity has evolved in remarkable ways, but there is still a great deal of inequality and misunderstandings that exist in society, especially on a global level.

One vastly misunderstood place covers 6 percent of the Earth's surface and more than 1.1 billion of the world's population calls it home: Africa. There are many myths about Africa that people throughout the world believe to be true. The truth is that these myths are rooted in misinformation, lack of knowledge, and stereotypes. A danger to the advancement of society, stereotypes lead to the widespread belief of myths.

The Connection Between Stereotypes and Myths

We all first view the world through a single lens, and our own life experiences and beliefs unconsciously impact our actions and behaviors. This is referred to as implicit or unconscious bias. Everyone makes these generalizations, and they help and protect us in this complex world. But stereotypes are different. They are oversimplified and based merely on group membership and can be built upon any characteristic, such as age, a physical trait, gender, race, or nationality.

Our beliefs about groups of people stem from socialization, including our parents, peers, national culture, subcultures, and even the media. If this is true, stereotypes act as a way to justify placements in society. This concept is known as legitimizing myths - and it acts as a justification for social practices that influence groups and allocate social value within the social system.

In short, generalizations can be helpful, but stereotypes are dangerous. Based on oversimplified, fixed assumptions about groups of people, stereotypes are often justified within social systems, causing myths that come with widespread belief. Among things to know about Africa is the fact that the continent has been the target of an unfathomable amount of stereotyping, which has led to the widespread belief of much false information.

Africa is a rich and diverse place. It encompasses more than 1,500 languages and 16 percent of the world's population. To better understand the breadth of this diversity, let's dissect seven myths about Africa.

Myth 1: It is Always Hot in Africa

Yes, the Sahara Desert is in Africa, and it makes up about one-third of Africa's landmass. This fact leads many people to think that the majority of Africa is sweltering hot and vast, open land of emptiness. The truth, however, is that deserts aren't necessarily hot all the time and much of Africa is not a desert.

The northern part of Africa where the Sahara is located is called Northern Africa, and everything south of that is known as Sub-Saharan Africa.

Here are a few facts about Africa's climate:

It Snows in Africa. There are ski resorts in Morocco and quite a few other African countries. Africa's high elevations experience snowfall, even those locations close to the equator. Locations in South Africa experience below-freezing temperatures throughout the winter.

The Largest Vegetation Zone in Africa is Savanna. People commonly mistake Africa as one gigantic desert. The truth is that Africa contains deserts, rainforests, mountains, and savannas. A savanna is a grassy plain with only a few trees, and it's often found in tropical and subtropical regions. Many people accurately describe the African savanna as rolling grassland dotted with trees.

The Temperature Variation is Vast. Africa is large, therefore it's difficult to make any generalizations about the continent as a whole. There are, of course, changes in seasons and many different countries with different elevations. This makes it difficult to provide an average temperature. Asking for an average temperature in Africa would be like asking for the average temperature for North America and half of South America combined.

Myth 2: Africa Is a Country

Africa is a continent made up of 54 independent countries, and it's the world's oldest populated area. Misconceptions of Africa often include the belief that it's its own country or made up of only a few countries. The continent of Africa is vast, and it's the second-largest continent in the world. Of the nearly 200 independent countries on Earth, a quarter of them are in Africa, where the population is more than 1 billion.

Besides Ethiopia and Liberia, Africa was colonized by non-African countries. Many different countries, including Germany and France, claimed to rule parts of Africa in what became known as "The Scramble for Africa."

Over time, however, African countries began taking back their independence. After World War II, most African countries used the borders established by the non-African colonies to form the borderlines for their independent countries.

The people of Africa's countries speak a great variety of languages, Arabic being the most popular with about 170 million speakers. Besides Arabic, the people of Africa speak English, Swahili, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and many more languages. About 25 percent of the languages spoken in African countries aren't recognized anywhere else in the world, which is a testament to its diversity and fullness.

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Debunking Common Myths About Africa | Learn About Africa

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The world continues to expand and develop in various magnificent ways. Computers now function like human brains, a cancer-detecting pill exists, and it's now possible to instantly communicate with people from different parts of the world due to video conferencing.

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Before 20th century, religious groups and private charities were helping people who suffers from poverty, today we have "welfare programs" by government. People who are below a certain income can benefit from these programs but even the programs have flaws and cannot be implemented effectively. Therefore, they are not a definite solution for poverty.
By encouraging a lasting change in people's lives and their environment, we can begin to get rid of the problem of poverty.

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Why is it so hard to escape poverty? - Ann-Helén Bay

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Although most people think of undeveloped countries when it comes to poverty, poverty is actually a problem in developed countries as well. The difference is that in undeveloped countries, poverty is observed in the vast majority of people, while in developed countries, minority faces this problem.

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The first reason of income inequality is government policy towards taxation and subsidies. Most governments collect taxes in equal amounts from all citizens. This leads to the fact that people who earn high salaries and those who receive low salaries pay the same amount of tax.

Population explosion is another main reason behind income inequality because supply of majority of resources is limited and when population rise exponentially it leads to more demand for everything.

Another reason for income inequality is the selfishness and capitalist mindset of businesses. As they expand, these businesses become even more greedy and have no other goals than to maximize profits for their owners and shareholders.

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What are the reasons of income inequality?

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What are the reasons of income inequality?

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Researchers collect the explanations of poverty under two main headings: theories that see poor individuals as responsible for their own poverty, and theories that blame structural factors in society for creating and perpetuating poverty.

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According to the world bank, 9.3 percentage of world's population -more than 700 million- live in extreme poverty

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What percentage of the world's population lives at the poverty level?

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What percentage of the world's population lives at the poverty level?

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Poverty includes not only the lack of material resources (like food, water), but also the lack of social resources such as access to information, education, health care, social status, and the chance to form deep relationships with others in society.

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Child poverty, an area that a project called R.P.C is also dealing with, can be eradicated by many conscious and educated people. As long as we do not leave those children to their own fate, they will also have this awareness.

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Institutions such as UNCTAD, UNDP, ILO are already dealing with poverty. Organizations such as the United Nations, the World Bank and the OECD publish "poverty reports" in order to find a solution.
According to a study conducted in Bianet, anti-poverty social movements can be examined under three main headings. These are respectively;

Labor movements: international trade union organizations, national federations or confederations, etc.,

International anti-poverty movements/coalitions,

National or international movements within certain categories of the poor: women's, peasants, unemployed movements, etc.

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How many children have been rescued from poverty so far?

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How many children have been rescued from poverty so far?

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Is there any project related to poverty that had a worldwide repercussion?

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Is there any project related to poverty that had a worldwide repercussion?

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Poverty limits a person's nutritional, shelter, health, psychological, social and individual needs.

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Although tags are created and shared in the world, words alone do not mean anything, action is also required.

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Poverty is one of the biggest problems of our age. Poverty is sometimes sharing a loaf of bread with 20 people, sometimes boiling stones in a big cauldron as if boiling soup. So poverty means a lot.

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It is a fact that the needs of people in need can be supported, although not completely. So with small steps you can finish a big road.

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Developing and implementing rapid and sustained economic growth policies and programs will enable people to be concious and aware of the issue. Management of water and other natural resources will at least prevent healt problems in terms of vitality. Providing all people with access to basic social services including education, health care, adequate food, sanitation, shelter and clean water. Provide access to technology and innovation including internet access and affordable energy.

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Inadequate access to clean water and nutritious food, little or no access to livelihoods or jobs, conflict, inadequality, poor education, climate change, and limited capacity of the goverment are the most known and common reasons of poverty. All these are bound to each other so existence of one can cause to arise of another one.

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What are the effective ways to reduce the poverty in the world?

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What are the effective ways to reduce the poverty in the world?

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What is the poorest country in the world?

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What is the poorest country in the world?

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Poverty has bad effects on both physical and mental health, education, shelter, energy etc. Deprivation of materiality results in a bad way on children in terms of educational achievements, emotional and physcial well-being. Child poverty impacts on children's ability to enjoy their childhoods and achieve their aspirations.

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Homelessness.
Hungry.
Starvation.
Unemployment.

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Poverty is the state of having few material possessions and little income.