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Cases/real life display of poverty and single parent households

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Cases/real life display of poverty and single parent households

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"Mother of five Tanisha Sewell is just trying to keep food on the table and keep a roof over her and her children’s heads.

She cannot even look as far as a month ahead as her children struggled through the last school year, missing most of the classes as the only tablet they had was destroyed early into the online school sessions.

Sewell hastened to share with The Gleaner that she is willing to work in any capacity as the most important thing to her is ensuring that her children have something to eat." ( https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20210812/desperate-mother-five-wits-end)

Thomas had her first child at the age of 18, not knowing that she would be the mother and father for six more over the span of two decades.

"I was young and raised in a family that did not believe in abortion. When I got pregnant with my first child, the father left me in an advanced state of pregnancy and never returned. My father told me that regardless of the outcome, I should have the baby," the single mother told Family and Religion. (https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20150502/one-womans-struggles-mother-and-father-seven-children)

https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/single-mom-of-three-seeks-help-after-fire_240573#:~:text=ANGILEATA%20Taylor%2C%20a%2023%2Dyear,by%20fire%20on%20Boxing%20Day.

https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/single-mother-of-four-needs-a-toilet-and-more_240749

https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20210910/single-father-three-fears-sons-future

https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20211002/help-pours-single-father-special-needs-child

https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20211221/single-father-wants-tv-dresser-daughters-room

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While some parents are making plans for the new school year, mother of five Tanisha Sewell is just trying to keep food on the table and keep a roof over her and her children's heads.

She cannot even look as far as a month ahead as her children struggled through the last school year, missing most of the classes as the only tablet they had was destroyed early into the online school sessions.

Sewell hastened to share with The Gleaner that she is willing to work in any capacity as the most important thing to her is ensuring that her children have something to eat.

"I can do many things for myself. I'm willing to work. I can do it. Just want a job," she pleaded.

Sewell, a resident of Young Street in Lionel Town, Clarendon, said that a resident of the community has promised to allow her to use a building she owns to operate a shop.

"She says [that] if I can stock it, I can get it to run," she said, expressing the hope that help will come her way so that she can have the means to help her children, aged 2, 7, 19, 12 and 13.

Not far from tears, Sewell shared that this is not the life she had dreamed of for her children, and often, it makes her feel bad to know that she can't adequately provide for them.

"Is not that mi want dat for them, but people just nuh understand. Sometimes dem look pon it seh you caan control dem, and dem way deh, but dem nuh understand," she told The Gleaner, adding that at times, her stress level gets really high, a concern as she is hypertensive and has diabetes.

Beating up on herself, Sewell said her one wish is to give her children a better life.

She feels terrible about the fact that her seven-year-old sometimes goes on the street and begs passers-by for assistance. She said she doesn't like it, but what he takes back helps to ensure that they have a meal to eat.

The family is not living under the best of conditions as the dilapidated house is leaking and when it rains, they set buckets to catch the water as they also make do with one bed in the house that they all share.

"Sometimes mi haffi turn sideways," she said, sharing how she tries to make the night's rest more comfortable for her children.

She is seeking assistance in securing a better dwelling.

Tanisha Sewell can be contacted at 876-836-9587.

editorial@gleanerjm.com

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While some parents are making plans for the new school year, mother of five Tanisha Sewell is just trying to keep food on the table and keep a roof over her and her children's heads. She cannot even look as far as a month ahead as her children...

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Crime:
There’s an old adage that says, “If a man doesn’t work, he doesn’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.
Global unemployment is at a high point. One hundred ninety-two million people around the world are jobless. In some parts of the world, mainly poor parts, unemployment standings will drive this number higher. In a study done on youth in the Caribbean, it was determined that joblessness fueled criminal activity in those aged 15 through 24.

Because of the struggles in the Caribbean job market, the murder rates are higher there than in any other region in the world. The crime rate affects 6.8 percent of the Caribbean population against the world average of 4.5 percent, calculating the global rate per 100,000 people.

People who live below the poverty line and don’t have access to sufficient economic opportunity, live by any dangerous means necessary. It’s unquestionable that crime ranks high among the effects of poverty, and those impoverished neighborhoods or entire cities show the same problems with uneducated adults and kids that nurture more unemployment and crime, and then leading to chronic, long-lasting poverty.

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Poor health:

Globally, millions suffer from poverty-related health conditions as infectious diseases ravage the lives of an estimated 14 million people a year and are of the top effects of poverty. These diseases are contracted through sources like contaminated water, the absence of water and sanitation, and lack of access to proper healthcare. It’s no surprise that anywhere on earth, poorer communities fare worse than richer ones. But people's health is affected not only by material poverty but also by social exclusion. No matter if poverty affects someone's mental or physical health, the end result is the same: on average the poor live shorter lives than the rich

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1.What is Poverty and two main types of Poverty?

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1.What is Poverty and two main types of Poverty?

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Edward Greene defined poverty as insufficient resources for an adequate standard of living. Poverty is defined as a lack of resources to meet basic needs such as food, clean water, shelter, and clothing. However, in today's society, access to health care, education, and even transportation can be included. Absolute poverty occurs when a family's or household's income falls below a predetermined threshold, preventing them from affording basic necessities. Relative poverty, on the other hand, refers to a person's manner of life that is significantly lower than the society's or region's minimum acceptable quality of living.

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2.Causes of poverty in single parent homes

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2.Causes of poverty in single parent homes

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The poorest people in the Caribbean are female parents and elderly widows. The poorest women in society have the most children because they began childbearing early in life and tend to carry this trend on to their daughters; these women are typically school dropouts or have no skill. The financial challenges of single parents are caused by a lack of money – whether owing to restrictions to employment, unpaid child maintenance, or insufficient state help – and a high cost of living, rather than poor financial management. Because of their childrearing commitments, some parents may be unable to obtain work.

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Lack of Education:

There is a 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 behavior.

Young adults and children have to leave school to work to help provide additional income for their families

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Government assistance

Cancelling "Gyalis Culture"

Family Planning

Providing skills training and a job for single parents

Assistance from clubs, NGO's, schools and churches

Operations by relevant authorities geared at reducing sexual abuse against women

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Because these single parents have to work hard to provide for their families, they are not there to watch over their children and ensure that they are properly socialized. these children are left to the whims and ways of the worst parts of the world and many become delinquents as a result.