SDG Goal #1: Poverty by Lily Hernandez

Goal #1

s2169358 — 2025-08-21 01:38:47 UTC

The UN's SDG #1 interests me because their mission is to "eradicate poverty" around the world. I want to be a part of a community that can help people of extreme poverty, and be able to reach the 2030 goals that are set in place.

Poverty in our World

s2169358 — 2025-08-21 01:43:11 UTC

According to The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025, "Without a significant acceleration in efforts, 8.9 per cent of the global population will still be living in extreme poverty by 2030" (Sustainable Development Goals 8)

Which areas are most affected by poverty?

s2169358 — 2025-08-21 02:01:08 UTC

The areas that are mostly affected by poverty are sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. According to Global poverty: Facts, FAQs, and how to help, from World Vision, "Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate of children living in extreme poverty, reaching 40% in 2022." (World Vision: Global poverty Facts, FRQs,...)

What is poverty?

s2169358 — 2025-08-21 02:03:58 UTC

Poverty is described as "a condition of deprivation characterized by a lack of access to essential resources and necessities required for a healthy and dignified life." (World Vision: Global poverty Facts, FRQs,...)

Population in poverty chart

s2169358 — 2025-08-22 02:38:14 UTC

This chart shows the population in millions that are in poverty through the different countries of the world.

s2169358 — 2025-08-22 02:55:01 UTC

Throughout my research in this topic I have noticed that the main causes of poverty are education, certain demographic characteristics, race, cultural factors, poverty- related policies, and much more.

How does poverty differ between the countries?

s2169358 — 2025-08-22 03:02:33 UTC

Poverty differs between countries because of their own National Poverty Lines. For example, in an article written by "Our World in Data", it is said that "In Switzerland, a person is considered in poverty if they live on less than the equivalent of roughly $36 per day; in Ethiopia, the national poverty line is around $2 per day." (2024, Ortiz-Ospina)

What is a National Poverty Line?

s2169358 — 2025-08-22 03:08:19 UTC

A National Poverty Line is defined as "the benchmark for estimating poverty indicators that are consistent with the country's specific economic and social circumstances." Which in simpler terms is the minimum a person or family has to make in order to be considered in poverty.

Child Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa

s2169358 — 2025-08-26 15:44:24 UTC

Africa faces deep poverty challenges, especially in sub-Saharan regions where nearly half the population lives below the poverty line. Child poverty is particularly severe—40% of the population is under 15, and millions of children suffer from hunger, disease, and lack of access to clean water, electricity, and education. One in four children experiencing wasting lives in sub-Saharan Africa, and over 30 million children under five contract vaccine-preventable illnesses each year, leading to around 500,000 deaths. Despite these hardships, progress is slowly being made through education and targeted programs aimed at breaking the cycle of poverty.

Multidimensional poverty in Haiti

s2169358 — 2025-08-27 02:39:16 UTC

In 2023 there were nearly 3 million children that lived in poverty, which was the largest number ever recorded. Haiti has major issues such as extreme poverty, violence, malnutrition, and many natural disasters. Violence in Haiti consists of armed groups or gangs that attacked the community. While kids were in school, they would get caught in crossfires and they would die or get seriously injured. This is the reason why many children do not have access to quality and safe education. Not only do schools get attacked, many of the students and teachers/women would get kidnapped and sometimes forced to join the gangs.

Research Question #1 (Draft)

s2169358 — 2025-08-27 02:40:13 UTC

What effects does politics have on the poverty rate in the different cities of Haiti?

Research Question #2 (Draft)

s2169358 — 2025-08-27 02:40:35 UTC

What factors contribute to the decrease in quality education around Latin America?

The Different types of poverty throughout the regions

s2169358 — 2025-08-27 02:50:22 UTC

Throughout the world, there are many different types of poverty in different regions of the world. Poverty is not just about the lack of money, but it is also about the lack of education, access of basic needs, and much discrimination. There are six main types of poverty: Absolute, Relative, Situational, Generational, Urban, and Rural. Many countries mainly face Absolute and Relative poverty.

Focusing on the region of Latin America

s2169358 — 2025-08-27 02:57:22 UTC

I think I want to research [Child Poverty] which must be addressed to reach SDG #[1]. I will focus on [Latin America] and [Providing Access to Quality Education]. I want to research this because... Latin America has had many issues with poverty over the years and I want to explore more on that. Especially in Haiti.

Poverty in Latin America

s2169358 — 2025-08-27 03:13:04 UTC

There are approximately 72 million children in poverty, which is 2 out of every 5 children. According to the article, Child Poverty in Latin America, "In 2014, over 68,000 unaccompanied children fled El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico to avoid violent crime, poverty and gangs." (nph, n.d.) This shows that many people in poverty face way more challenges then just lacking the basic necessities. Another fact about child poverty from the article, Child Poverty in Latin America, is that "Approximately 22.2 million children and adolescents in Latin America are not in school or at risk of dropping out of school each year." (nph, n.d.) This shows that many children do have access to a proper education and turn to other dangerous and/or illegal actions.

Global Child Poverty

s2169358 — 2025-08-28 15:40:13 UTC

As the population continues to grow, more and more children are born into poverty. It occurs in developed and non developed countries, according to UNICEF, "Nearly 900 million children worldwide..." (unicef n.d.) live in multidimensional poverty and lack basic necessities. While 333 million children live in extreme poverty, they survive on less than $2.15 per day. Extreme poverty is an increasing issue mainly in Sub- Saharan Africa.

How child poverty is measured

s2169358 — 2025-08-28 15:50:28 UTC

Child poverty is measured in multiple ways. The first way is based on the child(rens) household income from the parents/guardians, if the household income is below the set poverty line, that child or children counts as poor. This system is called the "Monetary child poverty measurement" (Child Poverty FAQs, n.d.). The other way child poverty is measured is by a method called, the "Multidimensional child poverty measurement" (Child Poverty FAQs, n.d.), measures poverty by looking at non-income effects such as malnutrition, bad health, and poor living conditions faced by children. They are considered poor when they struggle in nutrition, education, health, and housing.

The progress on child poverty

s2169358 — 2025-08-28 17:51:21 UTC

An analysis conducted by the World Bank Group and UNICEF "noticed a reduction in the extreme child poverty rate" (Child Poverty FAQs, n.d.). The rate of children in poverty went from "20.7 per cent to 15.9 per cent between 2013 and 2022" (Child Poverty FAQs, n.d.). Also, between 2000 and early 2020, child multidimensional poverty decreased in developing countries from 75 percent to 45 percent.

Research Question

s2169358 — 2025-09-04 13:21:02 UTC

How does access to quality education for children in low-income communities influence long-term poverty reduction in Latin America?

Final Research Question

s2169358 — 2025-09-04 13:29:02 UTC

How does access to quality primary education in low-income communities influence long-term poverty reduction?

Final Research Question

s2169358 — 2025-09-04 13:30:06 UTC

How has gang violence in Port-au-Prince affected children's access to education, and what emergency education models can mitigate these effects?

Solutions for Child poverty (Latin America)

s2169358 — 2025-09-04 14:01:54 UTC

A solution to reduce child poverty in Latin America is to attempt to keep children in school despite the gang violence. A way to do this is to send trained teachers that know how to potentially keep the children safe.

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