A Way to End Poverty by Martinez, Allan

Goal #1 No Poverty

s1837011 — 2025-08-21 02:49:26 UTC

I picked no poverty because I believe that everyone has the right to have access to basic necessities like food, water, education, healthcare, sanitation, and shelter.

Progress to End Poverty

s1837011 — 2025-08-21 03:10:40 UTC

"Global poverty reduction is virtually at a standstill. Around 9 per cent of people worldwide lived in extreme poverty in 2022. Working poverty affected 244 million workers in 2024. While the milestone of half of the world’s population having social protection has now been reached, low-income countries have shown almost no improvement since 2015. Inequality within and between countries continues to hinder poverty reduction, and the poorest are often left behind in periods of recovery. Inclusive and sustained economic growth, particularly in low-income countries and fragile settings, remains critical to reversing current trends." I believe that this quote shows that low-income countries have yet to improve. The quote shows that millions of workers were affected by working poverty. This goes to show that working isn't always a way to escape poverty. This can show about systematic issues like low wages, high cost of living, stagnant wages, periods of unemployment, and more.

Data comparing countries

s1837011 — 2025-08-21 03:17:24 UTC

This website showed me the comparison between countries in terms of the distribution of wealth. Regions like South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa are poorer than the rest of the world. According to the data, most of the countries within regions have a national poverty line of less than $5 per day. This is incredibly low when compared to countries like Germany, Australia, and more.

What is the Poverty Line?

s1837011 — 2025-08-21 03:32:50 UTC

The poverty line is used to a threshold for estimating poverty indicators that are consistent with a country's economic and social circumstances. In the United States, the poverty line is used to determine whether a person is eligible for a government assistance program. Although these programs are helpful, they mostly lead into a welfare trap. These traps can be difficult for those who can't get well-paying jobs.

Factors that Makes Ending Poverty so Difficult

s1837011 — 2025-08-21 03:51:45 UTC

In the website, it says that factors like climate change, conflicts, and food scarcity can require more work to bring people out of poverty. Additionally, women have less paid work than men, meaning that gender is also a factor. While some countries like China and India have shown a lot of progress, countries within South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa have shown little to no progress. This website concludes that there is an uneven progress in ending poverty.

More Data

s1837011 — 2025-08-21 03:59:03 UTC

This website shows more data about the economic states of the countries. This one also includes data on disasters and social services. It's also interactive as you can select countries and see how impoverished they are to health spending as a share of the total government. This data goes back from decades ago to the most recent.

How to Help No Poverty Initiatives

s1837011 — 2025-08-21 04:04:31 UTC

Not only does this website show how to help no poverty initiatives, but it also shows why it's important to end poverty. Additionally, it tells us about the initiatives and the news regarding poverty. This website has taught me that poverty is more than just wealth. Poverty affects equality, social justice, human dignity, and basic rights.

Poverty in Africa

s1837011 — 2025-08-22 02:27:06 UTC

In sub-Saharan Africa, a huge chunk of the population live in poverty. What makes fixing the problem even bigger is that there are not enough jobs created for such a population, leaving numbers of people unemployed. As one of the least developed continents, Africa is expected to double its population, which can strain its resources even more. Healthcare is lacking as millions of children are infected by preventable diseases.

Poverty in Brazil

s1837011 — 2025-08-22 02:35:50 UTC

Despite having one of the largest economies in the world, Brazil has economic inequalities at such high levels. Although millions of people are being taken out of poverty, it's been very slow-moving. There are huge inequalities among the people in the country. It's so severe that it can cause people to fall back into poverty.

Drastic Change in China

s1837011 — 2025-08-22 02:41:23 UTC

This website shows a chart that shows a significant change in numbers of people in poverty. From 1990-2018, over 700 million people were taken out of poverty. This doesn't mean that poverty ended in China. There are still millions that continue to struggle with low incomes and low standards of living.

Amina from India

s1837011 — 2025-08-22 02:48:32 UTC

This articles introduce us to this woman from India called Amina. It explains about her struggles in the economic world of her country. She doesn't even know her age as she doesn't have a single documentation about her. People like Amina inspire economists to push for development.

Poverty Continues Despite Economic Growth in Papua New Guinea

s1837011 — 2025-08-22 03:03:10 UTC

According to the article, the investment in the economic growth in Papua New Guinea doesn't go towards taking people out of poverty. Something tells me that this investment goes to something more selfish than helping out the people who actually need it. It's stated that economic growth does not mean that poverty is ending. The article includes percentages that the population have access to like water, electricity, and education.

Poverty in Honduras

s1837011 — 2025-08-22 03:14:48 UTC

As someone who is Honduran, it breaks me to see that my people are also facing extreme poverty. 1 out of 4 children who are under 5 years old suffer from chronic malnutrition. The climate in Honduras has not been very kind to my people as they faced droughts and erratic rainfall. The climate is the reason why there has been food insecurity and malnutrition across my country.

International Poverty Line

s1837011 — 2025-08-22 03:17:17 UTC

"The international poverty line is a monetary threshold under which an individual is considered to be living in poverty. It is calculated by taking the poverty threshold from each country—given the value of the goods needed to sustain one adult—and converting it into dollars." This quote tells you what the international poverty line is. From 2005 to 2023, the international poverty line had increased from $1.25 a day to $2.15 a day. The international poverty line can be misleading if you are using it to determine how well off a population is. Other indicators, such as education and health, are hard to quantify, covering parts of the economic impact on a population.

Expand job opportunities

s1837011 — 2025-08-26 00:57:47 UTC

The National Employment Law Project helps people find well-paying jobs. This could help people earn money to take care of their family and themselves. Nobody deserves a job that barely pays the bills, everyone deserves a job that is able to cover all expenses. That way nobody will be stuck in a welfare trap.

Increase Healthcare Access

s1837011 — 2025-08-26 02:10:13 UTC

Health and wealth are strongly intertwined and influence each other through a cyclical relationship where more wealth leads to better health, and health enables individuals to accumulate wealth. When children suffer from ill-health, their education can be disrupted. Public health programs can lower both incidence of illness and the risk of falling into the health-poverty trap. By increasing access to healthcare, we can reduce poverty.

Provide Education

s1837011 — 2025-08-26 02:32:55 UTC

If people have access to quality education, their nation's economy would show significant growth. Moreover, education would empower people to be engaged in civic life, which will effectively deal with other issues. A child's cognitive, social, emotional, and communication skills can greatly improve by having access to quality education. Education is a right that everyone should have.

Ensure Clean Water

s1837011 — 2025-08-26 02:51:28 UTC

Children die because of poor sanitation, hygiene, and water. By having access to safe drinking water, deaths can be greatly reduced. More clean water means less disease being spread and health improves. Healthcare can be less overwhelm as they can deal with patients with greater health problems.

Policy Reform

s1837011 — 2025-08-26 02:58:31 UTC

A change in policy can make a big difference to everyone, especially low-income countries. If the minimum wage was increased, it could really help those who are struggling with maintaining their lives. Policymakers could create a way for people to have access to quality education, which can help find jobs that pay more. The decision to end poverty is at the hands of policymakers.

Topic Proposal

s1837011 — 2025-08-26 03:07:07 UTC

I think I want to research about civil wars, which must be addressed to reach SDG #1. I will focus on Sub-Saharan Africa and solutions to provide education. I want to research this because the most extreme form of poverty is mostly in Africa, and they lack access to education.

Research Question 1

s1837011 — 2025-08-28 02:18:03 UTC

How can children and youth in conflicted-affected area in Sub-Saharan Africa gain access to safe, quality education during and after civil wars.

Research Question 2

s1837011 — 2025-08-28 02:20:21 UTC

How can peace education in schools can help prevent future conflict in South Sudan?