Impact Mapping by Priya Kumar

pkumar43 — 2025-08-20 02:52:13 UTC

How to Complete This Activity

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Africa

2025-08-20 21:20:32 UTC

Many families don’t have enough money for daily needs.
People often go hungry and children can be malnourished.
Some kids can’t go to school because it costs too much or is too far away.
Hospitals may not have enough medicine or doctors.
Families live in small or weak houses without clean water or electricity.
People often have to drink dirty water which makes them sick.
Children sometimes have to work instead of going to school.
Droughts, floods, or wars hurt poor families the most.

Africa

2025-08-20 21:20:48 UTC

Scarce or unsafe food

Lack of safe drinking water

Poor sanitation and hygiene

Water scarcity and drought

Time lost collecting water

New Zealand

orallocm — 2025-08-20 21:22:31 UTC

Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines

chandras12 — 2025-08-20 21:23:37 UTC

they have an entire underground city filled with people called The Mole People who can't afford housing. They are also extremely broke because of how corrupt the government is.

Mexico

2025-08-20 21:24:01 UTC

In 2022, approximately 36.3% of Mexico's population, or 46.8 million people, lived in poverty, while 7.1% (9.1 million) lived in extreme poverty. These figures represent a decrease from 2016, when the poverty rate was 43.2% and extreme poverty was 7.2%The monetary poverty rate, which focuses solely on income levels, also decreased, falling from 50.8% to 43.5% in 2022.

Mexico

2025-08-20 21:24:27 UTC

Mexico has a significant poverty problem, with over a third of its population living below the poverty line. While there's been some progress in reducing poverty rates, particularly in urban areas and due to increases in the minimum wage, poverty remains a persistent challenge, especially in rural areas and among indigenous populations. The statistics for poverty are 36.6%.

Mexico

2025-08-20 21:24:29 UTC

High Rates of Poverty and Extreme Poverty

Low Access to Social Services

Regional Disparities

New Zealand

2025-08-20 21:25:51 UTC

Indonesia

2025-08-20 21:27:26 UTC

Low income, low quality education, limited access to basic services. Extreme poverty is an issue, especially in rural areas and among specific populations.

New Zealand

2025-08-20 21:35:50 UTC

Poverty within New Zealand:

13.4% of children in New Zealand are living in material hardship (June 2019)
14.9% of children are living in households with less than 50% of the median household income (June 2019)
Rising housing costs, including rent and mortgage payments put strain on household budgets and contribute to poverty (https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/542461/child-poverty-rates-stall-government-misses-targets)

New Zealand

2025-08-20 21:36:39 UTC

_{In New Zealand, child poverty rates remain stubbornly high.}

^151,700

^{The number of children (13.4%) living in material hardship in the year ending June 2019.}

^168,500

^{The number of children (14.9%) living in households with less than 50% of the median household income before housing costs are deducted in the year ending June 2019.}

^{1 in 5}

^{The number of Māori children (55,000) who live in households with less than 50% of the median household income before housing costs are deducted. Almost one in four Māori children (23.3%) were living in material hardship.}

^{The rate is higher for Pacific children at 28.6%.}

^{1 in 9}

^{The number of Pākehā children (80,300) living in households with less than 50% of the}

Websites: https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/child-poverty-statistics-year-ended-june-2024/

Mexico

2025-08-20 21:42:56 UTC

北朝鮮

wangs3 — 2025-08-20 21:43:36 UTC

Poverty in North Korea manifests in several critical ways. Many citizens suffer from chronic food shortages due to limited agricultural production and strict government control over resources. Malnutrition is widespread, particularly among children, and access to clean water and healthcare is extremely limited. In rural areas, people often rely on makeshift markets to obtain basic necessities, but prices are high and goods are scarce. Energy shortages lead to frequent blackouts, leaving entire communities without reliable electricity.

New Zealand

2025-08-20 21:45:45 UTC

Poverty manifests in new zealand through child poverty.

Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

chandras12 — 2025-08-20 21:48:08 UTC

Lahore, Pakistan

chandras12 — 2025-08-20 21:49:11 UTC

Central African Republic

2025-08-20 21:49:50 UTC

The Central African Republic faces widespread poverty due to a combination of factors including conflict, weak government and reliance on agriculture with low productivity

Mexico

2025-08-20 21:51:01 UTC

Malaysia

chandras12 — 2025-08-20 21:53:14 UTC

Myanmar (Burma)

chandras12 — 2025-08-20 21:55:22 UTC

Mongolia

2025-08-20 21:58:55 UTC

In 2020, Mongolia's national poverty rate was estimated at 27.8 percent, with an estimated 903.4 thousand people living in poverty. While poverty rates have slightly decreased since 2018, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly slowed down the progress of poverty reduction. Poverty is particularly concentrated in urban areas, with 64% of the poor residing there, and 43% living in Ulaanbaatar.

Kazakhstan

2025-08-20 22:06:41 UTC

Kazakhstan has made significant strides in poverty reduction over the past two decades, but challenges persist, particularly regarding inequality and child poverty. While the national poverty rate has fallen substantially, income disparities remain, with regional and urban-rural differences.

Nepal

2025-08-20 22:08:05 UTC

In Nepal, over 20% of the population lives below the poverty line, despite progress in poverty reduction over the past decade. The latest data indicates that 20.27% of Nepalis, based on a daily spending threshold of $1.90 for essentials, lived in poverty in 2023, according to the National Statistics Office. While the country has seen a decline in poverty rates since 2011, the pace of reduction has been slower than anticipated, with factors like the 2015 earthquake and the COVID-19 pandemic impacting progress.

Bihar, India

2025-08-21 00:14:09 UTC

State with the highest poverty rate in India, with 33.76% of their population living below the poverty line in 2021-2022

South Sudan

2025-08-21 00:16:53 UTC

Poorest country in the world

Japan

brosnahane — 2025-08-21 00:19:52 UTC

Japan faces a significant poverty problem, with one in six people facing poverty. This is particularly concerning given Japan's status as the world's third-largest economy. Poverty in Japan is often described as "invisible", but its impact is no less severe

Niger

2025-08-21 00:20:15 UTC

Poverty manifests in Niger through various ways such as:

a large amount of the population experiences food insecurity, which leads to them being unable to consume the necessary nutrients and therefore malnutrition
they also lack many basic services, including clean water, healthcare, and education, which then limits their ability to develop socially or economically
the dry environment of Niger also causes significant difficulties through climate shocks like droughts and floods, especially in rural areas

Sweden

2025-08-21 00:23:22 UTC

While Sweden has a high standard of living system, it still lack minor problems like, child poverty and the lack of emergency support.

Egypt

2025-08-21 00:23:38 UTC

In Egypt, poverty affects 1 in every 5 people, mostly affecting those in the rural areas. Poverty is caused by many different factors, one of which is the limited access to quality education, which then leads to employments with low wages, continuing the poverty cycle. Some people cannot access basic needs like clean water, proper sanitation, and adequate healthcare.

Brazil

2025-08-21 00:24:04 UTC

Poverty manifests in Brazil in many different ways, it impacts peoples access to basic needs like education, healthcare, and different other things. It makes it harder for them to access special healthcare needs like going to hospital and other check-ups if they are in need. Some parts in Brazil are in severe poverty especially in the Northeast and North regions. Many people in Brazil find it hard to find stable living conditions and many people find themselves living on the streets. They also find it hard to access clean water sources and many of people experience malnourishment, and then they experience illness.

Mexico City, Mexico

2025-08-21 22:29:44 UTC

Mexico has seen progress in reducing multidimensional poverty, with the rate falling to 36.3% of the population in 2022, down from 43.2% in 2016, and extreme monetary poverty also decreased to 7.1%. However, challenges remain, including climate-related events that threaten progress, a need to improve basic services like health and sanitation, and a rise in rural povert

México

2025-08-21 22:33:37 UTC

Multidimensional Poverty: 36.3% of the population lived in a state of poverty, a decrease from previous years.
Monetary Poverty: The national poverty line measured 43.5% of the population in poverty.
Extreme Monetary Poverty: 7.1% of the population lived in extreme poverty.

Sudan

2025-08-24 20:35:50 UTC

Sudan is a developing third-world country which has an immense level of poverty. It’s GDP is estimated to be around $1,330 in 2021. It is possible that Sudan’s GDP could have decreased due to the ongoing civil war for power between two groups. This brought out fear in citizens which led them to flee their homes and live in refugee camps; looking for a better life. Since the civil war started in 2023, it has decreased access to basic needs and resources, made its economy more unbalanced, and increased poverty. It has led to people living in fear and to not have adequate living standards. The genocide and famine happening in Sudan (like Palestine) has affected over 14 million people and has left them feeling unsure of their future. It is the hardest to break the poverty cycle in the current situation in Sudan, but it is better to do it now than never.