Poverty
A Global Dilema
Poverty
Defined as the state of being extremely poor
The state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in amount.
Statistics and causes
46 million in poverty in America alone
3 billion in poverty all over the world
live on 2.50 dollars a day
1 billion children are in poverty- 1 in 2 children
1 billion people in the 21st century cannot read
Hunger
Sanitiation
Lacking in proper cleaning supplies
No sewer systems
Poor public health
Decolonization
More debt to third world countries
In debt to former colonial power
Rich in resources but exploited to the point of poverty
The Cycle
They are typically left out from society and have little representation or voice in public and political debates, making it even harder to escape poverty.
Cutbacks in health, education and other vital social services around the world have resulted as conditions for loans and repayment