Current Issue's - Poverty

By Davis Rush. Current Issue's - Poverty.

Poverty. Poverty is defined by the state as not possessing the amount of materials or income that is required for a person's basic needs including education and healthcare..

The two most common types of poverty :. Relative Poverty.

Global poverty is one of the largest issues that people face today. Roser, M., & Oritz-Ospina, E. (2013, May 25). In 2015, the poverty line was adjusted. To be considered in severe poverty you live on less than $1.90 a day. Poverty is something that greatly impacts numerous people all over the world and there are solutions..

Geographical Location. Geographical location plays a big role when it comes to poverty. There are millions of people worldwide that are experiencing and living in severe poverty, states the World Bank. World Vision Canada (May 2021,8)..

When people are living in poverty, they usually do not have access to health care No health care can lead to many illnesses, or other health issues/concerns If a disease, or an illness or other health condition goes untreated it may lead to other serious illness or even death. babies in some of the most undeveloped countries are not able to be protected from diseases by vaccines and immunizations. Project, B. 2020, May). If these babies were able to be immunized there would be a greater chance of survival for most of them..

Poverty and the effect it has on education. "The impact poverty has on the education of children is powerful and it begins early." Jonah Edelman, PhD. It is unfortunate that not every child/student gets to have the same education experience and the lack of this can affect children a lot. Some may not be able to attend school at all while some can. The chances of young adults living in poverty are five times more likely than the higher income ones to drop out of high school and the chances of them not graduating on time are 13 times the amount of higher income young adults. K., & Taylor, K. (2019, July 26)..

A few facts you may not know about poverty. Project, B. (2020 May, 8).; 1. 22,00 children die daily from living in poverty. 2. There are 2.2 billion children in the world and 1billion of those children live in poverty. 3. If 100 of the richest people in the world combined their earnings, they could’ve ended poverty over 4 times in 2015. 4. Children 12 & under make up a third of the poor in developing countries. 5. Almost 2.8 billion people depend on wood chips, waste from crops, and animal feces for cooking and for keeping their homes warm..

How to help end poverty :. There are a few ways to help reduce poverty. There are plenty of organizations that you can donate to, volunteer for or just advocate! Below are some organizations that you can look at if you are looking to help end poverty..

How are YOU going to help end poverty ?.

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