Response To Poverty

Poverty is a serious world issue that is affecting billions of people all over the world. 1 billion people on the earth have to survive on less than $1 dollar every day(2005), and another 850,000,000 (2005) people go to sleep hungry. People who are involved in poverty and extreme poverty reported that these are major signs of poverty or extreme poverty are: Short of food for all or most of the year. Having to choose between feeding your siblings hunger or your own. You cant save money. You cannot send your children to school. You have no close source of water (or clean, drinkable water). These signs of poverty are followed by feelings of self-degradingness and powerlessness. Also many females that are surrounded in poverty are not protect by the government regarding sexual or physical abuse. Young children that are affected by poverty can have chronic-undernourishment which slows their growth and development. The World Bank is a organization that donates money to countries in need without charging taxes and debt. The World Bank defines extreme poverty as not having enough income to meet the most simple human necessities and requirements. Unfortunately a large amount of people are in this state of extreme poverty. Another problem people fall into is a poverty trap, or when you lose all hope because you feel a sense of failure because you are suffering from poverty and despair. Some organizations that possible could be more involved are organizations such as the red cross, they could be trying to heal people who live in a state of poverty and cant afford to heal members of their family who are sick or wounded.

This information is from Peter Singer