Extreme poverty

The republic of Mali is located in western Africa, with a population of around 15 million people. Making it the 24th largest country in the world. Mali also is notably one of the poorest countries in the world. Last summer, I had the opportunity to travel alongside with other students as part of the Students Travel and Exposure South Africa (STAESA) to provide a helping hand to the people of the village of Tiby, which is located in the southern region of the city of Segou. The STAESA is…

Often while growing up, we are taught to be good people, to have good morals, and to do others what we would want to have done to ourselves. However, being a good citizen is not stressed nearly as much as being a good person, yet both ideas go hand and hand. The quote "it is impossible to be a good person and not a good citizen" as said by the late University of Arkansas professor Diane Blair, although simple, has a deep meaning. To me, the quote means living the morals I was taught about being…

Dentistry around the Globe Dental care and the picture perfect smile is valued and sough after in some countries while in others the mouth becomes something that is not part of the body and oral health is not considered as part of overall health. The media has altered the world’s views on what it means to be attractive and, now that includes having a white, appealing smile. Dental treatments around the world have grown to be expensive for both developed and developing countries. The costs are…

For some people, a monster may be a person or character (animated or not) that does harmful actions or that his appearance looks unpleasant to his surroundings. Yet, not every person sees it at the same way. For instance, if a person named Rafado sees a man throwing trash in the street, at first glance, Rafado may see him as a monster by the fact that the man did an unpleasant action in his view. However, for some people that do not care about the environment or street that action seems…

In sub-Saharan Africa, for example, average poverty rates remain above 40 percent. Since 1970, Oxfam America has been making a difference. They continue to promote change “from the bottom up” through hundreds of grassroots organizations around the world. Oxfam doesn’t impose solutions. We believe…

According to The United Nations agency Habitat, "there are approximately one billion people living in slums globally". They further say that although only 6% of people in developed countries live in these areas, about 78.2% of people living in less developed countries suffer from slum conditions. That amounts to "one third of the global urban population" (Owusu et al. 180). The UN-Habitat has given us some very accurate information in order for us to have a better understanding about the…

“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.” This is a famous quote from Mother Teresa, a well-known sister from Calcutta. She served the poor with great love and compassion. Like Mother Teresa, we get to experience living her actions by helping homeless people to get through the day. This is through the help of The Scott Mission which is a Christian Ministry of Mercy and Love. It provides care to men, women, and children that are homeless or in need of their services. It also…

V. Poverty Traps in South Africa and India Hassen (2009) investigates the mechanisms in the South African economy that continually enforce poverty within the region and proposals from the new form of government dealing with structural problems in the South African economy. Evidence was gathered through primary sources and compiled in order to accurately answer the questions at hand. Hassen believes that no matter which policy is taken in light of the economic crisis, the region will not see…

the population as a whole within the context of a dynamic multi faceted development process” (Midgley, 2014) According to the World Bank report of 2009, Social development mainly looks at the needs of the people first in the process of development. Poverty, to be specific, is not just about low income it’s about susceptibility, institutions that aren’t accountable, powerless institutions and exposure to violence. (World Bank, 2006) There is an increased emphasis given to democracy and…

Using theatre to help the homeless Homelessness is a huge problem in the United Kingdom, homelessness doesn 't just involve people sleeping on the streets it also encompasses families living in temporary accommodation or in substandard housing. My idea is to devise a piece of theatre using workshops with some people who have gone through or are going through homelessness, once a piece has been devised then a short tour will take the production around schools and areas with higher than normal…