Ambassadors Of Poverty Essay

world; billions of people suffer in poverty while a small percentages lives lavishly because they hold the majority of the world’s wealth. When people are asked to think of extreme examples of income disparity, many reference developing countries like Chile, India, or the Philippines. Although they are correct, people often overlook income disparity in the world’s developed nations. The United States is globally notorious for its high rates of child poverty, homelessness, and inequality.…

in order to help them support their families. Africans procreate as much as they possibly can so at least one of their children can take care of their parents when they are older. But the likelihood of that happening is slim if they’re born into poverty.…

All You Can Eat: How Hungry is the World Approximately 795 million people in the world are chronically malnourished. That means that one in nine people do not have enough food to live a healthy lifestyle. This is the biggest problem affecting a considerable amount of the human population. Hunger and hunger related illnesses kill just over 6 million children a year. Hunger is not partial to race or gender, it’s a problem in all corners of the world, it affects people in even the most developed…

African Poverty and Infrastructure “Only 34 percent of rural Africans live within 2 kilometers of an all-season road,” which is drastically lower than most other developing regions who post that 64 percent of their residents have quick access to an all-season road (“Better Access to…”). This embarrassingly low number explains that Africa has such a high poverty rate because the citizens of this continent have very little access to roads, hence raising the level of poverty. The lack of…

the media, but not nearly enough attention is given to the issue. There are innumerable instances of poverty witnessed everyday, because the issue is so grand and varied, but not nearly enough solutions are poured out to path the ever growing problem. Poverty, the cause of the world’s most prominent issues, provokes suffering on a global scale; the attitude and resources given to those in poverty are absolutely abhorrent, which is why it is the greatest social injustice. Even though the…

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…