Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

Poverty is defined as the absence or deficiency of what is essential for physical welfare and health — especially food but also shelters, properties, and other possessions. Poverty is the lack of basic amenities leading to physical deprivation. Poverty is known to be the biggest nemesis of good health and well-being because it forces people to live in a surrounding atmosphere that lacks hygienic accommodations and water, and sufficient sanitation. Moreover, people who suffer from poverty are…

Poverty is when someone or a family live on less than $1.25 a day (Which is less than R11.00 in South Africa). People living in poverty don’t have proper housing, sanitation, jobs, access to education and healthcare. Poverty is one of the leading problems in South Africa. It is a part of the Triple Threats the country faces and the other two threats are unemployment and inequality. Poverty leads to lack of education, disease and unemployment. There are different types of poverty: Absolute…

This paper will look at the poverty experienced by remote Indigenous communities, and how government social assistance (Ontario Works Program) has ultimately created systematic and systemic barriers that has resulted in inadequate social conditions. Poverty and homelessness among Indigenous persons and communities is linked historically to the oppression, racism, colonization, and exploitation implemented by European settlers. Due to the historical injustices of being forced onto remote,…

child poverty can be dangerous, children can have lifelong consequences and it can be toxic to the brain. Children in poverty have a weak foundation and grow up with it and experience poverty in adulthood with mental and physical problems. Also in the video…

also known as the good life. Its green paradise, exotic beaches, and beautiful scenery attract individuals to this tourist country. From the outside, Costa Rica is the ideal place to live or visit, but on the inside children are dying, living in poverty, are child laborers, discriminated against, and are being used as sexual objects. Costa Rica health care is ranked number one in Latin America. It provides universal health care to citizens and permanent residents. Statistics show that Costa…

4.2.1. MDG 1 – Poverty Reduction and Job and Food Security Many studies on the MDGs have generally agreed that there is a correlation between an improvement in the economic performance (measured by GDP per capita, or PPP in some instance) with an overall increase in improvement of countries in reaching the MDGs. This is self-evident in the MDG 1: Eradicating Extreme Hunger and Poverty (Bourguignon et al. 2008, pp.13–14; Melamed 2010, pp.1–2). It has been noted that poverty reduction in…

development was included in the Millennium Development Goals(MDGs) of the United Nations as one of the explicit goals (MDG7) among the eight goals. This can show that the national government across different countries work together to set up the strategies for national sustainable development, and how important sustainable development is in the global arena. In this essay, I will examine the relationships between sustainable development and the Millennium Development Goals and how they coincide…

The narrow definition of poverty is having an income that is less than what is socially acceptable to maintain an expected standard of living. This definition fails to include aspects other than monetary poverty. Qualities such as "experiences of social exclusion and vulnerability, the denial of human rights, right to health care, lack of empowerment, opportunity, capacity and security" (Sicchia, 2006) define a much more broader term that set poverty as a lifestyle with minimal escape. This…

Harpool states that when field officers are sent to scout out the areas that may need help, the site seeing of the living conditions is also an indicator of poverty. Houses made of mud and cow dung with thatched roofs are a clear indication of poverty. The lack of a garden in which people may harvest food to eat is also a sign of poverty. Once the outdoor officers note the area that needs help, the organization notes the area before operations. In some of the areas, most of the people do not…

The documentary "Good Fortune" outlines the harmful effects of development work in underdeveloped countries, specifically Kenya. The film focuses on two examples in Kenya: the Kenya Slum Upgrading Program (KENSUP) in Kibera and the Dominion Farms' program in Yala Swamp. KENSUP was a joint program with the Kenyan government and the U.S. government to improve the life of people and their health in Kibera. The first goal of this development program was to relocate the residents in Kibera so they…