Poverty reduction

This mindset is ingrained in Zainab and Tarek to the degree in which they believe that immigrants cannot have equal opportunity. Tarek and Zainab are quick to accept unfortunate circumstances thrown their way. The couple does not display too much shock when they find out the apartment that they are renting isn't actually theirs. Zainab voices having being held by immigration without putting up a fight, almost as if she is "lucky" to be able to stay in this country. Zainab's talent isn't pursued,…

You have no way to get to the mountains hassle free, no way to comfortably go on a road trip, no way to fit all of your luggage in your trunk, no way to legally transport you and all of your friends. You hit your bumper on the curb when you’re parking, don’t have enough room for everyone, don’t have enough room for your luggage. This may be part of your everyday life if you don’t drive an SUV. In her essay, “SUVs: Killer Cars,” Ellen Goodman argues that SUVs are dangerous to not only other…

The Key Social Problem with Individual Autonomy in Western Society There are many problems that exist in the world today and these problems can include those that affect the social aspect of life. In the article, Individual Autonomy and Social Structure, the author, Dorothy Lee, addresses a key social problem that is experienced in Western society. The problem that Lee addresses is that we, which would be us today, do not respect individual autonomy enough. We imagine that limits placed by…

ORIGIN OF SELF HELP GROUPS, PERFORMANCE AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION By R.BHAKTHER SOLOMON Development Consultant Introduction: In 1970 Paulo Freire in his book “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” used “Conscientization” as a Consciousness raising process to organise the poor. It is a popular social and education concept. Development professionals took a cue from this and thus came the principles of Education, Organisation, and Mobilisation as a strategy to empower the poor. Based on the local…

Poverty is an ongoing problem throughout the whole world. Poverty does not discriminate against the victims it targets. Poverty effects men and women, individuals and families, young and old, and all ethnic groups. Poverty is a state, specifically economic state, of being extremely poor, or to lack money. This detrimental factor in life has effected people for many years. It can be seen in the book, Gang Leader for a Day, which takes starts off in 1989. This is not just an American issue,…

Welfare is the provision of a minimal level of well-being and social support for all citizens and is sometimes referred to as public aid. In most countries, welfare is largely provided by the government and to a lesser extent, charities, informal social groups, religious groups and inter-governmental organisations. It takes a variety of forms such as monetary payment, subsidies and vouchers or housing assistance. It is time to recognise that welfare cannot be reformed; it should be ended. The…

In order to be prosperous in the contemporary society one must possess a decent height. In many instances, individuals are not able to attain a good height when they reach their adolescent years and writhe in depression believing that they will never be able to grow tall again. Although it is a fact that the males cannot grow in height after turning 24 and the females 18, it is not unfeasible to become tall after reaching 25 years. The main reason for this is that there is a slowdown in the…

3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 3.1 Socio-economic characteristics of beekeepers The mean ages of the beekeepers were 38.11 years and the majority of them are between 23 and 70 years old. This survey result showed that people in the most productive age are actively engaged in beekeeping activities with an average experience of 12.31years. The mean land holding of per beekeeper household was estimated to be 1.95 ha. Generally, the average land holding in the district showed insignificant difference but…

Supposedly, this surplus is not enough to fed 795 million people in the world who are undernourished. This is the issue of Malnutrition and World Hunger, which creates social disturbance, and economic instability in the developing countries, resulting poverty inclines. World hunger is a chronic problem in most of the developing countries. Hunger is not only a physical circumstance; it is an exhaust on the economic growth, and a threat to global food security. With such international conflicts,…

rate. However, in the 19th century, the invention of medical support have reversed this trend. In above, I have briefly wrote about the person Thomas Malthus. He is an Anglican clergyman, which had published an essay about the relationship between poverty and population. He have suggested…