Five weeks ago, I would not have classified my childhood as privileged by any means; however, my perspective on a privileged lifestyle has shifted drastically within the past couple of weeks. Growing up, my dad was never in the home: he has severe depression and bipolar disorder and was institutionalized for a majority of my childhood. Due to this complication, my parents divorced when I was twelve. When Dad was released, my siblings, Rhianna, Kenzy, Kaelen, and I would move back and forth every…
“Stop Trying to Save the World” The article “Stop Trying to Save the World” is about social projects, the called NGOs, which have the objective to help poor people to get better conditions to live. The author Michael Hobbs, who has experience in the subject, shows how these projects are not well thought and most of times do not work in the way they are supposed to, because there is a lack of vision, and how they end up hampering the international development. According to him, he wants to undo…
Please tell us what you know about Abide Family Center, which has brought you to want to intern with us. I heard about the Abide Family Center through a mentor and close family friend who connected me to the Point Loma Nazarene University International Development possible internship opportunities page. After doing research on this organization, I was inspired by its mission and goals, I greatly appreciate its focus on strengthening families and seeking to find alternative solutions for…
Certain ways of life are hard to imagine when you have not been brought up in it. Poverty is everywhere, but there are different levels of it, which alter from place to place. For many, the only way to visualize poverty is through films, such as Lion and Slumdog Millionaire. These in particular focus on the severe predicaments in India regarding wealth and the lack thereof. These films shine light on the major issues which can be sensitive material to some, but it is necessary for people to see…
Haiti, the poorest country in the world, with over half of the population living in extreme poverty, is in desperate need of help (“Poverty in Haiti: Aid, Earthquakes, and Imperialism”). The level of poverty in Haiti is so high that it stands out from the other countries in Latin America. Because of extreme poverty, children are often separated from their families and end up living in orphanages. Many Haitians live on the streets with no access to clean water, and do not have the money nor the…
General poverty is an issue that is world spread. Many think that it is just something that happens in poor, foreign countries. In the U.S 36.8 percent of citizens live in poverty, that includes women, men, and children. People with income 50% below the poverty line are commonly referred to as living in deep poverty; in 2012, 6.6% of our population, or 20.4 million people, were living in deep poverty, or make fifty percent less income. We, the U.S as a world power should help other countries and…
In most post-industrial or service based economies present day, environmental preservation and the reduction of ecological degradation is a primary concern going forward. To sustain future populations and to mitigate poverty worldwide, efforts need to be made to help poverty stricken areas to develop to achieve sustainability, which ultimately leads to…
MULTI DIMENSIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON POVERTY AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION IN INDIA Poverty and social exclusion are one of the basic and deep rooted problems of our country. Poverty is a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials to enjoy a minimum standard of life and well-being that's considered acceptable in society. There are two different approaches to poverty: absolute poverty and relative poverty. The concept of absolute poverty is grounded in the…
The essay outcomes clearly show that poverty is one of the main roots for the reduction in the growth of all of the areas mentioned above. Governors and rulers should tackle this challenge by first finding the reasons behind poverty which can only be done when all of the influential figures from around the globe gather with the pure…
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…