background on poverty.....?

Question

This is one of the main point in my essay, and how would I describe the background on poverty? Should I include why poverty is happening and how does it happen? Thanks!^_^

Answer 1

study poverty all you can,or ask your teacher what he/she means by "background on poverty". A teachers job is to make sure you pass every test.I'm sure they'll be happy to explain this to you. If not tell them this: Your job is to teach,If i fail this test it's because you didnt explian. Then who will you have to answer to?

Answer 2

I would describe poverty as a vicious cycle. Once a community or family falls into poverty, it takes an educated effort to break out of the cycle. Otherwise, the same conditions are passed down to the next generation. To add to the problems of poverty, once crime or drug addiction enters the picture, this puts an even greater strain on the family or community resources, making it even harder to break out of the cycle; so the problem is compounded.

Poverty affects people on various levels --- from economics and education to nutrition and health -- so each of these areas must be addressed for an individual, family, or community to develop stability and independence.

There are some groups that focus primarily on food and medical care, as the most urgent need is to address physical life and health first. Then there are programs that focus on setting up means of education and long term housing and community facilities. And the groups working to provide financial education and business development are the final key to ending the cycle of poverty.

I think it is easier to understand the depth of the poverty cycle by looking at solutions, and comparing conditions before and after.

* For business development and financial education, I recommend the Grameen Foundation or Grameen Bank
http://www.grameen-info.org
which just won a Nobel Prize for 30 years of work in microcredit lending and business training to uplift poor communities

* For community development and planning, I recommend Architecture for Humanity which works on a very limited budget
http://www.architectureforhumanity.org

* For more information on the importance of early education to break the cycle of poverty, please see also
http://www.houstonprogressive.org/artsaction.html
(on the necessity of childhood arts education to higher brain development) and the book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" about ownership vs. renter/tenant mentality and how this is passed down generationally.

* For a community-based campus plan for creating sustainable living in a low-income neighborhood, please see the APV model:
http://www.houstonprogressive.org/campus94.html

Again, the point is to address all levels, from the very basic needs for food, clothing and shelter; to the longer term needs for education and community and business development to break the cycle of poverty.

Answer 3

Tough question. If you think you know how poverty began than go right ahead. You may want to dicuss the philosophical definition of poverty. In a third world country where the norm is to be poor, live in shacks, eat what you kill and grow...etc is that poverty....in other words, if it's the norm is it poverty?

Answer 4

I work for Compassion International, a child sponsorship organization. I would check www.compassion.com for some facts and figures. Include that along with what poverty is and why it happens. I've seen it first hand.

Answer 5

Include the who, what, where, when, why, and hows if you can't think of anything.