Poverty Introduction

Most of us live in comfort and security, but over one-fifth of the world’s population lives in poverty. Around the world poverty appears when people are not able to achieve the standard of living that is usual for their society. Today, standards of living vary greatly among nations; however, the effects of poverty remain constant: hunger, homelessness, lack of education, and resources to fulfill basic human needs.

Poverty is not only having no money. For those in developing countries it also is not having the materials and resources to fulfill their basic needs. A person can be poor when they don’t have access to employment and basic healthcare, education and essentials like food, clothing and water.

This program will help us to explore some of the issues that people living in poverty face. Exploring the issues of poverty can help us to find solutions.