Why are people in poverty???
Why do you think many people are in poverty??? Most people aren't in poverty, but how come people are in poverty and what makes them become in poverty??? Write some of your ideas.
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The most severe cases of poverty are found in other places of the world such as third world countries. A third world country I' am familiar with is Mexico. In Mexico there is the wealthy and the impoverished with almost no middle class existence. Most people in power and in head of corporations and companies are all about the bottom line. If it means to put people in poverty for the sake of the business, corporations indeed put forth efforts to put people in poverty. People in the bottom are exploited and treated unfairly. People in the bottom are often not given the resources such as education and health care to compete with those on top. If our society was fair and balanced poverty would not be an issue. Unfortunately the nature of greed has created a heavy dose of pain for those born at the bottom of society.
Okay...i see your point, people are treated unfairly and so there are many people in poverty and they are not given education or care like the wealthy people. I wish our society was fair like u said with poverty, but right now it's not. Is there a way that people can change poverty or how we can even change it???? any ideas????
" The most severe cases of poverty are found in other places of the world such as third world countries. A third world country I' am familiar with is Mexico. In Mexico there is the wealthy and the impoverished with almost no middle class existence. "
Did you know that 1 out 5 children born in Canada is born into poverty, Canada is not a third world country. There are also many americans living in poverty, I am one of them, and athere are more than you think. You can't always tell by the way they look or act because in most cases teenagers living within poverty get a ton of nice things because the parents don't want them to "suffer in school" ( bullying ) yeah well you get my point ^_^
If anyone is interested, I am working with a micro finance institution called Kiva. Kiva is a program that enables people like you and me to lend money to a struggling entrepreneur in a developing country. Before you think this is a scam or donation, this program is based on the concept of investing and returning. Kiva screens candidates who are seeking a loan. We, the "investors" can see these candidates and read their profiles. Then, once we have selected someone we want to donate to, we lend a sum of money, greater than or equal to $25 USD. The candidate receives this money from a micro credit union that Kiva is affiliated with, and then starts his/her business. Once the candidate has made enough money from their flowering business, he/she MUST repay the investor (no interest though). The time it takes to compensate the investor depends on how much income the candidate accrues from his/her business.
For example, I recently gave a man named Godfred in Ghana $25 dollars. He will use my money to replenish the stock of school supplies that he sells in his store. Because Kiva has a transparent platform, I can see exactly what MY $25 is being used for. Godfred has agreed to compensate me in 8 months.
$25 dollars could buy me pedicure or possibly dinner at a sushi joint, but to someone else, $25 might mean a new goat (that'll produce more milk for a farmer to sell and thus be able to feed his/her family).
I think Kiva is a wonderful program and I will get my money back.
Here's the website if anyone is interested:
http://www.Kiva.org
I hope you'll consider this! Remember, you are not simply donating money to an impoverished individual. Instead, you are affording that person the opportunity to pull himself OUT of poverty!