2. What is Poverty?
O Poverty means not having enough money for basic
needs such as food,water,shelter or toilets. Many
people in different countries live in poverty
especially in developing areas of Africa,Latin
America & some parts of Asia.Poverty is caused
by illiteracy.
3. Causes of Poverty
O The causes of poverty include changing trends in a
country's economy, lack of education, high divorce
rate which causes feminization of poverty, having
a culture of poverty, overpopulation, epidemic
diseases such as AIDS and malaria, and
environmental problems such as lack of rainfall.
5. Types of Poverty
O The two main types of poverty are absolute
poverty and relative poverty. Absolute poverty is
defined as lacking the basic means to survive.
Relative poverty occurs when a family's income
and way of living fall below the general standard
of living defined by its society.
8. Solutions to Poverty
O No wars.
O Education.
O Lots of opportunities.
O Donate things you don't use to charity.
O Ask the government to do a lot more about
poverty.