The response was fantastic, with lots of comments and new
ideas. Firstly, here’s the results
of the question at the time of writing this blog, then I’ll discuss some of the
comments.
Clearly, the response was in favour of using education to
tackle poverty, with an overall majority of the votes. Coming in second was empowering women,
which, with education, is a core value of Edz Threadz. These 2 methods can be used together to
have a strong impact on poverty, as discussed in Educating Women = Eradicating Poverty
However, there were also compelling arguments made for other
methods as well. A suggestion that
cropped up more than once was for governments to allocate their funds
differently and to cut down on corruption.
What seems clear is that solving poverty is a complex issue,
which has to be attacked from many different angles with multiple methods. Therefore governments, NGO’s, charities,
businesses and individuals have to all work towards a poverty free future, and
supporting each other along the way.
Thank you everyone for getting involved in the discussion, and keep the great ideas coming in!
From the guys at Edz.
Posted by William Zawadski
Very interesting poll on how best to overcome poverty. I agree with the suggestion that there is no one "magic bullet" that will solve the poverty issue, and a multilayer approach will be required.
ReplyDeleteThat being said, I believe that education still holds the key to help the poorer communities, over time, sustain themselves without the need to rely on aid.
I think this is the where we need to focus, on a solution that is sustainable, not a band-aid quick fix.
Thank you for your reply Nicholas,
ReplyDeleteYes it seems that there needs to be an attack on poverty from several different angles to make a difference, but I think it's important to find out what people think is the best way. By doing this, we can find areas where the general public will be most willing to help and get involved. In these areas, social enterprises like Edz Threadz can take make a real difference, using that consumer driven desire to make a difference. In the areas where maybe there is less interest, perhaps traditional NGO's and government can help more.
We followed up this poll with another discussing in more detail about the role of education and what in particular is holding it back in less developed countries.
ReplyDeletehttp://edzthreadz.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/threats-to-education-in-developing-world.html
We will follow that up with the response we got for that shortly.
Check it out and thanks for the support.
Will @ Edz