How Do We Solve Poverty?
When tackling the monumental task of consigning poverty to
the history books, the first thing that springs to mind is, “how are we gonna
do this?”
There have been endless studies on this subject and there are
many groups out there in the field trying to make it happen, but just what is
the best way to tackle poverty?
Here’s a chance for you to have your say, with a little
background on some of the methods that poverty relief groups have been implementing:
Food Aid – We’ve
all seen the pictures of starving children in African refugee camps so many
times it has almost lost its ability to shock people into action. There are many arguments against food
aid, particularly in that it creates dependency on hand-outs, but in the short
term, is there a better way of tackling extreme poverty and hunger, and is
ignoring nutritional issues a danger to child development in poor regions?
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Credit – Countering
the culture of hand-out dependency is the theory that people will work their
way out of poverty if they’re given access to credit. Obvious controversies exist, particularly in making the
poorest of people pay interest on loans, but perhaps allowing poverty stricken
people to take part in the economy on their own terms is the most empowering
solution to poverty.
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Education – A
lack of education, and the possibility to receive and education is something
that holds back many in areas where poverty is rife. Whether it is disease prevention methods, basic literacy or
higher education, without education the poor don’t have the opportunity to
better their lives because they lack the tools of knowledge.
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Empowerment of Women
– In many of the poorest regions, the role of women is purely domestic. No access to education or birth control
ties women to their reproductive cycle, a situation often sustained by
conservative theology commonly found in poverty stricken areas. Can breaking this pattern be the answer
to ending poverty?
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Healthcare – The
medical ability now exists to eradicate some of the most devastating diseases
forever. Reducing child mortality
could allow people the security that their families wouldn’t be so threatened
by this kind of decimation, while also freeing families of the need to
constantly tend for their ill.
Could this be the answer to poverty reduction?
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Please leave a comment and let us know what you think.
Thanks,
The guys at Edz.
Posted by William Zawadski
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