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“Poverty is like a punishment for a crime you didn’t commit.” Eli Khamarov said this about how it can feel to live in poverty. Poverty is something no one ever wants or deserves to go through. People in poverty on average will live on $2.50 a day according to Do Something.org. Imagine not knowing when your next meal is coming, or if you’re going to be able to pay next month’s bills. Sadly, this is the truth for nearly half of the world’s population, says Do Something.org I believe that it is a human right to not be in poverty because everyone needs adequate shelter, food, and education, all things people in poverty lack.
Finding shelter in the U.S can be tough. Psychologist Abraham Maslow created a Hierarchy of Needs in 1943 (Simply Psychology). The hierarchy includes 5 levels: Psychological, Safety, Love/belonging, Esteem, and Self actualization. The need of shelter belongs on the most basic psychological needs. According to Gallup.com 31% of adults worldwide, said that at one point in the past year they have not had enough money for adequate shelter for them or their families.
Food is also very hard to find in America for people in poverty, as well as other countries. Many Americans live in a food desert, which means they lack easy access to fresh food. Many people in developing or poor countries do not have access to food at all daily. 1 in 4 people in Sub-Saharan Africa are undernourished says World Food Programme.org. Children are heavily affected by hunger. 45% of deaths in children under 5 in developing countries are due to malnutrition, nearly 3.1 million every year. (World Food Programme.org)
Education is also very important to children in poverty. 13.5 million kids in South West Asia dropout of school before completing their primary education. According to the UNICEF Organization, “UNICEF stages global information campaigns on the importance of getting children to school, especially girls, and has committed $233 million to these efforts. For example, UNICEF’s ‘Go Girls! Education for Every Child’ campaign is about raising awareness, generating public support and mobilizing resources for ‘25 by 2005’, an accelerated effort to get girls in school in 25 countries.” UNICEF’s goal is to reduce gender segregation in schools around the world to get all girls into school. Kids who do not get educated are more likely to remain in poverty.
No humans deserve to live in poverty. Many people do not truly understand what it is like to not have a suitable place to live or have a meal everyday. We need to take action to help people in poverty by supporting organizations who help and give to the poor, and we need to not just think locally, but globally, to other countries who have even less than us. In all, I think that no one should be in poverty and that more people need to take action to help those in need.
Food is also very hard to find in America for people in poverty, as well as other countries. Many Americans live in a food desert, which means they lack easy access to fresh food. Many people in developing or poor countries do not have access to food at all daily. 1 in 4 people in Sub-Saharan Africa are undernourished says World Food Programme.org. Children are heavily affected by hunger. 45% of deaths in children under 5 in developing countries are due to malnutrition, nearly 3.1 million every year. (World Food Programme.org)
Education is also very important to children in poverty. 13.5 million kids in South West Asia dropout of school before completing their primary education. According to the UNICEF Organization, “UNICEF stages global information campaigns on the importance of getting children to school, especially girls, and has committed $233 million to these efforts. For example, UNICEF’s ‘Go Girls! Education for Every Child’ campaign is about raising awareness, generating public support and mobilizing resources for ‘25 by 2005’, an accelerated effort to get girls in school in 25 countries.” UNICEF’s goal is to reduce gender segregation in schools around the world to get all girls into school. Kids who do not get educated are more likely to remain in poverty.
No humans deserve to live in poverty. Many people do not truly understand what it is like to not have a suitable place to live or have a meal everyday. We need to take action to help people in poverty by supporting organizations who help and give to the poor, and we need to not just think locally, but globally, to other countries who have even less than us. In all, I think that no one should be in poverty and that more people need to take action to help those in need.
Works Cited
“11 Facts About Global Poverty” Do Something.org 30 ,September 2016 www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-global-poverty
English,C & Ray,J “Adequate Housing Unaffordable for Many Worldwide” Gallup.com 1, October 2016 http://www.gallup.com/poll/145331/adequate-housing-unaffordable-worldwide.aspx “Hunger Statistics” World Food Programme.org 1, October 2016 https://www.wfp.org/hunger/stats
Khamarov, E. “Famous Quotes About Poverty.” Compassion.com 30, September 2016 www.compassion.com/poverty/famous-quotes-about-poverty.htm McLeod, S “Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs” Simply Psychology.org 1, October 2016 www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
“Millennium Development Goals” UNICEF.org 2, October 2016 http://www.unicef.org/mdg/education.html
English,C & Ray,J “Adequate Housing Unaffordable for Many Worldwide” Gallup.com 1, October 2016 http://www.gallup.com/poll/145331/adequate-housing-unaffordable-worldwide.aspx “Hunger Statistics” World Food Programme.org 1, October 2016 https://www.wfp.org/hunger/stats
Khamarov, E. “Famous Quotes About Poverty.” Compassion.com 30, September 2016 www.compassion.com/poverty/famous-quotes-about-poverty.htm McLeod, S “Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs” Simply Psychology.org 1, October 2016 www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
“Millennium Development Goals” UNICEF.org 2, October 2016 http://www.unicef.org/mdg/education.html
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