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Case-1
A girl migrated 100 km for harvesting wheat crop. She was offered two options for wages:
1. Rs. 2500/- cash 2. Four quintals of Jowar + bus fare to her home.
As per your view, Which offer she could have accepted & WHY???
Case-2
One bullock of a tribal farmer in rainfed region has died prior to land preparation season for Maize crop in Kharif season. Tribal farmer is having Rs.6000/- cash with him. He had two choices to use the money: 1. He can buy a bullock costing Rs.6000/2. He can buy seed & fertilizer inputs for growing maize crop
As per your view, Which offer she could have accepted & WHY???
The Vision
There are those who enter the world in such poverty that they are deprived of both the means and the motivation to improve their lot. Unless they can be touched with the spark which ignites the spirit of individual enterprise and determination, they will only sink into apathy, degradation and despair. It is for us, who are more fortunate, to provide that spark.
Poverty
multidimensional deprivation or unacceptable deprivation
Poverty
Income poverty: deprivation of a minimum level of income & consumption expenditure. Basic needs poverty: deprivation of basic needs such as food & nutrition, water supply, housing, education, etc. Human poverty: absence of basic capabilities and deprivation of basic choices and opportunities in life. Social poverty: Marginalization and lack of integration of the poor with the mainstream of development.
Defining Poverty
Robert Chamber states that poverty is a concept used by rich to describe people they consider poor. According to an expert group of Planning Commission, poverty line in rural areas are drawn with an intake of 2400 calories in rural areas and 2100 calories in urban areas. If the person is unable to get that minimum level of calories is considered as being below poverty line. The World Bank estimates that 456 million Indians (41.6% of the total Indian population) now live under the global poverty line of US$1.25 per day (PPP).
Amartya Sen
Agrees poverty in the form of hunger and starvation. In his vision, a specific, yet context-related, form of deprivation. So Poverty is deprivation of capabilities to lead a valued and valuable life.
Concept-2
Only growth approach ,based on trickledown theory, does not always work as vested interests, social barriers, elitism prevent this and capture all benefits However, only distribution also does not work as in poor regions; all that is achieved is everyone gets less Need a combination of both; or link the poor to growth areas (plate to plough)
10 - 15 %
25%
35% BPL
20%
5%
Next steps
Using the reflection workshop to learn from success and failures Measuring existing and post-intervention income gains regularly; understanding basic net income Analyzing all interventions from benefits to the poor; direct and indirect Reflect on systems and processes which enable us to work for the poorest Set up clear goals and plans, processes and resources for 2-3 years rather than annual allocations Break role barriers and reflect on gandhijis statement before walking away from any village