Raymart B.

Billones BSMA 2-7

5.5 Characteristics of High-Poverty Groups

> Rural Poverty- Perhaps the most valid generalizations about the
poor are that they are disproportionately located in rural areas, that they
are primarily engaged in agricultural and associated activities, that they are
more likely to be women and children than adult males, and that they are
often concentrated among minority ethnic groups and indigenous peoples.

> Women and Poverty - Women make up a substantial majority of

the world’s poor. If we compared the lives of the inhabitants of the poorest
communities throughout the developing world, we would discover that
virtually everywhere women and children experience the harshest
deprivation. They are more likely to be poor and malnourished and less
likely to receive medical services, clean water, sanitation, and other
benefits.

> Ethnic Minorities, Indigenous Populations, and Poverty- A final

generalization about the incidence of poverty in the developing world is that
it falls especially heavily on minority ethnic groups and indigenous
populations.

In this part, I express my feeling on what is happening right now in

our country specially the Philippines regarding the big problem of poverty.
As you can see in my poster making slogan; this girl represents our mother
earth as the Philippine women embracing a baby. This baby will become a
productive one that he/ she can be a professional some day; he/she will be
a policeman, a doctor, a teacher, or maybe a farmer someday. I disagree
that women is one cause of poverty because some said that women is for
house only, doing household chores and having childbirth. I believe that
"what can a man do can also a woman can do" means that women are
amazing also. Nowadays, women can do pretty much everything that men
can do. For example: In today’s world there are female pilots, truck drivers,
engineers, mountaineers, firefighters, soldiers, professional fighters and
wrestlers, oil rig workers and even presidents.

I also highlight the importance of helping one another to lessen

poverty in our country. I believe that through unity we can develop and
implement rapid and sustained economic growth policies and programs, in
areas such as health, education, nutrition and sanitation, allowing the poor
to participate and contribute to the growth. Improve the management of
water and other natural resources. Most of the rural poor depend on
agriculture or other natural resources for their livelihood. Therefore, it is
necessary that they have more equitable access to those resources so they
are better able to manage their resources. Providing all people with access
to basic social services including education, health care, food, sanitation,
shelter and clean water. Lastly empower people living in poverty by
involving them in the development and implementation of plans and
programs to reduce and eliminate poverty. Their involvement ensures that
programs reflect those things that are important to them. We can do this
through the support of our government and the support of all of us. Poverty
can’t be eliminated totally but it will be lessen as we do our part as a good
citizen in our country.