Poverty Knows No AGE

NO
POVERT
Y
End poverty in all its forms everywhere

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WHAT
is poverty?
 Poverty is the state of not having a sufficient
amount of money or material possessions in a
normal or socially acceptable amount. Poverty
is defined as a state of being without the
means to meet one's basic necessities.

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 MAK E C HILD P OVERTY A
TOP P R IOR ITY IN
ASPIRES TO NATIONAL D EVELOP MEN T
PO LIC IE S AND
ABOLISH OB JECT IVES .
Children experience poverty differently from

POVERTY IN adults - their needs and expectations are

different, and for children, the effects of poverty

ALL ITS
can be lifetime. Nevertheless, child poverty is
rarely differentiated from adult poverty, and its
distinctive dimensions are generally not
FORMS, recognized.

WHEREVER.
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 NO ONE CAN
COMPLETELY RELAX
AS LONG AS
POVERTY, INJUSTICE,
AND ENORMOUS
INEQUALITY
 For the last four decades, economic growth has been
slow to moderate; poverty reduction has had a low
growth elasticity; employment generation and job
quality have been modest; agriculture has not been
completely developed.
Large inflation during crisis periods; high and persistent

CAUSES OF inequality (incomes and assets), which dampens the

beneficial effects of economic prosperity; and recurring
shocks and exposure to hazards such as economic crises,

POVERTY conflict, natural catastrophes, and "environmental

poverty."
 POVERTY
LEADS TO
EFFECTS HU N G ER
HO M EL ES SN ES S

OF IL LN ES S
I LL IT ERA C Y
UN E MP LO Y M EN T
POVERTY
HOW TO END
HUNGER:SAVING LIVES
SOLUTIONS.
Contribute to food
distribution
organizations.
Make a food donation
to a local group.
Distribute food directly
to individuals who are
in need.
Combat preconceptions
about hunger by
educating the public.
HO ME L E SS N E SS

Everybody Should Have a Home

Establish the goal of eradicating

homelessness. Create a
communal strategy for
eradicating homelessness.
Convince the public and political
leaders. Be unflinching.
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IL LN ES S
Poverty is a significant social
predictor of health.
 ILLITERACY

Illiteracy has a negative impact on every aspect of life.

Individuals with inadequate reading skills are much more
likely to live in poverty, experience health difficulties as a
result of their inability to understand medicine labels or
instructions, and become isolated in an increasingly
computer-dependent world.

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UNEMPLOYMENT

LOSS OF
INCOME FOR
SOCIAL
UNEMPLOYED LOSS THEIR
PROBLEMS/
JOB SKILLS
ALIENATION

A B C

CAN LEAD
MAY
TO
BECOME
DEPRESSION
LOW SELF POOR
AND SUICIDE
ESTEEM
WH AT WO UL D HA P P E N IF T HE
WO RL D W E RE F RE E O F
P OV E RT Y?
MAKE POVERTY
HISTORY.