Are you poor?
Are you categorized in the 36 million people that are living in poverty, or the 54 million that are at risk of falling in it? “I worked my way up from nothing, to an extreme state of poverty.� -Groucho Marx
Did you know? In 2009, 43.6 million people (14.3 percent) were in poverty. In 2009, 8.8 million (11.1% percent) families were in poverty. In 2009, 24.7 million (12.9 percent) of people aged 18-64 were in poverty. In 2009, 15.5 million (20.7 percent) children under the age of 18 were in poverty. In 2009, 3.4 million (8.9 percent) seniors 65 and older were in poverty.
Did you know? Now, Over 36 million people in the United States are living in poverty and 54 million are at severe risk of falling into poverty.
What’s the issue? Over half the world, over 3 billion people, live on less than $2.50 a day. Everybody will also have less access to health, education and other services. The issue is if we keep living in a state of poverty, the world will downgrade and this came become a great crisis.
Poverty around the World How do humans deal with poverty? “We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked, and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for is the greatest poverty‌â€? - Mother Teresa
27-28 percent of all children in developing countries are estimated to be underweight or stunted in Africa.
In 2009, 14.3 percent of Americans lived in poverty.
In addition to poverty, malaria continues to kill children in record numbers especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Meanwhile a mosquito net costs less than $1.
14 percent of the population lives on less than a dollar a day in Bolivia.
2.5 percent of the population is unemployed in Bangladesh.
Do you want to know about Botswana?
History: Formerly the Bri ti sh protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name upon independence in 1966. Four decades of uninterrupted civilian leadership, progressive soci al poli cies, and si gnifi cant capi tal investment have create d one of the most dynamic economi es in Afri ca. Mineral extracti on, principally diamond mining, dominates economic acti vi ty, though touri sm i s a growing sector due to the country's conservation practices and extensi ve nature prese rves. Bot swana has one of t he world's highest known rates of HIV /AIDS infecti on, but also one of Afri ca's most progre ssive and comprehensive programs for dealing wi th the di sease. Location: North of South Africa Capital: Gaborone Population: 2,029,307 Size: 581, 730 slightly smaller than Texas Languages: Setswana, Kalanga, Sekgalagadi and English (Official Language) Child Mortality Rate: 1,000 Life Expectancy: 58.02 years Religions: Christian, Badimo, and Others Access to clean water: No more than one billion don’t have access to clean water Doctors to Patient Ratio: (100,000 People) =40 doctors to one patient Living on less than $2/Day: 41%-60% Did you know? The death rate is 10.57/1,000 The HIV/AIDS living – 320,000 Their Infectious diseases: bacterial diarrhea, Hepatitis A, Typhoid fever and Malaria The School life is 12 years They received their Independence on September 30, 1966
Urgent Can we help make a change?
Since independence, Botswana has had one of the fastest growth rates in per capita income in the world. Botswana has transformed itself from one of the poorest countries in the world to a middle-income country. By one estimate, it has the fourth highest gross national income at purchasing power parity in Africa, giving it a standard of living around that of Mexico and Turkey. 59 percent of Botswana is poor
Current Botswana has been hard hit by AIDS. In 2010 there were an estimated 300,000 adults living with HIV - or one quarter of the population aged 15 and over. Considering Botswana’s population is below two million, the epidemic has reached disturbing proportions. The country has an estimated adult HIV prevalence among 15-49 year olds of 24.8%, the second highest in the world after Swaziland. Solutions Better government assisting NPO Aid from other countries
A Problem at Our Door Step’s How has the economy affected poverty and welfare? Current Unemployment rate around the state of Indiana. Limited jobs Government assisting
The State of Indiana has programs in place to assist families and persons living in poverty. TNAF(Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) is a program that provides cash assistance to children under age 18 who are deprived of financial support of a parent. Food Stamp program is another form of help the government is helping in Indiana. Stats
Families headed by married parents Families headed by single fathers Families headed by single mothers Unemployment rate for ages 16+ Median household income Children ages 0-17 in poverty Households owning their home 18-year-olds with high school diploma* Students in gifted and talented programs** Infant deaths Babies born at low birth weight Babies born pre-term Babies born to unmarried parents
Blacks in Indiana 34.9% 8.2% 56.9% 15.6% $28,760 42.1% 43.0% 53.2%
Indiana overall 69.1% 7.7% 23.2% 6.9% $43,993 16.7% 72.0% 77.5%
Blacks in U.S. 36.4% 8.6% 55% 13.2% $30,939 56.2% 45.8% 73.3%
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1.7% 13.7% 13.9% 77.9%
0.8% 8.1% 10.2% 38.8%
N/A 13.4% 17.7% 68.8%
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What should the government be doing? More government assisting Faster help Better action plan Case study Blacks in Indiana double the number of whit people in poverty
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Lend a helping hand to end poverty, make a change.
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http://www.makepovertyhist ory.org/takeaction/