Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Does the world need poor people to make others rich?

What should we do to end poverty in poor countries?



"Lasting peace cannot be achieved unless large population groups find ways in which to break out of poverty,”
The Nobel Committee

This poor people need education and support to break the loop of the poverty. Without money they cannot get out of the poverty.

There are very few people fighting to eliminate the poverty from the world. Dr. Younus one of the pioneer winner and Novel peace price is very successful to eliminate poverty. His strategy was to train the poor people and then give them some money to start a small business. His strategy proved that even the poorest of the poor can work to bring about their own development.






What is poverty ?


Poverty is the shortage of common things such as food, clothing, shelter and safe drinking water, all of which determine our quality of life. It may also include the lack of access to opportunities such as education and employment which aid the escape from poverty and/or allow one to enjoy the respect of fellow citizens. (Wikipedia)



Millions and millions of people live on less than $2/day. How can they buy tools? how can they keep decent clothes, or pay for transportation? Why so many poor people around the world?












How big the problem is?




Why Poverty is such a big problem for the world?







How we can solve this devastating problem??