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Poverty is the deprivation of things
that determine the quality of one's life, including food, clothing, shelter and safe
drinking water, but also intangibles such as the opportunity to
learn and to enjoy the respect of fellow citizens.
Extreme poverty is
the most severe state of poverty, where people cannot meet basic needs
for survival, such as food, water, clothing, shelter, sanitation, education
and health care.[1] It is most common in Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast
Asia, and Central America.
To determine the
number of extreme poor around the world, the World Bank characterizes
extreme poverty as living on USD $1 or less per day,
and estimates that 1.1 billion people currently live under these conditions.
The causes of poverty are complex. Vast array of factors may include political
factors - corruption, conflict or misgovernance and social factors including
low income, poor education, poor housing or poor health.
These causes collectively work in a circular process making it virtually impossible
for individuals to break the cycle.[3] This occurs when impoverished
people do not have the resources necessary to get out of poverty, such as financial
capital, education, or connections. In other words, poverty-stricken individuals
experience disadvantages as a result of their poverty, which in turn increases
their poverty. This would mean that the poor remain poor throughout their lives.
[2]
In economics, the cycle of poverty is the "set of factors or events by
which poverty, once started, is likely to continue unless there is outside
intervention."[2]
canadian artists for the poor is one form of outside intervention.
Specifically, we are seeking to provide financial support to other registered non-profit organizations and charities who are working in the poorest and most destitute areas of the world. Specifically, organizations that are helping to break the cycle of poverty in the following four ways:
1 Sachs, Jeffrey (2005). The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our
Time
2 Hutchinson Encyclopedia, Cycle of poverty
3 Marger (2008). ‘‘Social Inequality: Patterns and Processes.’’ McGraw
Hill publishing. 4th edition. ISBN: 0073528153
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