Impacts

Question 1

communities - conflicts
POINT

Answer 1

One impact of poverty on communities is conflict.

Question 2

communities - conflicts
EXPLAIN

Answer 2

Many conflicts around the world take place in developing nations as people fight over limited resources or out of desperation. At a human level this often has a significant toll on the communities of that country as neighbours turn against each other. Often, they might be fighting over resources such as land, water and medicine.

Question 3

communities - conflicts
EXAMPLE

Answer 3

according to the WFP, the ongoing civil war in South Sudan has seen 6.3 million people struggle to find enough food to eat, and almost 4 million have fled their homes.

Question 4

communities - conflicts
ANALYSIS

Answer 4

Conflict has a hugely negative effect on communities, which will be physically destroyed as a result of the fighting, with villages burnt and crops destroyed. For the people who make up these communities, they may turn against each other and have to flee. For communities, places of positivity such as, schools or medical centres will also be destroyed, preventing people from accessing key services, which go on to impact their prospects and ability to escape the cycle of poverty.

Question 5

communities - conflicts
EVALUATION

Answer 5

There are many countries facing huge issues with poverty which have very little or no significant experience of conflict. It is therefore not the most important factor in all developing countries. Communities in developed countries such as the UK who are not experiencing conflict are becoming increasingly affected by the issue of poverty, with communities experiencing physical and social decline.

Question 6

communities - conflicts
LINK TO Q

Answer 6

This means that since there are many communities facing poverty who have little or no significant experience with conflict, it is not the most important factor in all developing countries

Question 7

individuals - lack of education
POINT

Answer 7

One impact of poverty on individuals is a lack of education.

Question 8

individuals - lack of education
EXPLAIN

Answer 8

Developing countries struggle to provide an education system good enough to meet the needs of their populations and so millions of children are unable to get a quality education that they need to be successful in life.

Question 9

individuals - lack of education
EXAMPLE

Answer 9

according to the United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative, more than 700,000 girls in Uganda aged between 6 and 12 have never attended school.

Question 10

individuals - lack of education
ANALYSIS

Answer 10

Without suitable education, young people will leave school without necessary qualifications to secure employment. This will directly impact on their ability to source an income, which then leads to an inability to provide essentials for themselves, such as food, water and shelter. This will lead to the continuation of the cycle of poverty, as their own children will be born into poverty.

Question 11

individuals - lack of education
EVALUATION

Answer 11

UNICEF is a UN agency which enters countries in the Developing World which are suffering from poor education and aim to help improve it. UNICEF has helped to train teachers and build new classrooms. Thanks to UNICEF, 12 million more children in the Developing World are gaining an education and there have been 415 new classrooms built, showing the direct impact of efforts made by UNICEF to target children and improve their prospects.

Question 12

individuals - lack of education
LINK TO Q

Answer 12

Meaning, while a lack of education has an undoubtedly significant impact on individuals in the developing world there is work being done to address this impact.

Question 13

individuals - poor health
POINT

Answer 13

Another impact of poverty on individuals is poor health.

Question 14

individuals - poor health
EXPLAIN

Answer 14

Developing countries will suffer from a lack of infrastructure which in turn means the healthcare needs of the population will not be met. Individuals will often suffer from preventable diseases that those living in developed countries will be safely vaccinated against and will therefore be far more unlikely to be affected by diseases. As a result of this, this will often lead to life-long health issues or death for individuals in developing countries.

Question 15

individuals - poor health
EXAMPLE

Answer 15

according to the WHO, in 2019 there were 228 million cases of Malaria, around 400,000 deaths of which 67% were children under 5.

Question 16

individuals - poor health
ANALYSIS

Answer 16

With consistently poor health, individuals will struggle to go to work and may see their income fall or disappear. For young children, they will miss out on time in school, and this will impact on their ability to secure employment in the future. Whole generations of children are being killed or affected long-term by the contracting of preventable diseases.

Question 17

individuals - poor health
EVALUATION

Answer 17

The WHO is a UN agency which has worked alongside other aid agencies and the government in the Democratic Republic of Congo to ensure that a new vaccine designed to tackle Ebola will be available to over 300,000 people who are infected and are now vaccinating around 420 people a week. Other charities like WaterAid aim to provide clean drinking water and sustainable infrastructure for these in the most rural areas.

Question 18

individuals - poor health
LINK TO Q

Answer 18

These efforts can help to drastically reduce the number of people suffering from ill-health, therefore, allowing adults to continue to work and children to access other key resources, such as education.

Question 19

families - financial difficulty
POINT

Answer 19

One impact of poverty on families is financial difficulty.

Question 20

families - financial difficulty
EXPLAIN

Answer 20

Often one of the effects of underdevelopment is poor quality infrastructure, this ranges from poor roads, a lack of clean water, no electricity, poor quality or no no health and educational services. All of these are vital for families to be able to lead a healthy life where all families can be educated and work to avoid poverty. Without these things often families become trapped with no way out.

Question 21

families - financial difficulty
EXAMPLE

Answer 21

in sub-saharan Africa just over 40% of people live on less than $1.90 a day

Question 22

families - financial difficulty
ANALYSIS

Answer 22

It will be near impossible to get out of financial difficulty in a country with no/poor quality infrastructure. If families cannot travel to work/school/health providers, a stable income will be impossible to maintain. This will lead to families falling into and being unable to escape the cycle of poverty.

Question 23

families - financial difficulty
EVALUATION

Answer 23

many countries now turn to other means of increasing taxes or inviting investment from outside agencies. In Guatemala, there is a ‘micro borrowing’ programme set up which allows individuals to borrow money and pay it back at very low interest rates, this has been particularly effective for people in rural communities who don’t have access to banks. It also encourages families to save so they do not need to borrow money when family members get sick.

Question 24

families - financial difficulty
LINK TO Q

Answer 24

Meaning that families will be more financially secure which leads to poverty levels reducing

Question 25

CONCLUSION

Answer 25

Overall, this essay has argued that individuals, particularly from a lack of education, are affected the most from global underdevelopment. Lack of education for individuals is the most significant factor because young people leaving school without necessary qualifications will struggle to secure employment and a steady income therefore their own children will be born into poverty, continuing the cycle of poverty. Thr group with the least significant effects are communities affected by conflict because there are many developing countries in poverty which have very little or no significant experience with conflict. With the impact of global conflicts such as Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Palestine, it is predicted that underdevelopment will continue to increase on a global-scale as people are seeing their homes and families destroyed.

Question 26

INTRO

Answer 26

With over 1.1 billion people worldwide living in absolute poverty, it is important to think about who this is affecting. This essay will highlight the effects on communities, such as conflict, individuals, such as lack of education and poor health, and families, such as financial difficulty. Overall, this essay will argue that individuals are affected the most because of global underdevelopment, particularly, a lack of education.