Introdcution Flashcards
Opening sentence for intro
It’s self reinforcing cycle that prevents individual communities escaping
Facts for the introduction
Over 8.5% of the world is in absolute poverty only £2.15 a day to live off of . E.g South Asia , sub-Saharan Africa have some of the highest poverty rates due to limited healthcare , education, and jobs reinforcing the cycle
Opening sentence for paragraph 1
Sometimes from structural barriers e.g education , healthcare + resources
Facts for paragraph 1
Cause of poverty trap
-e.g rural India. 244mil children world wide have no education limiting economic opportunities
- 2billion people lack acccess keeping them with poor health
-woman earn 20% less than men world wide . Still have less proper rights world wide.
Paragraph 2 : facts
Buddhism-
concept of giving to the poor generates good karma + Buddhist monks in Thailand and Sri Lanka run soup kitchens + shelters
Islam-
Zakat: 2.5% of income has to be donated to poor. Islamic relief works globally to provide food, healthcare and education for people in poverty.
Christianity:
CAFOD provides aid for people in developing countries
Bible quote Matthew 25:35-40 “ for I was hungry and you gave me something to eat”
Emphasises helping the poor
Paragraph 2: words
Emphases helping the poor by compassion , charity and justice
These values align with the breaking the poverty trap encouraging support for the marginalised
What does CAFOD stand for
Catholic agency for overseas development
Paragraph 3 facts
The world bank has lifted over 1 billion people out of poverty since 1990. Through investing in education and infrastructure
In Bangladesh the grameen bank runs a micro finance program and provides small lone to poor people (especially woman) to start a business
Conclusion
Over coming poverty requires both systemic change + moral responsibility
Economic aid and religious values together inspire action , ensuring a future where no one remains trapped in poverty
Last cute fact
The Un’s sustainable development goal #1 aims to end poverty by 2030 but its been slowed down by war outbreak and pandemics
