World Poverty Flashcards
1
Q
What is absolute poverty?
A
Someone who is unable to provide for their most basic needs
2
Q
What is relative poverty?
A
Someone who is poor in relation to the majority of people within their community
3
Q
What reasons are their for poverty existing?
A
- war
- natural disasters
- debt
- unfair trade
- disease
4
Q
What Catholic organisation helps stop world poverty?
A
CAFOD
5
Q
What do CAFOD do to help people who are in poverty?
A
- sustainable development (health clinics, education programs)
- disaster relief (providing short term relief food and shelter)
- education (raising awareness of need for development overseas)
- lobbying (persuades governments to change laws)
6
Q
Why does CAFOD do what it does?
A
- Jesus taught ‘love your neighbour as your love yourself’
- church teachings
- stewardship (the responsibility to look after creation)
- social justice (everyone should be treated fairly and equally)
7
Q
What is poverty?
A
The characteristic of lacking sufficient resources to sustain a quality of life
