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Poverty in Africa is widespread and severe. Over 70% of Africans living in poverty reside in rural areas and depend on agriculture for survival, yet aid to agriculture is decreasing. In sub-Saharan Africa alone, more than 218 million people live in extreme poverty, and the rate of poverty reduction has slowed since the 1970s. Poverty perpetuates from generation to generation, so identifying ways to increase access to education, healthcare, water and sanitation, economic opportunities, and government assistance can help reduce poverty levels in Africa.

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POVERTY IN AFRICA
INTRODUCTION People have different views when they hear the word poverty. Sometimes we think poverty is only being hungry ,naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted ,unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. According to Lyndon Leow (Sept1, 2012) ,poverty is the pronounced deprivation of well-being ,it is not being able to satisfy ones basic needs .
TYPES OF POVERTY ABSOLUTE POVERTY Absolute poverty refers to the state of severe deprivation of basic human needs. Basic human needs may include ,food ,water ,sanitation , clothing , shelter ,healthcare ,education and information . RELATIVE POVERTY Relative poverty refers to as being below some relative income threshold ,where this threshold differs for each society or country. Relative poverty is often as an indirect measure of income inequality.
MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY EXPENDITURE METHOD Under this the minimum food requirement for survival is estimated. The food value is converted to calories . The caloric value of food is the n converted into the money value. The total equivalent amount is considered as a poverty line. INCOME METHOD This method is used by the government while distributing food through PDS at the local level. Under this a poverty line is fixed by the government. All the families whose total income is less than the poverty line fixed by the government are considered as BPL.
POVERTY IN AFRICA
Continue..Poverty in Africa With a billion people it counts for about 14.72% of the worlds human population. Poverty is making Africa no.1 also the number keeps on rising as people increase ,hunger and death will not stop. More than 70% of the continents poor people live in rural areas and depend o agriculture for food and livelihood ,yet development assistance to agriculture is decreasing . In the sub-suharan Africa ,more tha 218 million people live in extreme poverty . The incidence of poverty in sub-suharan Africa is increasing faster than the population ,overall the pace of poverty reduction in most of Africa has slowed since the 1970s.
MAIN CAUSES OF POVERTY Political turmoil HIV War Lack of education Lack of employment No markets to sell goods
SUMMARY WAYS OF REDUCING POVERTY Poverty is passed from one generation to the next ,thus it is important to identify ways of reducing it. Quality education Access to health care Water and sanitation Economic security Increase the wages of low skilled labor or government redistribution policies.
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REFERENCES /takankhar/poverty-inindia-best /Mulligk6/poverty-in-africa-slideshow /azharisadig/poverty-in-africa-5499291/30-Created_by_Azhari_Mustafa_Sadig /LyndonLeow/causes-and-effects-of-poverty /eliaslim9/poverty-ppt-15958702

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  • 2. INTRODUCTION People have different views when they hear the word poverty. Sometimes we think poverty is only being hungry ,naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted ,unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. According to Lyndon Leow (Sept1, 2012) ,poverty is the pronounced deprivation of well-being ,it is not being able to satisfy ones basic needs .
  • 3. TYPES OF POVERTY ABSOLUTE POVERTY Absolute poverty refers to the state of severe deprivation of basic human needs. Basic human needs may include ,food ,water ,sanitation , clothing , shelter ,healthcare ,education and information . RELATIVE POVERTY Relative poverty refers to as being below some relative income threshold ,where this threshold differs for each society or country. Relative poverty is often as an indirect measure of income inequality.
  • 4. MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY EXPENDITURE METHOD Under this the minimum food requirement for survival is estimated. The food value is converted to calories . The caloric value of food is the n converted into the money value. The total equivalent amount is considered as a poverty line. INCOME METHOD This method is used by the government while distributing food through PDS at the local level. Under this a poverty line is fixed by the government. All the families whose total income is less than the poverty line fixed by the government are considered as BPL.
  • 6. Continue..Poverty in Africa With a billion people it counts for about 14.72% of the worlds human population. Poverty is making Africa no.1 also the number keeps on rising as people increase ,hunger and death will not stop. More than 70% of the continents poor people live in rural areas and depend o agriculture for food and livelihood ,yet development assistance to agriculture is decreasing . In the sub-suharan Africa ,more tha 218 million people live in extreme poverty . The incidence of poverty in sub-suharan Africa is increasing faster than the population ,overall the pace of poverty reduction in most of Africa has slowed since the 1970s.
  • 7. MAIN CAUSES OF POVERTY Political turmoil HIV War Lack of education Lack of employment No markets to sell goods
  • 8. SUMMARY WAYS OF REDUCING POVERTY Poverty is passed from one generation to the next ,thus it is important to identify ways of reducing it. Quality education Access to health care Water and sanitation Economic security Increase the wages of low skilled labor or government redistribution policies.
  • 10. REFERENCES /takankhar/poverty-inindia-best /Mulligk6/poverty-in-africa-slideshow /azharisadig/poverty-in-africa-5499291/30-Created_by_Azhari_Mustafa_Sadig /LyndonLeow/causes-and-effects-of-poverty /eliaslim9/poverty-ppt-15958702