Poverty What is Poverty Poverty means you are

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Poverty

Poverty

What is Poverty • Poverty means you are to poor to pay for your

What is Poverty • Poverty means you are to poor to pay for your basic needs. • It affects how your basic needs are met. • People who are poor don’t have enough money to take care of their health, to buy enough food for their families or to live in comfortable houses

Poverty is linked to Poor health. Lack of food. Lack of basic resources and

Poverty is linked to Poor health. Lack of food. Lack of basic resources and services. Lack of access to a healthy and safe environment. • Fewer educational opportunities. • •

Alexandra, biggest township in South Africa • Approximately 650 000 inhabitants

Alexandra, biggest township in South Africa • Approximately 650 000 inhabitants

Lack of Housing • 1. 875 million families still live in shacks (average 6

Lack of Housing • 1. 875 million families still live in shacks (average 6 per family) • This is 15% of all households. • Despite the progress in the provision of houses quality is still an issue

Main cause of poverty • NOT having work is one of the main causes

Main cause of poverty • NOT having work is one of the main causes of poverty • Unemployment affects all age groups • About two thirds of Africa's young people 1534 years spend less than R 1200 a month.

What can be done about Poverty?

What can be done about Poverty?

• To overcome personal poverty you must work as hard as you can

• To overcome personal poverty you must work as hard as you can at school • Therefore allow you to go into higher education. • A big issue is a large percentage of people cant afford to study further • Apply for social grants

Food security and production • Not enough money to buy food • Go hungry

Food security and production • Not enough money to buy food • Go hungry • Food Security- means that everybody has access to enough safe, healthy and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and preferences. This will ensure that they are able to lead active and healthy lives.

• Floods, droughts and fires have bad effects on food production and food

• Floods, droughts and fires have bad effects on food production and food crops. • Increase in food prices, therefore more difficult for poor people to buy food

• Food Insecurity- leads to undernourishment, don’t get the necessary nutrients you need

• Food Insecurity- leads to undernourishment, don’t get the necessary nutrients you need to grow properly and stay healthy. • Malnutrition

Poor white area in South Africa

Poor white area in South Africa

• Read through global hunger page 137

• Read through global hunger page 137

Unequal access to basic resources and services • 1) lack of water- people living

Unequal access to basic resources and services • 1) lack of water- people living in impoverished areas do not have the same access to water that other South Africans have. • 2) health services-those without money have little access to good health facilities.