Poverty

=Poverty= A. Farrell: The right to live a poverty free life is an important one. People should be provided with all opportunities to escape a life of poverty. We as a community should fight global poverty as it prevents us from progressing as a whole. The effects of poverty include death, sickness, and other terrible things. Children who live in poverty are often forced to work in terrible conditions to get enough to eat. People become more susceptible to diseases like malaria or water borne diseases. All the effects of poverty are devastating and we should do everything to try to stop poverty from rising. Sites like http://www.poverty.com/ and http://www.globalissues.org/issue/2/causes-of-poverty explain the causes and effects of poverty in the world. Organisations such as http://www.irp.wisc.edu/ find information about poverty and it's prevention to share with others. This is important because we should try our best to raise awareness about poverty and how to protect people from it. Often, some people are not aware of what is going on in the world around them. If they were able to learn about the devastating effects of poverty, maybe they would want to help. http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/ was a campaign based in UK that involved ordinary people taking action to stop poverty. Though it officially came to an end in 2006, this campaign raised awareness about poverty and helped those in poverty. http://solvepoverty.com/ is another organization that provides a solution to poverty through the provision of opportunities for those in poverty and allowing people to donate online. Shocking videos often reveal the need to take action. The video below is an example: media type="youtube" key="526BTs_DRoE" height="344" width="425" -A.Farrell