What is Poverty?
UN Definition of Poverty:
Denial of choices and opportunities - lack of basic necessity -
World Bank - Not having natural resources, food shortages in countries, no jobs or education - environmental destruction
North America - state of privation and lack of material goods - Most reseaRch about US. Levels of Poverty Mexico 2012 - 51% below, US - 15%, Canada 9%, 9%.
23,000 in US poverty line. More than 50%of Americans will spend a year or more below the poverty line.
9.9 - caucasian
12.1 - asian
26.6 - all hispanic
27.4 - african american
Richest to poorest - US - Mexico poorest.
South America - not being education, not being able to work - or move forward, a result of peoples inabilities to get food shelter food, clothing education,
4 poorest countries - Colombia, Bolivia, Paraguay, Equador...
Europe - Social exclusion - process of pushing people away - vulnerability because they lack resources, educational disadvantages, isolation
below 10 Euro a day = poverty line
75 million people are in risk of poverty - over half are over 65 years old -
Sub-Saharan Africa