Extreme Poverty In El Salvador

Today’s violence in El Salvador consists of ruthless gang members. According to CRS (Congressional Research Service) about 30,000 kids have joined the maras and it will continue to increase. Due to the gang violence, children are fleeing the country to prevent from becoming victims or recruited, furthermore families are streaming into the U.S to seek asylum. Alike today, El Salvador experienced the same immigration crisis back in 1980 when the civil war was the cause for Salvadorans to immigrate to the United Sates. Repression and violation of human rights was the root cause, now gang violence is the root cause striking a similar pattern of the effects of violence. In 1980, El Salvador’s right-wing government had death squads to kill citizens for suspicion of supporting a social reform. Military soldiers attacked many villages, including El Mozote in which men, women, and children were tortured and subjected to sexual violence.

The poverty and inequality that has plagued El Salvador since the early twentieth century stems from their rule by the Oligarchy, which dates back to colonial times. The Oligarchy's lack of consistency in implementing and following through with reforms has prevented progress from occurring in the country. Furthermore, the many wars and political revolts in El Salvador impeded its economic and social growth. The main focus of the Oligarchy was to turn a profit. And because they essentially ran the economy, they assumed that their actions were best for both their profits and the country's economy as a whole. Their selfish single-minded focus led to a growing economic inequalities, which was subsequently accommodated by ethnic and class

The 18% poverty level of 2008 is improved from the 33% level of the 1960’s, this decrease is attributable to an increase in educational attainment and income, resulting in lower levels of poverty.

The current state of the nation's resources is in a very poor state, with toxic rivers and depleted natural resources, all that is left in the nation is the service and technology industries.With the large influence that gangs hold in the economy the nation's service and agriculture industry is limited to 15 percent, much lower than more developed nations such as the US whose own economy is service based. Also the natural environment plays a pretty big role in the economy, with a large sector of the economy being dominated by agriculture, it's easy to understand why the economy suffers when the nation's own poor waste management system results in toxification of is rivers. With the global business economy I don’t El Salvador's technology to give access to regular citizens. Because that haven't grown in that technology part where everybody has access to a phone and the internet. And this will come back and bit them in the butt because of how the countries around them are advancing and there not in the Global Business. Well also the fact that El Salvador is apart of the Dominican

It is said that history repeats itself and I do believe in this statement. History won’t repeat itself exactly as it is; the times and the people aren’t the same, but the motives and situations can be very similar. Moments such as Napoleon and Hitler’s invasion of Russia are situations that display how history can repeat itself. Napoleon in 1812, tried to invade Russia. But because he did not prepare for a much longer fight and especially in Russia’s cruel winter he had to retreat. Hitler would then try to invade Russia in 1941, and because of the same thing, not being well prepared and the harsh freezing weather, he too had to bring his army back. They both had different

Many Salvadorians living in Aguilares were not only suffering from political conditions but also from social and economic condition power. Some of the social conditions that the Salvadorians living in Aguilares had were discrimination from the rich and the people in control. The poverty conditions were limitations of food, not living in decent housing, not having good health systems and no education being providing for them. Lastly, the people in control did not respect their rights. The poor and the rich were divided and an example for this is that the rich and the poor could not be in the same Catholic service or living in the same neighborhood. On the other hand, the social conditions of the rich were totally different from the poor. Their rights were respected, they enjoyed a good nutrition, a good education, a good decent housing and a decent health system. The economic condition of El Salvador varies between the poor and the rich. In this case, for the poor the economic condition was very hard because there were not many jobs and that was the only way for them to sustain their home and family but for the rich many of them had their own business and already had money from their past inheritances.

For my research paper i’m  curious to know who is in control of south america is it really the authorizes or the gangs. I have looked into 5 sources on this topic to see if indeed this is true.  I have looked into this article, they studied and examined the country of El Salvador. El salvador is a third world country that has most of its citizens work in fields and barely makes any money, most of them starve to death or die from lack of nutrition, due to them get very little of everything.  Information to a recent study in El Salvador were far more likely to believe that the  gangs not the government but the gangs are in charge of  the country, this is a understatement how the country’s  failure to establish a peace and order in many of the nation’s  areas has left them under the control of the gang organizations.A survey of 1,000 citizens of El salvador   conducted by El Mundo between October 28 and November 1 showed that forty-two percent of Salvadorans  believe that gangs rule their

El Salvador is the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America. With a population of just over 6 million, it is also considered the most industrialized country in Central America. However, its people continue to face serious challenges. An estimated 1 in 5 El Salvadorans have emigrated. The country is the second most deforested in the Western Hemisphere. The income inequality between rural and urban areas is severe. Environmental degradation and global climate change make the country highly susceptible to natural disasters. Competition for natural resources is intense. Additionally, low economic growth and high levels of violence and insecurity continue to affect Salvadoran society in profound ways.

El Salvador, or Republic of El Salvador, is a densely-populated country in Central America. There are about 6 million people living in slightly more than 8,000 square miles, making it one of the most densely populated countries in the Western Hemisphere. It is the smallest country in Central America- slightly smaller than the size of the state of Massachusetts. El Salvador is mountainous- the main mountain range is the Sierra Madre.

El Salvador is like the same size of New Jersey that is in, the United States of America. El Salvador is between two countries Guatemala and Honduras. Now to a basic summary, El Salvador is a tiny country in Central America and it is known for its many attractions. These attractions are what El Salvador is known for and they are, the Pacific Ocean beaches for surfing and seeing a mountainous landscape with is pretty. The other attractions that are in towns like Ruta de Las Flores, Juayúa, and San Salvador. Also that San Salvador is the capital of El Salvador. El Salvador has achieved their independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839. The 12-year civil war, in which about 75,000 lives were lost, that was brought to a close in 1992, when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military and political reforms.

El Salvador is a modest country in Central America. It is the smallest nation in the region but the most densely populated (Flemion). This small nation has endured many tribulations throughout its history. There has been an incessant amount of political and economic unreliability due to the stark inequality experienced by the working-class majority (Flemion). This bellicosity has been distinguished through unrelenting revolts, coups, and finally, through the culmination of the Salvadoran Civil War. This rich history filled with great friction and animosity truly displays many core principles of Historical Materialism, which is simply characterized as the theory that economic affairs account for non-economic experiences. The history of El Salvador

With a total land mass of just 8,124 square miles, El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America. Like many of its’ neighboring countries, it possesses very few natural resources. Since the nation’s economy is based predominantly on agriculture, it’s no surprise that its’ citizens often experience “resource roller coasters”. In addition, its’ long history of inappropriate land tenure and ownership practices date all the way back to colonialism. Even more strikingly, “sixty percent of El Salvador’s population is expected to live in the capital by 2010.” As a result, El Salvador has to deal with continuing environmental problems. The fact that the nation lies along the Pacific Ring of fire doesn’t help either, which subjects

Poverty, or the inability to afford basic human needs, is an issue that is spread worldwide. There are people everywhere who cannot afford shelter, food, healthcare, or education. It seems easy enough to ignore the bum asking for change on the street, but it becomes near impossible in regions where whole families are begging on the street. This rings true in Latin America and it is extremely frustrating to see social inequality this extreme. This essay will examine how much poverty exists in Latin America, why the amount of poverty is so disproportionate and what can possibly be done to alleviate the amount of poverty in these countries.

My understanding of the social work profession is to help communities, youth, families, groups and individuals who face inequality and hardships so that they can see the positive possibilities life has to offer. I faced similar hardships growing up therefore, I strive to empower people who need to have their voice heard and bring social justice to America. My dream is to make a difference by helping create a society that provides robust opportunities to anyone that may be disadvantaged. I would like to obtain my Masters of Social Work by influencing others and helping them to succeed in life.

Honduras is considered as one of the forth-poorest country in Central America, which is developing its competitiveness to be able to race in the global economy. There is a significant rate of wage gap between urban and rural area in the country. However, minimum wage has important effect on poverty determination, since 71% of the workers earning at the minimum wage is belonged to the poor households (GINDLING and TERRELL, 2010, p.911). In South Africa, it is presented that about half of the people living in the poverty associating with the unemployment problem. The statistics showed that the unemployment covered one-third of the labor force in 2000 (PAUW and LEIBBRANDT, 2011, P.773). Unlike other developing countries, South Africa has unique characteristics of its labor market structure. The minimum wage is set regarding to various occupation sectors with the