The Anti Poverty Programs And Activities Of International Non Governmental Organizations

In her article, The Uses of Global Poverty: How Economic Inequality Benefits the West, Daina Stukuls Eglitis states the ways in which western societies have benefited from economic inequality with the poorer nations of the world. To better understand our position, she gives several examples that should help to increase our awareness of the role we play in supporting this economic inequality, and outlines for us how western nations use global poverty to their advantage. She states the specific causes and conditions that lead to the existence of poverty while at the same time supporting and ensuring our culture and quality of life.

SDGs Goal Number 1 is “End poverty in all it forms everywhere.” Although the number of poverty is decreasing by more than half in the reign of MDGs, there are still 1.2 billion people living in poverty. More than 800 people still living on less than $1.25 per day. The biggest percentage of poverty is in countries in the South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa by 80% of global total in extreme poverty. Rapid economic growth countries (example: India and China) have made many people out of poverty but the progress also didn’t reach the maximum.

525.6 million live in poverty in Asia, 214 million in Sub-Saharan Africa, and 37 million in Latin America and the Caribbean.

NGOs, or non governmental organizations are hurting the fight to end poverty because the free services and goods they provide destroy small business and give the people in said areas the wrong mindset.

Social security just turned 80 years old this year and it still remains the single most effective anti-poverty program ever created in the United States.

Poverty is widespread throughout the world, with around 20% of the entire population living on less than $1.25 per day. Everyday struggles for survival may include not having enough food for nourishment, no access to clean water, no proper shelter, lack of clothes, or no doctors and medicines. This lack of essential supplies and inability to improve one 's life may be caused by a country 's lack of resources. These countries either do not or cannot provide water, electricity, houses, or jobs to its citizens. The first Millennium Development Goal of the United Nations is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. Their job is to: a) halve the number of people living under the $1.25 per day line, b) provide employment for all, and c) halve the amount of people who are hungry. Past actions have included connecting countries to the resources they need to improve economic and social state, providing farmers without land pait work to fund a long-term job, and campaigns for medical assistance and outreach. The World Food Program bring humanitarian aid in the form of food to over 75 countries, both after disasters and emergencies, but also helps to prevent hunger in the future to countries in poverty. These have helped reduce poverty, however The Global Poverty Project has been working toward eliminating extreme poverty by 2030. They have been working to changing international policies, running awareness campaigns, and creating global

Western aid is known to fail to reverse poverty in poor nations for many reasons. The poor nations cannot continue to provide the aid that the western nations were able to give them. There is no real source of income from the poor nations to provide for the aid talked about in our textbook Think Twice such as pesticides for crops or contraceptives. These things were only ever able to be provided through assistance and donations. The aid provided by the westerners ultimately fails because it cannot be sustained. The aid also takes away the control of the poor because they are no longer able to provide for themselves. This causes them to feel helpless which has no positive effect on reversing poverty. Although the Western Aid only has good intentions

The state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support. This is the dictionary definition of poverty and when one hears or thinks of poverty this represents the word well, but what about in non-third world countries where the amount of food and means of support is more than sufficient? Theodore Dalrymple, who is from England, states “no one seriously expects to go hungry in England or to live without running water or medical care or even TV. Poverty has been redefined in industrial countries.” (177) This is just a small representation of a non-third world country. I am in complete agreement with Theodore in that it is a complete different type of poverty and that it is almost worse. For example just think about the nation we live in today. The United States produces more food and gives more care and support to a larger amount of people more often than the nation even contains but there are still many people in what we call poverty. Throughout his article Dalrymple goes through to explain how he feels about poverty especially in England. He explains “I and the doctors from India and the Philippines have come to the same terrible conclusion:

overty issue comes first since it is the foremost global problem to be solved. MDG Goal 1, Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger, aimed at reducing the number of people suffering from absolute poverty and hunger by 50%. MDG 1 is split into two SDGs. SDG 1 is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere and SDG 2 is to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. SDGs 1 and 2 aim to reduce poor population by 50% in each country and they emphasize food supply for the socially disadvantaged. They attempt not only to achieve indexes, but also to nurture production and survival ability by providing policy tools. MDG 1 did not differentiate poverty and hunger. Poverty and hunger are closely related, but

When addressing the issue on whether or not foreign aid can reduce poverty, I would say yes, foreign aid can have positive implications on reducing poverty levels. Foreign aid has the potential to bring substantial relief to countries who are impoverished. The yes argument references the World Health Organization and Rotary; the two are impactful organizations provide aid for countries in poverty. I have first-hand experience with Rotary and their efforts to help foreign countries. Currently, I am partnered with them as a leader on an annual conference they hold for high school students. In our meetings, we discuss the different ways to make an impact and how Rotary International is always involved in solving a problem that includes poverty.

In 2000, United Nations announced the Millennium Declaration for global development and committed to achieve eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 (United Nations, 2000). Over the past 15 years, by reviewing and reflecting the failures and success of these ambitious goals (Childs, 2015), the debate about international giving continues. To support the stance about “the U.S. government and NGOs should stop aiding more to foreign countries,” this memo will briefly indicate this stand. In order to be well prepared for our debate, this note could provide a brief outline for this point of view.

Poverty is increasingly becoming a global problem. More people living in first world countries have become aware of the poverty in many third world countries. Recently, governments have been debating on whether we should provide aid to these countries or not. Although aid supporters claim that our help will completely revolutionize the situation in third world countries, the truth is that we do not know the full situation of these people and most of the donation attempts do not actually help.

There are been a consistent campaign to improve conditions around the world in regards to poverty, education, sanitation, hunger, and child mortality. Several non-government organization (NGO), charitable establishments, and non- profit corporations work to advance impoverished countries and decrease disparities. These agencies partner with local, national, and international institutions to promote their particular health or educational agenda. Although, these establishments face financial shortfalls at times, they have managed to improve condition around the world in some areas.

Every city has poverty. Travel around the world, I bet it wouldn’t be difficult to find a city that doesn 't have an impoverished community. Poverty is a global issue, but most importantly it’s a local issue to me in the city that I live in. Among the 10 largest cities in America, Chicago has the third highest poverty rate with 40-60% of our residents living under the poverty level. People who live in poverty are given less opportunities, resources and tools than people who live in the middle or upper class. Poverty is not a pleasant subject, however, poverty is real. In the daily lives of the poor, poverty becomes a network of disadvantages. The end result is that there is a lack of access to education, employment, health care, affordable housing, proper sanitation and good nutrition among many generations of the poor (End Poverty). Of the issues associated with poverty, the lack of access to an education stands out to me the most. In Chicago, education is greatly valued and is vital for all development and growth achievements in people. Education is the process in which people gain knowledge, help form and shape attitudes and opinions, and allow people to gain a set of skills that they can further use in areas outside of a school environment. However, education systems in Chicago are taking a huge deficit due to the effects of poverty. The effects of poverty are already big factors toward the concern about Chicago, and why it is portrayed as negatively as it is, but those

International organizations have continually been praised for their contributions in less developing countries. One of the main assumptions about international organizations is that they have a large influence on developments and advancements made within developing countries. International organizations do in fact have a large impact on the developing world, but it is hard to pinpoint how much they have contributed and continue to contribute in the field of development globally. This paper will examine how much impact IGOs and NGOs have by closely examining the humanitarian efforts of the United Nations, as an example of an international organization that addresses peace, stability, development, and solving social ills. First, a brief examination of the development that has occurred from the presence of IGOs and NGOs, and the conditions of a specific developing nation prior to the intervention of IGOs and NGOs. Second, a discussion of what this implies about international organizations and development. Lastly, how international organizations can increase development. In conclusion, what this means for the influence of international organizations and development in less developed countries.