The Poverty Trap Of Africa

Servitude in Africa, the organization of bondage as it existed in Africa, and the impacts of world slave-exchange frameworks on African individuals and social orders. As in the greater part of the world, subjugation, or automatic human bondage, was polished crosswise over Africa from ancient circumstances to the current time. At the point when individuals today consider subjection, many imagine the shape in which it existed in the United States before the American Civil War (1861-1865): one racially identifiable gathering owning and misusing another. Be that as it may, in different parts of the world, servitude has taken a wide range of structures. In Africa, numerous social orders perceived slaves simply as property, yet others considered

Nelson Mandela, a revolutionary, advocated diligently for human rights and emphasized, “Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings” (Guy-Allen). He believed that poverty can be ended with humanity’s help. Poverty has been an issue for a long time, and people are going farther below the poverty line daily. There are many recent articles and conferences that discuss the causes and solutions to poverty overall. Some feel as if society is not doing enough for people in this position. Others view it as a situation that someone can get themselves out of with no extra help. But, there is a group that poverty strikes the hardest. The effects that poverty has on children is the worst. They cannot help themselves because they lack the power to do so. Therefore, it is the government’s job to make sure they are not being left behind. If they are not brought out of this, generational poverty will continue and increase the poverty rate. There should be more money put towards programs that directly aid to children in poverty because their position is holding them back from being successful.

Everyone knows what the word poverty means. It means poor, unable to buy the necessities to survive in today's world. We do not realize how easy it is for a person to fall into poverty: A lost job, a sudden illness, a death in the family or the endless cycle of being born into poverty and not knowing how to overcome it. There are so many children in poverty and a family's structure can effect the outcome. Most of the people who are at the poverty level need some type of help to overcome the obstacles. There are mane issues that deal with poverty and many things that can be done to stop it.

More than 800 million people in the world are malnourished, 777 million of them are from the developing world (Raphel, S., 2014). Poverty is an issue that must be addressed to the population loud and clear or everyone will end up suffering. There are many families trying to survive and live from paycheck to paycheck. Unfortunately, there are some families that are unable to support himself or herself or any family member. One important key issue of poverty in the United States is inequality. Many Americans blame the poor people for their own fate but you should never judge a book by its cover. There can be many reasons why an individual or families end up in poverty. For example, low wage jobs, discrimination and social inequality, vulnerability to natural disasters, war and political instability. Another big issue we face today is child poverty. This is a very critical issue because these young children are our future. If we let these children live in poverty, there is a higher chance they will drop out of school, look for work in order to support their family, or give up in life.

Poverty is a huge issue which never seems to ever go away or be fixed. There are many options as to what can be done to eliminate poverty but, not all options please everyone. John Kenneth Galbraith in his essay “The Position of Poverty” argues that “to eliminate poverty, we must invest more than proportionately in the children of the poor community (Jacobus). Money has been a very important tool that has divided the world and given humans labels as wealthy or poor. The wealthy seem to have worked hard for what they have but others not so much. Poverty has been growing and it has been spreading across the world. Those people who are poor sometimes have no chance to exit the poverty that have been in because of very little supplies or just not a great community or environment, some with very little food and they just give up and never keep trying to exit this moment in their lives. The rich must make an effort to try and redistribute the money in our nation to eliminate poverty for good.

When we think of the word "poverty", the mind fills us with Third World countries. We think of countries within the African continent, Haiti, Central and South America, among others. The United States is a country with a heterogeneous society, full of many races and nationalities. However, we forget that poverty can be in front of us. How many times have we wondered if our neighbor, coworker, or our students are going through some need?

Poverty has a large issue around the world. 1 billion children alone worldwide are living in poverty. According to UNICEF, 22,000 children die each year due to poverty. Nearly half of the world’s population – 3 billion lives less than 2.50 dollars a day. 640 million lives without adequate shelter, 420 million have no access to clean water and 270 million have no access to health services. Whether you live the wealthiest countries or the poorest ones, poverty will still exist.

seconds, a child dies from poverty-related reasons. Not only that, but, about a billion people are unable to read a book. Poverty is a monumental problem across the world that needs to be solved. It

Poverty can come from war, inequality, and bad government policy. Poverty is having little or no money and not having the right necessities. Nearly half of the world lives in poverty, and eighty percent of the population lives under 10 dollars a day. The Democratic Republic of Congo has been in poverty ever since 1997. This is because the Militia owns the Coltan mines. The Militia takes the Coltan for themselves and sells it to big companies like Apple, Samsung, and Dell. On the other hand, the miners only get ten to fifteen dollars a week, and some miners only make a dollar a day. To make the DRC better for its citizens, the government needs to take over the mines and pay the miners fair wages, that will help the poverty problem and the global economy.

In my situation, I am very fortunate to be brought up in the environment I'm in. I have a roof over my head, food to eat, clean clothes on my back, fresh water to drink, and another day to live. In Angola, children die every day from malnutrition and diseases like malaria. They don't receive the proper treatment needed because families don't have enough money. So many of us are so fortunate to live the lives we have, but we don't give a second to realize that children all over the world are dying everyday from being neglected. In Angola, the country is rich in oil. There are cities that flourish in wealth that you wouldn't even think that poverty exists. However, the outside doesn't always match the inside. The government has neglected them

Poverty is a major international issue. With so much focus on politics, war, natural disasters, and environmental issues, poverty is not prioritized. When extremists rally their members to help them, impoverished people account for a large portion of the supporters. When a person is undernourished and does not have shelter, it is easier to convince that person to join an extremist or violent group, especially if basic human necessitates such as food, water, and shelter, are promised to be provided. According to the World Bank, in 2012 896 million people around the world were living under $1.90 per day. Starvation should never be the cause of death for anyone. There are many international organizations fighting against poverty but the money

The cycle of poverty is a powerful weapon and those who are close or below the line of poverty are trapped in this vicious cycle. The viciousness of poverty is a universal problem, every country as to deal with poverty, but some people are more vulnerable than others to become victims of poverty. Often times society makes it appear as if people want to be poor because there are countless opportunities but this is not so. By just being close to the poverty line means limited access to jobs. There has been a scarcity of jobs because most of which have moved overseas for cheaper labor; or those which have been replaced by technology, or have been shut down such the automotive business. The lack of monetary aid creates socioeconomic problems for the poor. The poor face issues such as lack of effective resources and stable infrastructure of those children that attend schools in poor areas. There are many people that are unaware of the predicament of the poor. It is therefore my aim to enlighten the reader that the cycle of poverty is extremely difficult to escape, especially when they are faced with the above mentioned problems. The odds are against those in poverty and despite the numerous improvements in society that there is an extreme gap between the poor and the top one percent.

The Transatlantic slave trade, a catastrophic event in the 15th to 19th century, affected millions of Africans and Europeans alike. Slaves were ripped from their homes and sent to the foreign lands, becoming the fundamental source of labour for mining and agricultural industries in the New World. Historians Hugh Thomas, Walter Rodney and John Thornton have contradictory beliefs about the effects of the Transatlantic slave trade on Africa. Thomas argues that the slave trade was beneficial to Africa, while Rodney argues a more negative position, claiming that the unequal trade lead to population loss and warfare. Thornton argues neutrally states that the slave trade “was simply an internal trade diverted to the Atlantic.” Although historians such as Hugh Thomas believe that the Transatlantic provided short-term economic stimulus to Urban Empires, the slave trade was overall detrimental, leading to economic consequences and social and political conflict. The African Slave trade, as stated by Hugh Thomas in “The Atlantic World in the Age of Empire” brought an influx of European goods and employment, providing a short-term benefit that was, in the long term, detrimental to the African economy. Contrary to John Thornton 's speculation of Europe and Africa’s partnership, Europe imposed economic dependency and involuntary trade on Africa, which deprived Africa of labor, impaired its development, and

Throughout the world, children suffer and die every day from issues caused by poverty, a large number of poor children are in Africa. Poverty is the leading problem for the African children causing not only physical health issues; but emotional, educational, and social problems as well. Many of these children are very sick from the water they drink, not having enough food, or from extremely contagious diseases passed throughout their villages. Although poverty has the worst effect on people in Africa, poverty is a problem everywhere. It leaves people hungry, and sick, and with no real place to sleep. Some solutions to poverty are simple, but more people are needed to want to help. If more people

Thousands of individuals are living in poverty. Why is it that this worldwide dilemma is still rising in rapid numbers till this day? Is it because of a lack of authoritative power, or a lack of one’s self control to do good? Despite the unknown cause, it has managed to drastically affect the lives of many. Poverty is like a curse, one that is wrongfully placed, difficult to get out of, and resistant to many forms of help.