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    Livelihood Finance and Training POVERTY IN THE PHILIPPINES Uplift Training By Vivian G. Villegas – Uplift 2004 General Objective: To understand and know about some causes and effects of poverty‚ its impact on society. Objectives: At the end of the seminar the participant will be able to: 1. Describe the situation of poverty in the Philippines. 2. Identify some causes and effects of poverty. 3. Enumerate some programs and some solutions to alleviate poverty. Participant: All Staff Length

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    SERIES Theories of Poverty and Anti-Poverty Programs in Community Development Ted K. Bradshaw RPRC Working Paper No. 06-05 February‚ 2006 Rural Poverty Research Center http://www.rprconline.org/ RUPRI Rural Poverty Research Center 214 Middlebush Hall University of Missouri Columbia MO 65211-6200 PH 573 882-0316 RUPRI Rural Poverty Research Center Oregon State University 213 Ballard Hall Corvallis OR 97331-3601 PH 541 737-1442 Theories of Poverty and Anti-Poverty Programs in Community

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    Poverty affects 3 million Canadians including approx. 634 000 children Poverty in Canada increased to 9.6% in 2009 13.3% of Canadian children in poverty‚ have low paying job or be unemployed in 2012 Racialized groups/immigrants are more likely to be in poverty Increased in poverty to 1.3 million children in 2012 from 1.0 children in 1989(increase by 23%) Poverty costs $72-94 billion for Canadians In 2012‚ 872‚ 379 Canadians used food banks (23% increase since 2008) 3.1 million households pay more

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    Fight Poverty Many people here in the United States‚ are forced to live a life in poverty. Poverty in the United States is getting worse each day and not enough is getting done about it. There are people who want to help the poor‚ but no one knows exactly how to help them. Those who are against poverty agree that something needs to be done‚ but they do not know how to go about getting things done. A primary reason for people not taking action is because of lack of information that is provided

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    once said‚ “Poverty is the worst form of violence” he wanted to raise awareness for the struggles of poverty. Millions are suffering‚ to this day‚ from this heartbreaking epidemic. The real problem lies in the fact that poverty can be eradicated‚ by putting our minds and resources towards this cause. The number of those in poverty has been increasing every year. Poverty is something that is affecting every country in the world‚ no matter how big or small‚ rich or poor. Eradicating poverty should be

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    Poverty occurs in most parts of the world. Nevertheless‚ the more serious and problematical poverty takes part in the third world and the southern parts of the globe. First of all‚ we have to clearly define the word “poverty”. In a broad sense‚ it means that people within this “poverty” region are poor or have a lower average income per capita than other regions. To a deeper approach‚ we refer “poverty” as people have low educational backgrounds‚ lack of food supplies‚ or people with lower

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    overty as a Social Problem: We have all felt a shortage of cash at times. That is an individual experience. It is not the same as the social problem of poverty. While money is a measure of wealth‚ lack of cash can be a measure of lack of wealth‚ but it is not the social problem of poverty. See "Principles." Poverty as a social problem is a deeply embedded wound that permeates every dimension of culture and society. It includes sustained low levels of income for members of a community. It includes

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    Poverty‚ which is defined as the lack of the minimum food and shelter necessary for maintaining life. More specifically‚ this condition is known as absolute poverty. Today it is estimated that more than 35 million Americans—approximately 14 percent of the population—live in poverty. Of course‚ like all other social science statistics‚ these are not without controversy. Other estimates of poverty in the United States range from 10 percent to 21 percent‚ depending on one’s political leanings. This

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    Poverty: A state of mind‚ or the size of ones wallet In different countries and cultures‚ there is a social problem that affects a vast majority of the population. This problem‚ known as poverty‚ is a economic condition that happens when people are unable to provide basic needs for their families. All over the world‚ even in the richest of nations‚ poverty is an issue that remains in society. From a conflict theory perspective‚ poverty is put upon people and will continue to stay that way

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    Position of Poverty In the world we live in today there are only two kinds of poverty as identified by John Kenneth Galbrith in “The Position of Poverty.” Galbrith made a distinction and labeled the distinction as “case poverty” and “insular poverty.” According to Galbrith case poverty is defined as‚ restricted to an individual and his or her family and often seems to be the caused by alcoholism‚ ignorance‚ mental deficiency‚ discrimination‚ or specific disabilities. Insular poverty on

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