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Socio-Economic Issues:PovertyBy: Billones, Gerard Angelo Palete, Ailyn Rose Sotaridona, Rossel A 2-2

Poverty - is a major cause of social tensions andthreatens to divide a nation because of the issue of inequalities (income inequality). This happens when wealth in a country is poorly distributed among its citizens. In other words, when a tiny minority has all the money.

Poverty-means inability to secure the minimum consumption requirements for life, health and efficiency on account of insufficient income or property. These requirements include minimum human needs in respect of food, clothing, housing, education and health.

Povertyis the inability of getting choices and opportunities.is lack of basic capacity to participate effectively in society.means not having enough to feed and clothe a family, not having a school or clinic to go to, not having the land on which to grow ones food or a job to earn ones living, not having access to credit. means susceptibility to violence, and it often implies living in marginal or fragile environments, without access to clean water or sanitation. -United Nations

Poverty-the state of one who lacks a usual or social acceptable amount of money or material possessions. -(Merriam-Webster Dictionary)

povertyVideoStatistics of world poverty

Poverty rate in Asian Regions

Poor Filipino Families in the philippines

Statistical updates of poverty rate in Western Visayas

Cycle of PovertyLow ConsumptionLow IncomeLow SavingsLow ProductivityLow InvestmentsCauses of povertyCorruptionOver PopulationPoor Income distributionLack of quality education Lack of Jobs / Unemployment Natural Calamities

Effects of povertyThe effects of poverty vary on how an individual will accept the status he or she is in.

An individual will either yield to a negative or positive effect depending on his or her mind set and decision making.Negative Effects of poverty malnutrition diseases poor educationincreased rate of homeless people crimesmass emigration of populationincreased risk of war and terrorism

Positive effects of povertyPoverty: encourages individuals to get educated teaches to appreciate for what you have makes hard working people pushes people to do "dirty works" ensures discipline

Government projects to fight against PovertyKapitbisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) Project

Community Enterprise Development as Pathway Out of Poverty

Third Philippines Development Policy Loan

PH-Social Welfare and Development Reform