{"id":5752,"date":"2020-12-22T18:42:45","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T18:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=5752"},"modified":"2020-12-22T22:14:54","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T22:14:54","slug":"where-are-the-poor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/where-are-the-poor\/","title":{"rendered":"Where are the poor?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5752\" class=\"elementor elementor-5752\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-726a85a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"726a85a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc6179c\" 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data-id=\"58db67f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Poverty<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90521f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"90521f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-poverty-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5763 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-poverty\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is poverty?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5771 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-poverty\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of poverty<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5810 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/where-are-the-poor\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Where are the poor?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5809 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/who-are-the-poor\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Who are the poor?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5808 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/factors-that-cause-poverty\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Factors that cause poverty<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5807 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/impact-of-poverty\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Impact of poverty<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5806 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-vicious-cycle-of-poverty\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The Vicious Cycle of Poverty<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5805 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/methods-used-to-reduce-poverty\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Methods used to reduce poverty<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b138b6f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b138b6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af4f7f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"af4f7f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element 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areas of chronic poverty. In the last decade, joint efforts by governments, authorized organizations, and charity groups have improved the situation for many, but there is still a lot of poverty in these areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This region is the poorest in the world. In West and Central Africa, one in every six people is severely poor. It is estimated that:&nbsp;<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Between 28% and 38% of the absolute poor population in sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to be chronically poor, totaling between 90 and 120 million people<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here are some more facts on the region:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">1. Of the 22 countries in the region, 310million people live in its 12 worst countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">2. 150 million live on less than 1USD a day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">3. Countries in this region include Angola, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Somalia, Sudan, and Zambia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Latin America<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In many parts of this region, particularly Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia, there has been an impressive improvement in economic growth. Haiti and Bolivia are exceptions, as many of them are still in extreme poverty. Inequality levels are extreme and among the worst places in the world.&nbsp;<br><\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is estimated that between 30% and 40% of the extremely poor population in Latin America and the Caribbean is chronically poor: between 16 and 22 million people.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Source: The Chronic Poverty Report 2004-2005, CHAPT 3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">South Asia<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Particularly Southern and Western India, Bangladesh has been among the world&#8217;s chronically poor, although the headcount ratio has declined significantly. This region has extremely high populations with an estimated 135 to190 million people \u2013 including 110 to 160 million Indians, 9 to 13 million Bangladeshis, 10 to 15 million Pakistanis, perhaps 5 million Afghans, and 2 to 3 million Nepalese.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Rural areas account for three in every four people living on less than US$1 a day and a similar share of the world population suffering from malnutrition. However, urbanization is not synonymous with human progress. 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Types of poverty Where are the poor? Who are the poor? Factors that cause poverty Impact of poverty The Vicious Cycle of Poverty Methods used to reduce poverty Where are the poor? Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America have been known to have large areas of chronic poverty. 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