15 Jun 2022 Admin

What Is Poverty Alleviation, And How Can We Work Towards It?

Poverty is the most pressing issue the world is currently facing. When we talk about poverty, it is that state of financial income in which a person cannot even fulfill his basic needs and maintain a minimum standard of living. A poverty-stricken family goes without proper housing, healthy food, clean water, and medical attention. However, since the Industrial Revolution, the number of people coming in under the poverty line has decreased in a developed country as the increased production has reduced the cost of goods hence making it affordable for everyone. But, according to the World Bank, in 2021, there were still almost 711 million people below the poverty line globally, and most of the below poverty line tribes are found in rural or suburban areas.

Tribes below the poverty line, generally lack education, work in fields or other daily wage jobs, and are deprived of good medical facilities. Thus, taking economic and humanitarian steps that intend to permanently lift people out of poverty is called Poverty Alleviation. Various poverty alleviation programs intend to lessen the rate of poverty in the world, the government of the specific country takes some, and some are major steps taken by individual humanity serving bodies like Royal Princess Developmental. However, poverty alleviation is not a one-day or one-month program, and neither a single person nor body can reduce poverty alone.

Key Challenges That Come In The Path Of Poverty Alleviation

Global poverty alleviation is an extensive process and needs the whole of humanity to come together and serve people below the poverty line. Moreover, there are various significant challenges we will face while walking on the path of poverty alleviation. Some of the critical challenges we face are:

Rural poverty persists for as long as the rural area is where policies and programs reach and sustain the least. Insufficient attention to improving infrastructure and agricultural productivity leads to growth in rural poverty.
The ineffective approach to provide rural populations with access to social services and social protection or promote the growth of rural producer and consumer organizations.
Environmental threats like climate change, sudden increase in the population, and migration of people from rural to urban areas put extreme pressure on livelihoods.
Failure to reach the most disadvantaged groups, especially children and women, with the productive resources and social services also leads to the failure of poverty alleviation programs.

Steps To Take For A Successful Poverty Alleviation

In a developing country like Sub-Saharan Africa, the economy of the country got picked up after the 1990s, and there are still vast numbers of the population that are still below the poverty line. Here are some of the steps you can take for successful poverty alleviation programs.

In rural areas the majority of the below poverty line population works in the field as a farmer. Help the small farmers to improve farm productivity through better access to resources, markets, technologies, and organizations. This will be paramount for both poverty alleviation and food security.
Combined programs of government and private organizations to skill the public in non-agricultural activities will push and speed both rural and urban poverty alleviation.
Improvement in the connectivity of the rural and urban markets will also help the people below the poverty line to reach new resources and technologies and, hence, uplift the country's poverty alleviation.
Reduction of the gender gap in education and easy access to productive resources will help in the success of poverty alleviation.
Addressing the undernutrition or malnutrition of children will help the poverty-stricken people live a healthy life and eventually make their life better. It will contribute to poverty alleviation by improving economic capacity, human capability, and earnings potential through better physical and mental development and sufficient dietary energy to be productive.

Conclusion

Working against poverty and for poverty alleviation requires all of us to come together and work for humanity. One body cannot do this alone. Thus, the Royal Princess wants to combat poverty, hunger, and malnutrition, thereby assisting people in maintaining basic human dignity. We aim to equip them with tools and knowledge to help better their lives. We imagine envisioning a world where every child has enough to eat, a comfortable place to live, a place where women are free from oppression, and people will have access to the resources needed to better their lives. If you want to join us in our journey of serving humanity, visit our website and know more about our services.