Post on International Strategies

Post on International Strategies
Name
Instructional Strategies

Abstract
The paper defines the term ‘poor’ based on the African and American context. Poverty exists in both continents. However, it focuses on the significant variance that exists regarding opportunities and resources. For the American poverty situation, the government has taken the responsibility of addressing the issue. However, governance and leadership is still a challenge among most of the African nations. The two continents have a significant gap in defining poverty or comparing them since America considers it an issue that affects other people. Based on opportunities, America is shown to have more opportunities to address poverty levels. Moreover, the sources of income also have a higher rate in the US. On the contrary, Africa faces poverty crisis that has minimal attention, especially from the government. Therefore, humanitarian agencies have often focused on the African poverty levels which are mostly conducted by the churches with a budget of around $ 5 billion.Keywords: Poverty, Poor, Opportunities, Income

Post on International Strategies
Poor is a term that regularly used when describing a state of having inadequate needs to sustain a comfortable life based on normal society. While various agencies are trying to address issues of the poor communities, it is important to differentiate the context based on the perception of poverty across different countries. For instance, both developed and developing countries have issues related to the rising cases of poor people.

However, third world countries such as Africa have exceptional circumstances of poverty. Poverty is a social phenomenon that is multidimensional. It varies based on different factors such as economic and social dimensions in a particular region.
America explains poverty based on how it affects other people’s lives. Besides, most of the Americans have different options that can help them out of the poverty lines, and this is unlike the case of Africa where poverty has minimal attention (Wheelen & Hunger, 2006). Poverty is widespread in Africa compared to America. America has adequate job opportunities which are in contrary with the case of Africa that has recorded a significant number in unemployment rates. Moreover, the US government has managed its poverty issues by providing grants to the poor (Béné et al., 2014).
The definition of the poor constantly changes in the US since people access opportunities that create sources of income. The situation is quite constant in Africa especially with the rising rates of unemployment and poor leadership. The churches and other humanitarian agencies have established missions to address the situation in both continents. However, the major focus is on Africa. The missions facilitate such programs since the government has failed to identify lasting solutions to the issues. Therefore, the churches often budget about $ 5 billion especially with the reduction of humanitarian assistance. The church has stood this gap by saving lives, especially at the local level. Besides, it also provides a home for the homeless.

References
Wheelen, T. L., & Hunger, J. D. (2006). Cases in strategic management and business policy (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN 9780131494602
Béné, C., Newsham, A., Davies, M., Ulrichs, M., & Godfrey‐Wood, R. (2014). Resilience, poverty and development. Journal of International Development, 26(5), 598-623.