Why Poverty

Why Poverty
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Why Poverty
Based on a report by Oxfam, 42 people in the world hold wealth equal to that of 3.7 billion combined. As an indicator of lifestyle, such findings reveal a widening gap between the poor and the elites. The inequality presented only poses rhetoric to the world leaders, governments, and other institutions responsible for promoting people’s status (Elliott, 2018). Specifically, education systems and institutions have a big role in closing this inequality. Currently, the most valuable effort government can make to address poverty is to increase employment, entrepreneurship, and health of its citizens through education.
The proponents of education’s role in poverty supports that it raises opportunities for generating personal income through some ways. First, equips one with the marketable skills, thus increasing the chances of securing employment. In some cases, countries with the highest illiteracy level record the highest rates of unemployment. This is common to many sub-Saharan countries such as Sudan. Specifically, South Sudan has a literacy level of 27 percent and its unemployment rate is currently hiking above 20 percent (Cago, 2016). For this reason, many global institutionalized objectives such as Millennium Development Goals establish education as the most valuable investments a government can make in it people to alleviate poverty.
Second, education enables one to think creatively as entrepreneurs. Research has established that population’s education status boost both the household and country’s economic status (Why Poverty? n.

d.). As a result, society’s poverty status improved since people can afford basic commodities and services such as health. The article by Boser (2015) reveals findings from research that 75 percent of recent economic activities in the US are documented to originate from students’ incomes. Finally, education sector provides employment for the local people. One social indicator of this is the thriving economy of areas surrounding institutions of higher learning.
In the past, education has demonstrated effectiveness in combating poverty and social inequality in many societies (Elliott, 2018). First, and as explained in the effect mechanism of poverty through entrepreneurship and employment, education has helped many societies address poverty. For example, the government of Brazil promoted the primary enrollment of young children. This strategy by the government has benefited the Paraíba residents significantly economically (Verner, 2013). In this case, education through government policies is effective in addressing poverty.
In addition, education has improved bridge gender gaps in the employment sector. In many societies such as in Africa, women education has discouraged in the past years. Consequently, this undermine women’s economic performance in the society. Remarkable achievements in both education and economic growth have been documented years after the implementation of women empowerment programs. While uneducated women fail to secure high economic status, educated women have shown improvement in their contribution to the economy as entrepreneurs or workers
Finally, education has shown effectiveness in the promotion of health. In addition, educated people tend to live a healthier lifestyle, and are less likely to contract contagious and deadly ailments such as HIV/AIDS. Specifically, education boosts people’s awareness and knowledge of healthy lifestyle, diet, behaviors, and even preventive measures. In this case, educated population is most likely to document high productivity and income generation.
In brief, Education has a significant effect on education since it can increase society’s capabilities of gathering income. It influences employment rate, health, entrepreneurial ship, and innovativeness that are critical to a healthy lifestyle and high GDP. Therefore, the most critical planning strategy governments can help win the war against lack of income and basic needs is the development of policies that promote massive education.

References
Boser, U. (2015). The Best Way to Boost GDP: Education? Retrieved from https://www.usnews.com/opinion/knowledge-bank/2015/08/12/education-can-boost-gdp-even-more-than-we-thought
Cago, L. (2016, January 20). 25 Most Illiterate Countries. Retrieved from https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-lowest-literacy-rates-in-the-world.html
Elliott, L. (2018, January 22). Inequality gap widens as 42 people hold same wealth as 3.7bn poorest. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2018/jan/22/inequality-gap-widens-as-42-people-hold-same-wealth-as-37bn-poorest
Verner, D. (2013). Education and Its Poverty-Reducing Effects: The Case of Paraiba, Brazil. Washington, D.C: World Bank.
Why Poverty? (n.d.). Retrieved from http://thewhy.dk/whypoverty/