The Poverty Trap Of Africa - 1689 Words

Christian Deeter Mr. Andrews English 11 AP 22 October 2014 The Poverty Trap Imagine a small village in Africa. What images come to mind? Is it small huts in a desolate village? Or how about exotic animals? The truth is that although some of these descriptions are accurate, they tend to leave out the pain and suffering of people. Every day 21,000 children die throughout different parts of the world (Shah). These deaths are the result of poverty as well as the conditions that come with it. Being in poverty is so much more than just not having money. Hunger, lack of resources, and wars plague developing countries, all of which have to do with poverty. Around 870 million people in the world are severely undernourished ( 2013 World Hunger). With 7.1 billion people living in the world this means that 1 in 8 of them aren’t getting enough food to sustain what their bodies need (2013 World Hunger). Not surprisingly though 852 million of the hungry live in developing countries (2013 World Hunger). What causes the developing countries to be so f ar behind the rest of the world when it comes to lacking the basic resources needed by every human being? Dictionary.com defines a developing country as â€Å"a country having a standard of living well below that possible with financial or technical aid† (Dictionary). Looking at this definition, it’s easy to understand why world hunger isn’t its own problem, but connected to the poverty levels. There’s a saying that goes money makes the worldShow MoreRelatedCauses Of Hunger1015 Words   |  5 Pagessix major causes of hunger in the world. The poverty trap, lack of investment in agriculture, climate as well as weather, war displacement, unstable markets, and food wastage. Due to the increasingly interconnectivity of the global community these issues often cross borders and are increasingly interconnected. 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