This essay describes why eradicating extreme poverty throughout the world should be a human right. This essay was created for people to see how some people around the world have to live, with minimal supplies and resources, and to drive people to make a change. I am proud that this essay has the chance to help the people who need it, and to maybe influence others to do the same. I learned so much about how so many people across the world have to live, and about what we can do to change that.
Did you know that 1.2 billion people around the world live in extreme poverty? That means that over a billion people live their lives without knowing when their next meal is coming, or not knowing when they will next get a sip of fresh clean water. I think that eradicating extreme poverty should be considered a human right. More than a billion people are at risk of starvation or sickness because of poverty. If poverty was eradicated, many children could grow up to their full potential. And, people only need about $24 a day to avoid being in poverty. It is a human right to have the minimal materials necessary to try to survive. People living in extreme poverty do not have these resources. Impoverished people live with the daily risk of not having enough to eat, getting sick from contaminated food or water, and not having enough money for shelter or healthcare. Many extremely impoverished people don’t have the resources for even the first layer of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. This includes food, water, and shelter. For humans to even have a chance to survive, they at least need the things on the first section of the hierarchy of needs. Over 95 million children under five years old are malnourished. This is caused by poverty and not having enough fresh food to eat.
If poverty was fully eradicated in the world, billions more people would be able to live longer and happier lives. Average life expectancy for extremely impoverished people is dramatically lower than it is for the world’s richest population. For example, life expectancy in the United States, one of the wealthiest countries in the world, is 78.8 years. Whereas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of the poorest countries in the world, life expectancy is only 49.9 years. That’s a difference of almost 30 years that are taken away from these people just because they have less money.
MDS. Life Expectancy in Relation to Yearly Income (2016)
Though many strides have been made in the past few years towards getting rid of poverty, we can still do so much more. In Africa, where 75% of the world’s poorest countries are, about 49% of people live on less than $1.25 a day. For people to survive and live longer lives, they only need about $24 a day, sometimes even less, depending on location. If a person could just donate 50 cents a day for a year, that would provide a family in Africa with food for 146 days. Just think about how much money you make per day and you can see how you could give up just 50 cents to help someone who really needs it.
It is every human's right to have access to the basic resources needed to at least have a chance to survive. Living in extreme poverty means not having access to those basic materials to live. It means hunger, hardship and even the possibility of death. I believe it is cruel to allow people to suffer like this if there is a way to help them. If one considers all of the food, money, and clean water that you have to live with, just imagine having a fraction of it. That’s how millions of people have to live every day.
Works Cited
"Hunger and Poverty Facts and Statistics." Feeding America. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2016.
"10 Poverty in Africa Facts - The Borgen Project." The Borgen Project RSS2. N.p., 07 Nov.2014. Web. 08 Mar. 2016.
"Poverty Overview." Poverty Overview. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2016.
"Underweight in Children." World Health Organization. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2016.
"The Richest and Poorest Countries." 247wallst.com. Web. 09 Mar. 2016.
"2015 Poverty Guidelines." ASPE. N.p., 23 Nov. 2015. Web. 08 Mar. 2016.
Did you know that 1.2 billion people around the world live in extreme poverty? That means that over a billion people live their lives without knowing when their next meal is coming, or not knowing when they will next get a sip of fresh clean water. I think that eradicating extreme poverty should be considered a human right. More than a billion people are at risk of starvation or sickness because of poverty. If poverty was eradicated, many children could grow up to their full potential. And, people only need about $24 a day to avoid being in poverty. It is a human right to have the minimal materials necessary to try to survive. People living in extreme poverty do not have these resources. Impoverished people live with the daily risk of not having enough to eat, getting sick from contaminated food or water, and not having enough money for shelter or healthcare. Many extremely impoverished people don’t have the resources for even the first layer of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. This includes food, water, and shelter. For humans to even have a chance to survive, they at least need the things on the first section of the hierarchy of needs. Over 95 million children under five years old are malnourished. This is caused by poverty and not having enough fresh food to eat.
If poverty was fully eradicated in the world, billions more people would be able to live longer and happier lives. Average life expectancy for extremely impoverished people is dramatically lower than it is for the world’s richest population. For example, life expectancy in the United States, one of the wealthiest countries in the world, is 78.8 years. Whereas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of the poorest countries in the world, life expectancy is only 49.9 years. That’s a difference of almost 30 years that are taken away from these people just because they have less money.
MDS. Life Expectancy in Relation to Yearly Income (2016)
Though many strides have been made in the past few years towards getting rid of poverty, we can still do so much more. In Africa, where 75% of the world’s poorest countries are, about 49% of people live on less than $1.25 a day. For people to survive and live longer lives, they only need about $24 a day, sometimes even less, depending on location. If a person could just donate 50 cents a day for a year, that would provide a family in Africa with food for 146 days. Just think about how much money you make per day and you can see how you could give up just 50 cents to help someone who really needs it.
It is every human's right to have access to the basic resources needed to at least have a chance to survive. Living in extreme poverty means not having access to those basic materials to live. It means hunger, hardship and even the possibility of death. I believe it is cruel to allow people to suffer like this if there is a way to help them. If one considers all of the food, money, and clean water that you have to live with, just imagine having a fraction of it. That’s how millions of people have to live every day.
Works Cited
"Hunger and Poverty Facts and Statistics." Feeding America. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2016.
"10 Poverty in Africa Facts - The Borgen Project." The Borgen Project RSS2. N.p., 07 Nov.2014. Web. 08 Mar. 2016.
"Poverty Overview." Poverty Overview. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2016.
"Underweight in Children." World Health Organization. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2016.
"The Richest and Poorest Countries." 247wallst.com. Web. 09 Mar. 2016.
"2015 Poverty Guidelines." ASPE. N.p., 23 Nov. 2015. Web. 08 Mar. 2016.
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