poverty

United States
February 10, 2010 12:58pm CST
How do you survive poverty? Helpful advice only please.
7 responses
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
10 Feb 10
When I was traveling in South Africa I visited a poor township. An Irish charity built some homes for the people. I know that cost per month is about what I paid for accommodation in Cape Town per night. I saw some of the people selling hand made jewelry to tourists. I visited the Masai Mara tribe in Kenya. They give fire dancing shows to tourists. They make some goods to sell to tourists. The Gambia is a very poor country and again tourism brings some money to the local community. When visiting a poor country it is best to stay in locally owned accommodation and eat at locally owned restaurants. It is lovely to shop in locally owned stores. Then the tourists money spreads into the community. Poor people in my home country can get Healthy Start Vouchers if they are pregnant or have a child under the age of four. Then the person could get fruit, vegetables and milk. He or she could claim Job Seekers Allowance whilst looking for a job. The supermarkets sell value range food. The homeless people sell a magazine in my home country called the Big Issue. Suggestions for any poor person are buy cheap food and receive donations of clothing.
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• United States
10 Feb 10
I really like the idea of the magazine. This is something I am interested in doing.
@sithy87 (89)
10 Feb 10
poverty is the worst man made disaster now a days...i surely say it is man made becoz all wealthy coutries they spend billion billions dollars for war,or other activities but they dontcare about poverty....so i dont think so poverty never eradicates properly fro mthe glob.
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@ptotheb (229)
• New Zealand
11 Feb 10
As long as there are humans there will be competition. I say this in a strictly evolutionary position. I dont like what people go through in different countries but over the years I've learned to accept this fact of life. In terms of politics, well it was mostly caused by their own leaders. Corruption within the political arena is one cold hard fact.
@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
11 Feb 10
You survive poverty by working to get out of poverty. No, it's not easy, but it can be done, at least here in the US. The first big issue is whether you are an individual in poverty, or if you have a child. If you are an individual, it's not that hard. Go to your local library, get on the computer and research what assistance programs there are in your area, either government run, or non-profit. Find places where you can get food and water and if possible, assistance finding a job. If jobs are scarce, and they are in most places, look at volunteer opportunities. Some places feed their volunteers although you don't get paid. That's a way to get some decent food and make a good impression on a potential employer. If you need cash, try just doing a car wash. It brings in money pretty easily when you wash cars outside a Chic fil a or Boston Market. My advice though is to start at the library. That's where you'll get free access to the internet which is the best tool for finding the help you need. Talk to the librarians too. Some libraries have books with a list of organizations that can help you. We had that in the Main Library in Miami and we used it often.
• China
11 Feb 10
PEACE!i think itis the most important way to survive poverty,but to some country,it is the most difficult way.
@heroshen (146)
• Reunion
10 Feb 10
How to survive poverty.. Firstly must get a job secondly is to live simple.(to save $$) lastly try not to marry or to have children.:( or else it will only bring more pain and burden in future. Only do it when you are financial stable
@johndur (3052)
• Pasig, Philippines
10 Feb 10
the only thing that can solve the problem in poverty is to get a job or business. because if you have money you can buy food and if you can buy food them you get out of the poverty problem.if there is not enough foods in your place then try to look for another place where you can buy foods.