What are the causes of extreme poverty, and what policies have been most effective for improving the lives of the poorest of the poor? Sadiq Farouk Labaran.

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What are the causes of extreme poverty, and what policies have been most effective for improving the lives of the poorest of the poor? Sadiq Farouk Labaran 02010747

What is Extreme Poverty? The World Bank defines extreme poverty as living on less than 1.25 US dollars (or £1) per day.

Africa

Why is Africa poor? Desertification Civil War Corruption & Poor Leadership HIV/AIDS Other Diseases

Desertification Somalia Mali Ethiopia

War Angola Uganda Sierra leone Congo Sudan Somalia

Corruption & Poor leadership Nigeria

HIV/AIDS Zambia Zimbabwe Botswana Lesotho South Africa Namibia

Diseases Malaria Sleeping sickness Typhoid Cholera

U.N Tools Fertilizers Seeds Silos Knowledge A decent road to market.

Millennium Development Goals Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health Combat HIV and AIDS, malaria and other diseases Ensure environmental sustainability Deadline 2015

The New Partnership for Africa’s development (NEPAD) & (AU) NEPAD and the AU aim to tackle HIV/AIDS, reduce poverty and sustain long-term economic growth. It’s committed to governance and promoting peace and security.

Progress Mozambique (Reduced poverty from 70% to 55%) Kenya (Introduced free primary education) Tanzania (1000 new schools have been built and 18,000 teachers recruited) Uganda (Reduced HIV from 20% to around 6.5%)

References John Adam, 2010. “Why is Africa so poor?” Smith Jennifer, 2008. “ Facts on poverty in Africa” “Poverty in Africa: diseases: malaria: Facts - child poverty in Africa” Madhurima Ganguly, 2011. “Poverty in Africa”

QUESTIONS???

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