We live in a world that is plentiful. “Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.” – Nelson Mandela Image credit: Kevin Carter The vulture is waiting for the girl to die and to eat her. The photograph was …
A lot of people say that the UK Tory government at Westminster have been incompetent, but they have been very competent at making extremely rich people richer and a lot of other people a lot poorer. In actual fact they have been very successful in achieving their goal. The UK is a very rich country, …
There are currently 3.7 million children living in poverty in the UK. That’s over a quarter of all children. 1.7 million of these children are living in severe poverty. The UK is now one of the most unequal countries in the developed world. Captain SKA – Liar Liar GE2017 All money spent on …
Poverty is the worst form of violence. Mahatma Gandhi
In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of. Confucius
“Even today we don’t pay serious attention to the issue of poverty, because the powerful remain relatively untouched by it. Most people distance themselves from the issue by saying that if the poor worked harder, they wouldn’t be poor.” Muhammad Yunus
“Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.” Aristotle
Many of us have the privilege to enjoy a piece of chocolate anytime, while many of the children working long hours on cocoa farms have never even tasted the end product. In the Ivory Coast, the leading supplier of cocoa, more than 200,000 children are reported to work in the cocoa fields, and as many as …
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