During the previous class, Professor Victor requested that we write our responses on our opinion of “What is Poverty.”  This was a very difficult statement for me to quantify.  First, I tend to be a “numbers guy.”  Said differently, whenever I am in a situation I tend to quantify it.  For example, when I […]

        When I think of poverty, I tend to think in absolutes.  I have seen enough working in developing countries to believe that far too many of the world’s population do not have easy or reliable access to clean water, food, medicine, education, and opportunities to lead a life of dignity and respect.   What drove […]

Written by Florian Schaaf 
If you want to fight poverty, you have to answer many questions. But it all starts with one question that does not sound so difficult, but it is so hard to find an appropriate answer: What is poverty?  
Who is poor? Is it about having or not having enough to eat and […]

Defining Poverty

written by Virginia Francis 
The inability to meet basic needs to live with no opportunity for change and no access to resources or vital information that would give a person the ability to choose to make a positive change (the freedom to know). 
 Written by Cyrus Dadabhoy

We were then asked what our opinions of poverty […]

· Who are the poor? Do they define themselves as poor?
· What assistance or opportunities do they seek or desire?