12 Common Root Causes of Poverty
Around 8.4 percent of the world lives in extreme poverty, which the World Bank defines as living on less than $2.15 a day. To put that in perspective, the average cost of a loaf of bread loaf in the U.S. in 2022 was $2.50. Extreme poverty affected more people in the past, but it’s still impacting millions, while billions of others earn less than the still-low $6.85 a day, notes Emmaline Soken-Huberty in her article for
Human Rights Careers. Like an ancient tree, poverty’s roots grow deep and wide. Causes like low-paying jobs, inadequate education, conflict, climate change, discrimination and government failures all contribute. Because the problem is so complex, solutions must be multi-faceted, reliable and empowering. This is not a quick-fix issue, and while progress has been made, many programmes neglect the root causes. To end poverty once and for all, human rights professionals, NGOs and governments must commit to digging deep and addressing problems at the source.
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