Q&A from the article.

1. Who is the world bank?
The World Bank is a Group offers loans, advice, and an array of customized resources to more than 100 developing countries.
2. Why is it important to collect data from 73 countries?
Because the poverty level is all different from different countries. We must find the average of the countries to get an accurate data and set an average poverty level.
3. What is poverty?
People who is suffering from lack of basic needs. For example, lack of food, water, education, shelter.
4. What is the difference between poverty and extreme poverty.
Poverty is who are lacking basic needs, who are suffering from hunger etc. And extreme poverty is people who are powerless. For instance, they cannot stand against people who are doing bad, or they cannot do anything about their suffering etc.
5. What is a poverty trap?
Poverty trap is when there is 3 generations of your family experiencing poverty.
6. How does the World Bank define poverty?
The World Bank said that people who are living less then $1.25 is experiencing poverty.
7. How many people live under the poverty line in the world?
Information shows that in 1981, there were 1.9 billion people living in extreme poverty. Which means 1 in 4 people are extremely poor.
8. How are the numbers showing improvement in the situation over the last twenty years.
It was about 4 in every 10 people, but now there are 1 in 4 are extremely poor.
9. Can you suggest some things / organizations that could be helping the situation and explain why there is an improvement?
We can adopt people who are experiencing extreme poverty, so that they can get education and after they grow up they can help their relatives and countries. Also charity can help because we can save a life
10. Write a short snapshot of a time when you witnessed poverty. Where, when, why? How did it make you feel?
I starved for a day when I was in 3rd grade, because I cannot get inside my house. I felt really sad and scared because I lacked all things I usually had.

3rd World Farmer

There is a game called 3rd world farmer, it is a game about people living in an undeveloped place where they suffer from civil wars, garrilas, drought, hunger etc. While playing this game I have found out that access to water and having a representative is really important. Moreover, schools and hospitals, and easy access to cities were really helpful. It was critical to have a long term thinking. For example, first I have sold my children when I didn't have money, however there were no other people to do the farming when the elder people had died or wasn't healthy and strong enough to work. Also I had to save up money rather than using all of them, because when the season was not good then I had no money at all. In conclusion, a good strategy is to have a long-term thinking and security.

Global Issues Wordle

In the class, we are learning about how to take care of others. We are becoming more aware and more responsible about our behavior and the environment. The environment is not just plants and animals, but the social environment as well and even in economy. Global issues are really huge, but we are learning to start small. I created this wordle to think more clearly and simple to understand what poor people and people suffering around the world.
For me, Global Issues means important things that are happening around the world. More specifically, it is suffering and lack of basic needs and security of the Less Developed Countries. And I think it is our responsibility to stop this crisis. Global issues are really important because it is happening in our world, we must give a helping hand, then they will give us a helping hand when we are suffering. For the less developed countries (people) poverty, and lack of basic needs is a downward spiral, and a never-ending cycle; once they run out of money, they need to borrow money from a moneylender, and they will never be able to be free of it, because of the high interest (World Bank). In my opinion, when we can stop this, we can develop more and more. We can concentrate in our work when they can support themselves.
Not only less developed countries suffer; there are many problems in the whole world. For example, there are environmental problems. We will soon run out of drinking water and fossil fuels. Most importantly, we are wasting. We are wasting electricity, water and paper. How many of you brush your teeth while the tap is running? How many of you keep your room light on while your watching TV in the living room? Moreover, we are polluting the world while we are wasting. Using only 1 side of paper, not using all of the space provided… we could easily Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. ‘A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step’ - Lao Tzu

Global Issues? Why should I care?!

Global Issues are problems happening around the world such as natural disasters, poverty, diseases etc. We should care about global issues because many are suffering from it. Also, when nobody cares and we are in trouble we will also suffer. Moreover, when others suffer, we can get affected by it also because they might have important roles to our world, but if they cannot do it we will suffer along with them. We all rely on each other...