Poverty

• Poverty: inadequate financial resources to and essentials to meet basic needs
• Absolute Poverty: income falls below a certain level, basic necessities cannot be met
• Relative Poverty: household income falls below 50% of the national average but still insufficient to cover basic expenses
• 29.6%: the poverty incidence rate of Region 1
• Causes

  • Low income
  • Lack of education
  • Discrimination
  • Unemployment/underemployment
  • Disasters
  • Conflicts
  • Political tensions
  • Corruption
  • Physical or mental disability
• Effects

  • Mental health problems
  • Malnutrition
  • Chronic diseases
  • Increased rate of criminality
  • Lack of access to education
• Effects

  • Lack of access to healthcare
  • Broken relationships