SDG 1: No Poverty - Lesson One

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Goal 1: 

End poverty in all its forms everywhere

Globally, the number of people living in extreme poverty has declined over past decades. But the pace of change is decelerating because of......

1. Co-Vid 19
2. people moving to cities
3. more people going to school
4. people losing interest in saving the planet.

Extra information

New research published by the UNU World Institute for Development Economics Research warns that the economic fallout from the global pandemic could increase global poverty by as much as half a billion people, or 8% of the total human population. This would be the first time that poverty has increased globally in thirty years, since 1990.

What percentage of the world's population, still live in extreme poverty

1. 2%
2. 10%
3. 6%
4. 33%

Extra information

More than 700 million people, or 10% of the world population, still live in extreme poverty and is struggling to fulfil the most basic needs like health, education, and access to water and sanitation, to name a few.Extreme poverty is classed as  surviving on less than US$1.90 a day ( 1.70 euro).

The majority
of people living on less than $1.90 a day live in .......

1. South East Asia
2. Eastern Europe
3. South America
4. sub-Saharan Africa.

Worldwide, the poverty
rate is higher in rural areas (the countryside) than in urban areas (cities).

1. True
2. False

Extra information

Worldwide, the poverty

rate in rural areas is 17.2 per cent—more than three times higher than in urban areas.

Having a job does not guarantee a decent liv-

ing. In fact, 8 per cent of employed workers and their families worldwide lived in extreme poverty in 2018.

Who is most likely to be affected by poverty?

1. Men
2. Women
3. Children
4. Animals

Extra information

• Poverty affects children dis- proportionately. One out of five children live in extreme poverty. Ensuring social pro- tection for all children and other vulnerable groups is critical to reduce poverty.
  
• Globally, there are 122 women aged 25 to 34 living in extreme poverty for every 100 men of the same age group.

Why is there so much
poverty in the world?

Why is there so much poverty in the world?

Poverty has many dimensions, but its causes include:

• unemployment, 
• social exclusion
• high vulnerability of certain populations to disasters, diseases and other phenomena which prevent them from being productive.

Why is there so much poverty in the world?

I’m not poor. Why should I
care about other people’s
economic situation?

Extra information:

There are many reasons, but in short, because as human beings, our well- being is linked to each other. Growing inequality is detrimental to economic growth and undermines social cohesion, increasing political and social tensions and, in some circumstances, driving instability and conflicts.

Group Activity: Divide in to groups of 5 people.

Groups 1, 2 and 3

Discuss: Can we actually

achieve this goal?

Use the internet to see how much the economist  Jeffrey Sachs calculated that the total cost per year would be  to reduce poverty. What percent of the combined income of the richest countries in the world would this be? 

Groups 4, 5 and 6

Discuss: 

So what can I do about it?

Use the internet to look at how governments, the private sector (business) as well as schools and education can help end poverty. What about the role of science? 

Points raised by Groups 1, 2, 3

• No, the UN statitistics published in 2019 suggest that the World is not on track to end poverty by 2030
• Yes, We can end extreme poverty worldwide in 20 years
•   economist Jeffrey Sachs calculated that the total cost per year would be about $175 billion. 
• This represents less than one percent of the combined income of the richest countries in the world.
  

Points raised by groups 4, 5, 6

• Your voice can make a difference in addressing poverty. You can make sure that your views are heard to support change in people’s lives and communities.
  
• Governments can help create productive employment and job opportunities for the poor and the marginalized.
• The private sector has a major role to play in determining whether the economic growth it creates is inclusive and contributes to poverty reduction. It can promote opportunities for the poor, focusing on micro and small enterprises and those operating in the informal sector.
• The contribution of science to end poverty has been significant. For example, it has enabled access to safe drinking water, reduced deaths caused by water-borne diseases, and improved hygiene to reduce health risks related to unsafe drinking water and lack of sanitation.
  

What have I learnt about SDG 1 in today's lesson?

More importantly: 

That you can do something to help achieve the SDG 1. before 2030

We will look HOW you can do this, in the next lesson!