Ssebowa for POVERTY

Poverty?is one of the major causes of?hunger in the world. Several countries especially developing ones face extreme poverty at higher levels. About 10% of the?globe's population?lives in extreme?poverty. Every 600 million?humans face?the reality of living on less than $2 a day. One would wonder if it's possible to end poverty. The answer is yes. It's very possible to end it.?But before we think of the?possible solutions?to end it, it's better for us to first understand what drives and?powers poverty?among nations and their?people.

Hunger and poverty?are sometimes so hard to detach from each other. Poverty causes hunger and?hunger causes poverty. When people don't eat enough food, they’ll lack the strength and energy needed to work, or their immune systems will be weakened by?undernutrition or malnutrition?and leave them more vulnerable to diseases that prevent them from getting to work. The first 1,000 days of a child’s life from the womb to the world are key to guaranteeing their future health?and likelihood of surviving poverty. If a mother is undernutrieted during pregnancy, that could be passed on to her babies, leading to wasting or stunting.?Child stunting, both physical and mental can lead to a lifetime of impacts: Adults who were stunted as children earn on average 22% less than those?who weren’t stunted.?