TASK THREE - THREE NEWS ITEMS
the charity is trying to raise awareness and funds to support those facing insecurity about where their next meal comes from. This is a positive thing, this charity is actively trying to raise awareness and give funds to people who need it.
The Salvation Army is also appealing to the public to spare a thought for people living in poverty over the colder months.
This is another positive thing, just raising awareness and making people care a bit more about others living with nothing to eat can motivate them to do something about it.
‘Thousands of Aucklanders living in food poverty - City mission’
...for many families, once they had paid rent, debts, power, transport and medical costs, there was little left to spend on food.
"The heartbreaking reality is, a family of three has just $6.43 to spend on each meal. It also means their access to enough good quality, nutritious food is severely restricted."
Launching its annual winter appeal, the charity is trying to raise awareness and funds to support those facing insecurity about where their next meal comes from.
"Our appeal is looking to raise money to continue to run the services and support we provide to Auckland's vulnerable citizens, we also want to try to raise awareness of food insecurity and how devastating, wide reaching and long term the effects can be," Robinson said.
The Salvation Army is also appealing to the public to spare a thought for people living in poverty over the colder months.
'No one solution' to tackling child poverty in Northumberland
Addressing concerns about deprivation in the county and the inequalities between different areas, Coun Wayne Daley, the Tory deputy leader and cabinet member for children’s services, said: “This is a long-term generational issue and successive governments – Labour and Conservative – have spent money to try to address it.
“It’s not about one solution, you could chuck billions at this and you still wouldn’t deal with some of the deep-seated issues.
However, Coun Daley believes that there are areas of improvement in the county, suggesting that the easiest way to address child poverty is to get parents and carers into employment.
successive governments – Labour and Conservative – have spent money to try to address it. The fact that both parties have spent money trying to address child poverty is a positive thing.
the easiest way to address child poverty is to get parents and carers into employment.
It’s a positive thing that they are brainstorming logical and reasonable solutions to overcome poverty, giving parents employment has proven to be a successful way to decrease poverty.
Africa could be home to 90% of the world’s poor by 2030 as governments across the continent have little space to invest in poverty-reduction programs and economic growth remains slow, the World Bank said.
...rapid population growth resulted in the number of poor people on the continent increasing to more than 416 million from 278 million over the same period, according to World Bank data.
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Government debt increased to 55% of GDP in 2018, from 36% in 2013 due to a lack of fiscal consolidation after countries tried to counter the effects of the global financial crisis by boosting spending, the World Bank said. About 46% of African countries were in debt distress or considered at high risk in 2018 compared with 22% five years earlier.
governments across the continent have little space to invest in poverty-reduction programs and economic growth remains slow. This is negative, the governments can’t invest to stop or decrease poverty, meaning poverty will keep rising.
Government debt increased to 55% of GDP in 2018, from 36% in 2013 this is a negative thing, the government isn’t reducing poverty. Government debt is one of the reasons why so many Africans live in poverty.