11 Things I Learned in ACC 255

Of all the things I learnt during the course, the 11 most striking ones to me are:

1. I learnt how to create a blog and adequately manage it.
2. I learnt how to manipulate my Google account.
3. I learnt how to use Google Adwords.
4. I learnt how to apply descriptive things properly.
5. I learnt how to create an e-book.
6. I learnt how to be focused on the topic when writing a post or a page in my blog/web site.
7. I learnt how to create CafePress products.
8. I learnt how to promote other blogs, and possibly have other blogs promote me.
9. I learnt how to create advertisements in my blog.
10. I learnt how to create a business development plan.
11. Most of all, I learnt that asking questions helps you understand things better, and helps with self-improvement.

The Organization For Poverty Alleviation And Development

The Organization for Poverty Alleviation and Development (OPAD) is a charitable and voluntary organization that renders its assistance and resources (human efforts, time, materials, and finance) for free, to its target beneficiaries, where and when it is necessary. OPAD operates in a multicultural environment where there is exposure of the growing human population in line with unemployment, discrimination, drugs/addiction, homelessness, youth gang, and violence. OPAD strides to fight against all natural and man-made disasters that threatens and affects the lives of men, women, and children.

OPAD emphasizes its values and beliefs of "We are committed to the welfare of other young people, We serve youth and children especially in crises, We serve with complete impartiality, We work for sustainable pace and development at local, national and international levels, We are an organization with a vision, mission, belief, and values."These values can be seen in their marginalized/minority focused programs. Some of these programs include, but are not limited to:

• Poor and unskilled farmers;
• Abandoned/street, unaccompanied/orphaned children;
• Refugee and internally displaced persons;
• Drug abusers/addicts;
• Under privileged families;
• Foreign domestic workers including commercial sex workers, and many more.

OPAD also provides free of charge assistance to its target audience, including:

• Providing community health centers and other health facilities,
• Providing counseling and youth friendly drop-in - information centers,
• Providing care and support for HIV/AIDS, STDs, malaria etc. infected and affected youth and children,
• Providing rehabilitation and reintegration centers,
• Providing relief aid, and many more.

I have included a link to OPAD's website below.

http://www.opad.eu/index.html

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2nd Product Recommendation

There are different organizations that focus on eradicating poverty. Some are nation based, while others are locally oriented. Give Hope, Fight Poverty (GHFP) is a nonprofit organization with a mission to foster philanthropy domestically by designing service-learning programs, engaging students and professionals with rural communities in Swaziland, Africa and work hand-in-hand to educate, empower, and lift orphaned and vulnerable children out of poverty. The organization three vision:

• A culturally competent and philanthropic minded generation,
• Increased opportunity through academic achievement, and 
• Sustainable programs that involve locals in development, implementation, and evaluation.

GHFP has a Service Learning program in Africa, involving both professionals and students, to learn about unknown cultures, and dedicate their times, skills, and labor to a community of orphaned children struggling with poverty, HIV/AIDS, and illiteracy. The organization is available to speak in churches, schools, or community events, to educate the people about poverty, and also adheres to the coordination of donation drives. 

The "Painting For A Purpose" events allows interested people to have fun while helping Give Hope, Fight Poverty to spread the word. The necessary supplies needed for painting will be provided by art teachers. Participants can either paint a canvas for an orphan or a piece of a mural that will be hung in one of the classrooms in Swaziland. 

GHFP has created different donation sections available. Each section describes where exactly your donation is going. Some of their available donation slots include: the orphan champion, orphan ambassador, orphan buddy, orphan painted thank you cards, the orphan education scholarship campaign, and more. 

I have included a ling to Give Hope, Fight Poverty below.

http://www.ifightpoverty.org/

2nd Sneeze Post

Below is a list of some of my previous posts, and the corresponding links, that I believe will make the most impact on my readers. I hope you find these posts helpful.

• Promote a Post: This post allowed me to gain more knowledge on other bloggers, and their styles of writing/blogging. I reviewed a couple of blogs, and found two that I presumed will be interested in promoting my post, based on the correlations of our writings. The post talks about my experience in connecting with these bloggers, and the response I received. http://eradicatingpoverty.blogspot.com/2014/06/promote-post.html

• Promoting My Web Site Post: This post helped me in realizing the sole purpose of blogging. It talks about my experience in shadowing a couple other poverty related blogs. The similarities and differences I noticed, and the realization that came from it. http://eradicatingpoverty.blogspot.com/2014/06/promoting-my-web-site-post_27.html

• 2nd List Post: In this post, I focus on the organization HEIFER, and their take on poverty. I list the ways that HEIFER has adopted in eradicating poverty, and also briefly explain how they plan on going about it. http://eradicatingpoverty.blogspot.com/2014/07/2nd-list-post.html

• The Hunger Project: In this post, I got the opportunity to review a powerful organizations that focuses on eradicating poverty in the nation, The Hunger Project. I talk about the three critical elements that HEIFER, in collaboration with their partners, have developed to empower to make rapid progress in eradicating hunger and poverty. http://eradicatingpoverty.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-hunger-project.html

• 2nd Review Post: This post focuses on The United Communities Against Poverty, INC. (UCAP). It touches on how UCAP differentiates itself from other organizations that strive to eradicate poverty. http://eradicatingpoverty.blogspot.com/2014/07/2nd-review-post.html

CafePress Product

I have successfully been able to create my own personalized "End Poverty" t-shirts that I believe will help in advocating and creating awareness for those living in poverty, around the world. Below is the links to some of the shirts and their descriptions:

1. The first shirt is a women's white "end-poverty"t-shirt. It is a women's shirt, that comes in various sizes. Made in USA by American Apparel. It is a body-hugging, close-contoured fit, with a thin fabric. It is a 4.3 oz 100% ultra fined combined ring-spun jersey, and can also be gotten in the color pink.
2. The second t-shirt is a men's black "end poverty" t-shirt. It also comes in various sizes, with a smaller cut, designed to fit tightly. For a looser fit, there are bigger sizes available. It is a 4.3 oz 100% ultra fined combined ring-spun jersey, that can be machine washed cold, and tumble dried cold. It comes in 19 different colors, with only a cost of $34.50 for one.
3. The third "end poverty" t-shirt is a kids sweatshirt by the fashion company Hanes. It is a 7.8 oz 50/50 cotton/polyester fieece. A standard unisex fit that can be worn by both female and male, that is not too tight or too loose, with a fieece-paneled front pocket. It has a hood, but without drawstrings, for the safety of the child, and is also machine washable. It comes in different sizes, labeled by both numbers and letters. 

All of these products ship within 24 hours of order, and has a 30-day money back guarantee. 

2nd Review Post

Established in 1964, The United Communities Against Poverty, INC. (UCAP) prides itself as the leading advocate for communities of people facing deficiencies in education, affordable housing,  economic stability, and adequate health care access. Unlike other poverty advocating organizations, UCAP differentiates itself by not just providing for those living in poverty, but by also catering for those that have been negatively impacted by unemployment, homelessness, crime, and inadequate public health services. With a mission to alleviate poverty, UCAP improves awareness of the needs of low and moderate income residents, and maximizes the quality of life for residents of Prince George's County and impoverished individuals throughout the State of Maryland.

The services provided by UCAP include, but are not limited to:

• Homeless Services: Through their partnership with other local organizations, The Shepherd's Core Emergency Center For Women And Children is designed to transition the women living in the shelter out of shelter and into permanent or transitional housing.

• Supportive Housing: UCAP's Community Linked Supportive Housing program low-income persons living in permanent housing links to supportive services in the community.

• Homeowner Services: With their First Time Home Buyer Education, consisting of an eight-hour, one-day homeownership education group workshop covering: credit, financial planning, affordability, financing types, the closing/settlement process, home inspection, and the real estate agent, UCAP assists in the preparation of buying and maintaining a home. 

• Neighborhood Development: The two purposes of this program is to stabilize communities that suffer from foreclosures, abandonment, and vacant homes, and to provide green affordable healthy energy-efficient homes for low-to-moderate-income homeowners. 

I have included a link to The United Communities Against Poverty, INC.'s website below.

http://www.ucappgc.org/default.aspx

The Hunger Project

Founded in 1977, The Hunger Project (THP) is a global, non-profit, strategic organization committed to the sustainable end of world poverty. The Hunger Project has partnered with grassroots people in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, to develop effective bottom-up strategies, and has developed three critical elements, that when combined, empower people to make rapid progress in overcoming hunger and poverty, including:

• Mobilizing People At The Grassroots Level To Build Self-Reliance: The Hunger Project trains women and men equipping them with the skills, knowledge and methods used needed to take self-reliant actions to improve their lives and conditions in their communities, urging people not to wait to be rescued, but to take action now to meet their basic needs. The hunger project has created a vision level workshop that allows people to create their own vision for the future, commit to achieving it, and outline the actions that are needed for it to succeed, known as the Vision, Commitment, and Action Workshop (VCAW).
• Empowering Women as Key Change Agents: Women bear almost all responsibilities of meeting basic needs, yet, are systematically denied the resources, information, and freedom of action they need in fulfilling this responsibility. Around the world, millions of people eat two or three times a day, but a significant percentage of women eat just once. Research has shown that when women are supported and empowered, all of society benefits. Hence, The Hunger Project has created programs, wherever they work, that aims at supporting women and building their capacity.
• Forging Partnerships With Local Governments: The Hunger Project works in partnership with local government bodies to ensure that they are effective, include the leadership of women, are directly accountable to local people, and provide access to information and resources.

I have included a link to The Hunger Project's website below. 

http://www.thp.org/

2nd List Post

There are a variety of ways that constitute HEIFER's methodology for poverty eradication. Though, some other organizations have adopted and instituted some of these ways towards their fight of eradicating poverty, the ideas and perspectives of these different organizations differ. HEIFER believes that all people deserve dignity, opportunity, and a future free from hunger. The HEIFER way includes:

1. Animals: HEIFER's passing on the gift program has on average, lasted for at least nine generations, no matter the project. Animals provide life-sustaining products, such as milk, eggs, cheese, honey, and wool. Families become the cycle of positive change, by passing on the offsprings of each animal that they receive. 
2. Clean Water: Through sustainable agriculture, HEIFER teaches families and communities to manage their water resources, since water is the foundation of health and prosperity.
3. Women's Empowerment: HEIFER empowers women to be able to work and become self-sufficient, to send their children to school, and pay medical bills, unlocking the potential in every woman.
4. Education And Training: HEIFER helps families gain a new mindset and way of relating that will free them from the psychological and social effects of years of poverty, through their Cornerstones And Values Based Holistic Development training.
5. Sustainable Farming: Farming is the most core, elemental human role. HEIFER believes that working with communities and small scale farmers can help small farms in impoverished nations to be transformed. 

I have included a link to HEIFER's website below.

http://www.heifer.org/

Promoting My Web Site Post

I embarked on separate poverty related blogs today. All of these blogs had their own personalized styles and themes to it. I tried to pull the similarities between these blogs, and also took note of the differences. I did this because I aimed to better understand my own style of writing, and to see if any other poverty activists had relations to me in their writings. To my delight, I found that though, each of these blogs were quite different in some ways, they all had one derived purpose, which was to pass their intended message to their readers, in the best way that they could. This made me feel comfortable that my web site posts were worth sharing with other bloggers, and even worth being promoted. 

I emailed three different bloggers, in an hope for them to promote my web site post. I am still waiting on their responses, but I have learnt a thing or two from this process. My first paragraph illustrates what I believe is the most important thing that I learnt from this exercise. I learnt that blogging is a process. Though, it might take a while for a regular or mediocre blogger to gain the necessary experience required or the expertise to be a successful blogger, being honest to your readers and striving to be as unbiased as possible is a start. It is always good to realize that some people might have opposing views. Understanding their stand point and making it known allows them to welcome you better. 

Promote A Post

I shadowed two blogs that I presumed will be interested in promoting my blog, and that I was also highly interested in. I took my time in going through their blogs, and tried to undertand their perspectives of poverty. I tried to get to know them, through their styles of posting and through their response to readers comments. I also read their individual about me posts, to gain some background information on them. After doing all of these, I emailed both bloggers, introducing myself to them, letting the know of my purpose as a blogger. Of these two bloggers, one of them responded, while the other one I emailed was to no avail.

Paul Thomas EdD, the faculty director of first year seminars, council historian NCTE at Furman university, responded to my email, letting me know that he was going to review the post I intended on promoting, and also my blog in general. After he reviewed my post, he responded to my email, letting me know of my blog's potential and also how to improve on it. Though, he did not mention promoting my post, he gave me ideas on authors  that have writing about poverty eradication, and the specific books to look for.

Although, my main purpose of contacting Prof. Paul was not achieved, I have learnt something new on how to go about posting the most relevant issues on my blog. Also, through his blog, I have seen from a professional perspective, how to effectively respond to one's readers comment.

Sneeze Post

Below, I will include my previous posts and its links, that I believe made and will make an impact most on my readers. I hope you find them helpful.

• The "Product Recommendation" post talks about the organization CARE, and its mission in eradicating poverty, by empowering women. It also includes the six ways in which CARE plans on going about it. http://eradicatingpoverty.blogspot.com/2014/06/product-recommendation.html

• The "Review Post" has its focus on UNICEF, The United Nations Children's Fund, and its procedures and methods in eradicating poverty. It states UNICEF's goal to diminish poverty by emphasizing the importance of children and poverty's effect on them. http://eradicatingpoverty.blogspot.com/2014/06/review-post_24.html

• The "Link Post"talks about Austin Nichola's article on "We Can End Child Poverty. Or, At Least Do More." It goes off Austin's ideas on poverty eradication by adding my personal ideas to it. http://eradicatingpoverty.blogspot.com/2014/06/link-post_24.html

• The " Analyzing a Blog" post focusses on the strategic adviser of Oxfam GB and the author of "From Poverty to Power's" conversational blog, criticizing and praising it. http://eradicatingpoverty.blogspot.com/2014/06/analyzing-blog.html

• The "List Post" states five organizations that are dedicated to eradicating poverty. It explains how they distinguishably go about it and provides a little history of them. http://eradicatingpoverty.blogspot.com/2014/06/list-post.html

• The "Eradicating Poverty by Understanding Poverty" post gives a brief insight on my understanding of poverty, and why I believe it is necessary to understand poverty before being able to eradicate it. http://eradicatingpoverty.blogspot.com/2014/06/eradicating-poverty-by-understanding.html

Product Recommendation

Numerous resources are available to help with your aim of poverty eradication. Today, we will be discussing the CARE organization, and how it can help you with your goal towards poverty eradication. CARE, The Case for Women's Empowerment, is committed to ending poverty by attacking its roots causes, not only its consequences. The six main ways that CARE aims at attaining their goals include, but are not limited to:

1. Unlock Powerful Potential: Women and girls make up the majority of the 1.4 million people living in extreme poverty. Diminishing the majority makes the total number deteriorate. CARE delivers the knowledge and support that these women need to forge new opportunities.
2. Keep Girls In The Picture: Knowledge is key, and without school, a girl's future fades away. CARE aims at breaking the barriers to girls' education, and providing the stable education that they need.
3. Stop The Violence: Women and girls in under-developed and developing countries face daily domestic abuse, sexual assault, being harassed from going to school, and many more of the such, with no power to put a stop to it. CARE is determined to putting a stop to this, so each and everyone of these women can live in the freedom that they deserve.
4. It's a Man's World: Myths such as "it's a man's world" are targeted to bring women and girls down. CARE is putting a stop to these myths, by making these women realize their equality to men. 
5. Power Lasting Change: With CARE's ongoing change giving programs, their mission of enabling power lasting changes to prevail will come into effect.
6. Racing to Empower Women: Empowering women makes them realize their potential. Once CARE can help make these women feel and believe they are empowered, they create a lasting confidence in them.

Though, CARE has its main focus on women, its main purpose is dwindling the number of those living in poverty. I have provided a link to a CARE's website, which also includes their donation pages.

http://www.care.org/

Review Post

There are hundreds of organizations that cater to people living in poverty. Some have a centralized focus, while others deal with poverty as a whole. UNICEF, acronym for The United Nations Children's Fund, is one of the major organizations that focusses on children living in poverty. UNICEF has the global authority to influence decision-makers, and the variety of partners at grassroots level to turn the most innovative ideas into reality, thereby building a world where the rights of every child are realized. 

UNICEF rooted itself in December 1946, after World War II, to provide food, clothing, and health care, to the European children that faced famine. This impacted many, allowing them to be a part of such movement. Today, UNICEF is active in 190 countries and territories,

• Advocating for children,
• Promoting girls' education,
• Immunizing children against common childhood diseases, and
• Fundraising on behalf of the children.

UNICEF had gone beyond just being an organization by itself, but has also reached out to students (colleges and high schools) to help them advocate, educate, and fundraise, in making their vision become a reality. UNICEF has also created a donations page, where anyone can donate any amount they would like to (can be found on their home page). Doing your part does not necessarily mean being physically there or donating, UNICEF has made it known that these kids need support as well. Advocating, Posting on social media, and any other type of support that one can deliver makes the child believe that there is still hope. 

UNICEF is a unique organization because it provides HOPE for children. It is an organization that not just tells the kids that tomorrow will be better, but shows them how to make tomorrow better by giving them the chance of a healthy tomorrow and living. 

I have included a link to UNICEF's website below.

http://www.unicef.org/

Link Post

Of all the articles that I read on eradicating child poverty, the one that I felt that directly spoke to me was that of Austin Nicholas. He wrote on the eradication of child poverty, and its effects on the economy and the nation as a while. I wrote a list post, conforming from his points on children poverty eradication, on my blog.

In writing my list post, I made sure I stayed on track with Austin's points, not because I was short of what to write, but because while reading his article, it was as though I wrote it myself; his writing was one of my thoughts and believes on poverty eradication. I listed what he attributed to be the causes of poverty (in the United States) and its effects on the economy. Generally, in writing list posts, one is to add other points. But while writing my list post, I realized that Austin said pretty much all that there was to say about the start of poverty eradication. Though, I added to his points, I believe knowing the history of poverty, its present effects, and its possible effects/consequences on the future, is a gigantic step in eradicating poverty.

For a person that has read a lot of different articles on poverty, I presumed I knew most of what there is to know about poverty. But in reading Austin's article, I realized that I am still an amateur. I knew quite of the history of poverty, but I was unknowledgeable of the reason behind it. I also realized that the reason and history of poverty is different for many countries, and knowing one country's history does not necessary indicate your knowledge of other countries' histories. The comments generated by Austin's post shows that other readers connected with his article as well. I included a link to the actual post for the benefits of all.

Link

On the 16th of September, 2013, Austin Nicholas wrote an article on the eradication of child poverty, on the Metro Trends Blog. I find his article for its straightforwardness, and his ability to pinpoint what he believes his readers would most likely relate to, and how he speaks on things that could help in the eradication of poverty. Some of the things that he discussed include:

• History of Child Poverty: He starts by discussing how cash is inadequate in eradicating poverty. With the quick evolution of poverty since the 1970s and 1980s, in response to the stagnation of wages by the shift to a sea change in American families, away from married parents and towards the single parents, child poverty has become an issue in the United States. The fight of child poverty hasn't been a straight one, since the 1970s, instead, it has been one of a wiggling line. There was success in the 1990s, but came the 2000s, and poverty rates rise again.

• United States And Child Benefits:  In many developed countries, the government constantly pays a child benefit stipend to all families. But the United States has considered the consequences of this and how it will largely affect the economy. The American economists believe that if cash benefits were to be given to all families in the states, people will start to take advantage of it, and parents will choose not to work if they can scrape by on a small cash benefit. 

• Economic Argument For Lifting Children Out Of Poverty: The argument for this is based more on the long run than the short run. The economy is concerned of what is going to the children when they become adults. Are they going to evolve and get out of poverty by the time they become adults, or 

I have included a link to Austin's actual post below.

http://blog.metrotrends.org/2013/09/end-child-poverty/

Analyzing A Blog

Of all the poverty blogs that I have gotten the opportunity to review, there were two that mainly stood out to me. Though, very similar, one was more intriguing than the other. Duncan Green, strategic adviser for Oxfam GB and author of "From Poverty To Power," has taken the liberty of maintaining and managing a conversational blog. His blog is one that I found to cover the important ongoing issues that are related to poverty and other imperfect life aspects. Some of the categories that he covers in his blog include, but are not limited to:

• Poverty,
• Aid,
• Climate Change,
• Economics,
• Food and agriculture,
• Health and education,
• Human rights, and 
• Natural disaster

Though, he does not explicitly state how all of these categories interrelate, but after reading and following some of his articles, you can tell that one causes the other to happen, and if one category area is fixed, it can indirectly have an effect on another category. Also, given that it is a conversational blog, he leaves room for his readers to comment and give feedback. One can tell that he is an advanced blogger, with the layout of his blog, and his style of posting; posting almost daily, he shows consistency and dedication to his readers. 

In relation to his lack of concentration in only one area, he targets different traffic and generates a diverse group of readers. Some of his posts do not get commented on, while others seem to interest his readers, deriving their comments. Most of his more relatable post, such as what is being done to eradicate something or actions and steps being taken towards things are what seem to generate the most comments. 

Duncan took his time in sectioning his blog, providing an area for recent comments, recent posts, archives, categories, tweets, and even polls. He has created his blog to have an earthly feel, welcoming readers, and making it easy for them to manipulate their way through his blog. The only thing that Duncan's blog seems to be lacking is his unavailability of pages within his blog. That being said, he has created an opportunity for his readers to subscribe to his blog through email. 

List Post

Five Organizations Aiming At Eradicating World Poverty.

The saying "two heads are better than one" applies to the case of eradicating hunger and poverty. One man is unable to do it alone, hence, people from different areas/backgrounds/knowledges/races/ages and many more, have come together in the hope of winning the fight of poverty eradication. Here are five  organizations, known world wide, for their dedication to ending world poverty.

 1. UNICEF.org: The United Nations Children's Fund is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. According to UNICEF, 18,000 children die from preventable causes and diseases, and they aim at making that number ZERO!

 2. Feeding America: Formerly known as America's Second Harvest, Feeding America is the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief charity. Each year, the network provides food assistance to over 25 million low-income earners facing hunger in the United States, including over nine million children and nearly three million seniors. 

3. The Hunger Project: Founded in 1977, The Hunger Project is a non-profit, global, strategic organization that is committed to the sustainable end of world hunger, empowering people to lead lives of self-reliance, meet their own basic needs, and build better futures for their children. 

4. Mercy Corps: Committed since 1979 to alleviate suffering, oppression, and poverty, Mercy Corps works amid disasters, conflicts, chronic poverty and instability to unleash the potential of people who can win against nearly impossible odds.

5.  ONE: ONE is a grassroots campaign and advocacy organization, committed to fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa.

It is often nice to have the opportunity to join groups and organizations that have similar goals such as yourself. The aforementioned organizations, along with others, consistently welcome support and assistance from individuals and groups of people willing to help. 

Purpose Page

As a poverty activist, I have created a blog and a web page that allows others to see from my perspective, as well as the perspectives of others (articles, books, etc), what poverty truly is, and its effects on those living in it. Based on my intentions, I have created a mission statement that i deemed important and delicate with my ongoing aspirations of reducing the number of children (18,000) that are living in poverty, and making that number ZERO! My mission statement:

• "Dedicated to advocating for people living in poverty, with a focus on kids, educating and enhancing your knowledge of its effects on them and its indirect affect on you.

In order to be distinguished, one needs a unique name, symbol, or acronym that sets them apart and helps others in identifying the purpose of one's movement/organization/business. I have chosen "Eliminating Poverty" to be the name of my action blog. This could help remind me and you of what the purpose of the blog is. Also necessary is the unique proposition which I have coined to be "Understanding poverty brings its eradication." 

One might still wonder how this all concerns them. But the world is uniting; the world is becoming one. What affects one person in a country, indirectly has an effect on others, as well as indirectly affecting those in other countries. The people of an economy are those that fuel it and provide a circulation of its wealth. If a country's economy is limited in its ability of doing business with other countries, it affects both countries. The first country loses the opportunity of increasing its wealth, while the second country was unable to add the first country's resources to its. Understanding the circulation of wealth and the effects of poverty through "the eyes of others and their perspectives," is the first step to eradicating poverty

Eradicating Poverty by Understanding Poverty

Poverty sounds like a regular word that is used on a daily basis, but not until recently have I truly asked myself what the meaning of poverty really is. There are hundreds of different definitions of poverty. One of these definitions, which happens to be mine, is that poverty is when one is at a helpless state, whereby they lack the basic human necessities and the assurance of tomorrow because of their lack. A lot of people tend to assume that poverty only exists in third world and developing countries. To my belief, poverty exists in all parts of the world, though, some parts of the world are not as drowned in poverty as other parts. Poverty did not just start in one day, so there is absolutely no possibility in eradicating it in only one day. The eradication of poverty is a gradual process that starts with: 

• awareness,
• advocation, and
• proper education.

Understanding poverty and its effects on people and the world is what brings the togetherness of people like you and me in putting a stop to it. One might think, "oh! this does not concern me in any way, I have never lived in poverty, and will never live in poverty, so why should I be bothered of it?" But poverty goes way beyond affecting just one person. Poverty affects a conglomeration of persons, families, and nations. Poverty is sometimes what makes those that live in it commit avoidable crimes, making them feel inanimate to the rest of the world. Retrogressing the rate of poverty allows for world togetherness, adequate wealth circulation, peace, love, and ease.

About Me

Hello, I am a poverty activist (my pen name). I spent more than half of my life living in Africa, and moved to the United States about 4 years ago, to foster my college education. I am a student who got the opportunity to re-start an organization that is focused on improving the life of children around the world and reducing the number (18,000) of kids that die everyday from preventable diseases to ZERO. As an African that has lived in a more developed part of the world, I have come to understand and realize the effect that poverty has on a child and its retrogression of the child's development and growth. Though, a lot of people presume that poverty only exists in specific parts of the world (third world and developing countries), people all over the world live in poverty (lack of basic amenities). Originally, I started this blog because of its relations with a class (there were no specifications on topics), but it seems as though it is more than just the class that interests me in wanting to write in it everyday. Poverty goes beyond what the eyes see. Poverty is an everyday struggle for those who live in it. It holds an extreme importance for you and I to understand from each other's perspective, the effects of poverty on not just kids, but the world as a whole. To much comfort, people have come together to form organizations and build homes for those that are unable to do so, in an  attempt to eradicate poverty. But poverty did not start in one day, so there is absolutely no assurance that it will end in one day. In the hope of eliminating poverty, it is wise to first understand poverty and its effect. To contact me, please email ninalowoidowu@gmail.com.