How do we dig people out of poverty hole?

YESTERDAY was the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, declared 25 years ago in December 1992, by the United Nations General Assembly.
The day presents an opportunity to acknowledge the effort and struggle of people living in poverty, a chance for them to make their concerns heard, and a moment to recognise that poor people are the first ones to fight against poverty.
The commemoration of Oct 17 also reflects the willingness of people living in poverty to use their expertise to contribute to the eradication of poverty.
Poverty means not having enough money for basic needs such as food, drinking water, shelter, or toilets. Many people in different countries live in poverty.
Causes of poverty are changing trends in a country’s economy. Associated with the lack of education, high divorce rate, a culture of poverty, overpopulation, epidemic diseases such as AIDS and malaria and environmental problems such as lack of rainfall.
In PNG, they say about 39.9 per cent of the population lives below the national poverty line.
Rural poverty is especially prevalent, causing agriculture to suffer.
The rundown health system demonstrates years of a less-than-successful governmental approach.
Maybe PNG’s poverty rate can be largely attributed to a lack of knowledge of effective farming methods and an uncommitted government.
Poverty is a complex concept, which may include social, economic, and political elements.
Absolute poverty, extreme poverty, or destitution refers to the complete lack of the means necessary to meet basic personal needs such as food, clothing and shelter.
Poverty is the state of being poor, having little money or being in need of a specific quality.
An example of poverty is the state a person is in when he is homeless and has no money or assets.
Nearly all possible consequences of poverty have an impact on children’ lives.
Poor infrastructures, unemployment, lack of basic services and income reflect on their lack of education, malnutrition, violence at home and outside, child labour, diseases of all kinds, transmitted by the family or through the environment.
Poverty has remained a recurrent problem. Poverty is an old enemy with many faces and defeating it will require many actors to work together.
It is not easy for men to rise when they are affected by poverty.
Government policies alone cannot create the social inclusion that is fundamental to reaching those left farthest behind and overcoming poverty in all its dimensions.
Only by creating and nurturing a genuine partnership with people living with poverty will it be possible to build an inclusive world where all people can enjoy their full human rights and lead lives with dignity.
Poverty alleviation also involves improving the living conditions of people who are already poor. We concur with United Nations thinking that building a sustainable future requires us to intensify our efforts towards eradicating extreme poverty and discrimination, and ensuring that everyone can fully exercise their human rights.
Poverty is not just about poverty but also about inequality.
Oct 17 is a day that serves as an annual signal to review our values of justice and equality – how we are doing?
Aid and government support in health, education, and infrastructure help growth by increasing human and physical capital.
The Government should start looking at improving development barriers and start to improve on these weaknesses.
There remains much to be done. Let’s all get to work together.