Factors of Poverty

Introduction to Community Empowerment What the Community Needs to Do Introduction to the Empowerment Methodology  |  Why Empower a Community?  |  Factors of Poverty  |  The Problem with Charity  |  The Dependency Syndrome  |  Hidden Resources  |  The Mobilization Cycle WikiEducator Community Empowerment Node  |  Mobilizing community  |  Glossary Disease Apathy Dependency Dishonesty Ignorance Key points As introduced last section, the purpose of community empowerment is to fight poverty (not poor people). To fight poverty we must attack factors. The five main factors are disease, apathy, dependency, ignorance and dishonesty. Reading Five Factors of Poverty Discussion Paper Disease Read Disease in Factors of Poverty Disease Key Words Entry Apathy Read Apathy in Factors of Poverty Apathy Key Words Entry Dependency Read Dependency in Factors of Poverty Dependency Key Words Entry Read Dependency in Project Design Module Discussion Handout Dishonesty Read Dishonesty in Factors of Poverty Dishonesty Key Words Entry Ignorance Read Ignorance in Factors of Poverty Ignorance Key Words entry Outcomes The student will be able to distinuish between factors and causes The student will recognize that fighting poverty requires addressing factors; not symptoms; not causes The student will recognize the role of disease as a factor of poverty The student will recognize the role of apathy as a factor of poverty The student will recognize the role of dependency as a factor of poverty The student will recognize the role of ignorance as a factor of poverty The student will recognize the role of dishonesty as a factor of poverty