“Our policy is directed not against any country or doctrine but against hunger, poverty, desperation and chaos.”
General George Catlett Marshall
General George Catlett Marshall
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What is the problem?
This problem, again, dates back to the 27-year war in Angola. Instead of investing money into education, health, and crops, it was all put into war supplies. Livestock has also decreased due to a large percentage of farmers fleeing during the war. This has led to major poverty in the rural areas of Angola. Most families cannot afford the high prices of living, about 28% of children are underweight.
Angolas' Situation
In the year 2009 poverty dropped in a great manner. Statistics presented by the National Institute of statistics (INE) in 2009 showed that the proportion of people with income of less than $1 per day decreasedfrom 68% in 2001 to 36.6% in 2009. These figures represent that nearly 93% ofthe desired value for the 2015 goal.
CONCLUSION
Even though this number is an indicator of the good news, there are still majorinternal problems related to poverty. According to IBEP (integrated survey ofwell-being of the population) "the proportion of poor people in urban areas in2009 was 18.7%, almost half of the national quota, while the poor ruralpopulation accounted for 58.3%." In other words, for every 100 inhabitants ofrural areas, 58 people are living on less than 1 dollar a day, while in urban areasthe ratio is 19 to 100 ."
These data show that the incidence of poverty in rural areas is more than threetimes that of urban environments and 71% higher than the stated overallobjective for 2015. Therefore, the very poor are concentrated in rural areas.Therefore, the fight against poverty should intensify in these areas, withoutslowing down the activities underway in the urban centers.
Sources:
http://www.ao.undp.org/content/angola/en/home/mdgoverview/overview/mdg5/http://www.photius.com/countries/angola/economy/angola_economy_food_crops_and_lives~6551.html
http://www.knowswhy.com/why-is-luanda-so-expensive/
http://www.child-sponsorship.com/angola_education.html
This problem, again, dates back to the 27-year war in Angola. Instead of investing money into education, health, and crops, it was all put into war supplies. Livestock has also decreased due to a large percentage of farmers fleeing during the war. This has led to major poverty in the rural areas of Angola. Most families cannot afford the high prices of living, about 28% of children are underweight.
Angolas' Situation
In the year 2009 poverty dropped in a great manner. Statistics presented by the National Institute of statistics (INE) in 2009 showed that the proportion of people with income of less than $1 per day decreasedfrom 68% in 2001 to 36.6% in 2009. These figures represent that nearly 93% ofthe desired value for the 2015 goal.
CONCLUSION
Even though this number is an indicator of the good news, there are still majorinternal problems related to poverty. According to IBEP (integrated survey ofwell-being of the population) "the proportion of poor people in urban areas in2009 was 18.7%, almost half of the national quota, while the poor ruralpopulation accounted for 58.3%." In other words, for every 100 inhabitants ofrural areas, 58 people are living on less than 1 dollar a day, while in urban areasthe ratio is 19 to 100 ."
These data show that the incidence of poverty in rural areas is more than threetimes that of urban environments and 71% higher than the stated overallobjective for 2015. Therefore, the very poor are concentrated in rural areas.Therefore, the fight against poverty should intensify in these areas, withoutslowing down the activities underway in the urban centers.
Sources:
http://www.ao.undp.org/content/angola/en/home/mdgoverview/overview/mdg5/http://www.photius.com/countries/angola/economy/angola_economy_food_crops_and_lives~6551.html
http://www.knowswhy.com/why-is-luanda-so-expensive/
http://www.child-sponsorship.com/angola_education.html