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Make Poverty History (Part 2)

At an out set to state that, the increase of financial support will give direct impact on the poverty reduction of the people. Even the poverty cannot be measured by mere financial terms alone, but it is comprehensive and integrated in nature.Dimension of poverty and context of poverty very vast and comprehensive one, it needs to understand various components of the poverty. It is a prevailing for the with mankind, the issues spread across the world. The poverty always depends of social dimension, economic deprivations, cultural barriers, environmental effects, natural calamities so on. So it varies from location to location, region-to-region, country-to-country.The statement reveals that increase the financial support could be one of the solutions for reduction of poverty, but it never is an ultimate solution for the reduction or removal of poverty. It would substantiate with social-economic, cultural and environmental aspect. Any intervention on poverty reduction or removal need to be integrated approach and interventions, it does include financial, capacity building, skill development and social capital enhancement so on, some time should go together hand in hand.The concept of poverty must be understood and why in general is stricken with poverty. The issue whether poverty can be eradicated? Poverty could be defined as lack of shelter, hunger, inability to go to school and not knowing ho to basic numeric and literacy skill. No proper clothing, being ill health and unable access services and care, and lack opportunity for primary education.Let us understand the present situation in this part of region. Start with proverb “don’t give them fish, but teach them how to fish”. In a contrary, is true in the case of people are ready reached the river to fish. Where as man people are unable to reach the river due to the social barriers, social control, hurdles etc. The effort is require making the people reach to the river with out any biases, hurdle, and controls. They must feel free to work on their on. The any intervention in this aspect should act and catalyst or a facilitator for removal of socio-cultural and political hurdles among the poor rather than the financial direct support.When discus about the term” poor”, it also important to look at the different angle of poverty. In any community, country as whole once can see the two type of poor people. One is enterprising poor and non-enterprising poor on the other hand. Enterprising poor is a poor who is motivated to come out of poverty trap, he struggle or strives to come out of the poverty on its own way by seeking support of external agency, government schemes so on. Any support and interventions with enterprising poor will be utilized and would see a substantial results and the impact over a period of time in the life. Non-enterprising poor is not motivated, he is frustrated and lost hope in the life and satisfy with what he is. He has no vision in the life due to lack of exposure and cultural barriers. The support provide to non-enterprising poor will not fetch any result.The intervention is required to make the people independent. Independently to think, act and manage their own needs social - economic and guaranteed for livelihood opportunities. Its all-important that increase the skill, knowledge and attitudinal behavioral changes among the people. Therefore the poverty reduction approach is requiring to multi dimensional and comprehensive approach. Here are discussed few of the interventions.1. Knowledge, awareness and skill enhancement: Skill and competence of people are needed to be enhances. Due to people have lack of access for education and life skill practices to improve the better living conditions are needed to be addressed. This approach will not yield immediate result, but slow progressive and impact will get later stages, even-direct impact cannot be seen unless those are put into practices. Effort towards this increase of the knowledge and various skill enhancement process in long term and much emphasized activities would result the improve the standard of living of the people.2. Information on health, education, and various livelihood opportunities and options are to be provided in right time and right people.3. Intervention capital formation process is very essential components for improve the economic development and ensure economic security of the poor people. Access for micro credit facility to fulfill the basic consumption needs and followed with income generation activities/micro enterprises to augmentation of income of the family is necessary.4. Ensure social capital could be other important option of intervention.5. Institutional building of the poor for enhances the livelihood opportunities and overall development of poor. It has been proved in many countries. Self Help Groups for micro credit ant enterprises needs of the poor.6. Confidence building and enhance social esteem in the society, where the people are recognized as important and productive mankind in the society. That the society realizes the full potentials of man.7. Institutional policy support, the state and country need to provide policy support where poor will get space to advocate their voice and choices are considered. The subsidy, poverty alleviation schemes given in fovour of them.The integrated approach and inter sectorial coordination essential are essential in these effort. Of all intervention would need long to period to see and impact and continuously provided. Of course the financial aid is essential component for all the above issues and strategies are put in practice. Increase the financial aid will be affecting to increase the strategic interventions and formulate the projects for the poor to bring them above the poverty line.I feel more and more country, intellectual people, and policy frame should come forward to make the poverty history, not only more and more financial support but moral and intellectual, ethical supports are more important. Let all work for it……, be a part of it.

March 9, 2006 | 9:03 AM Comments  0 comments

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