User:Godfrey Tairo


 * 1) EradicationofPoverty

Today is World Poverty Eradication Day. On this day, let’s take a pledge together to help the helpless and uproot poverty from the core of the society. I Godfrey Tairo desires for adequate sources of food, shelter, and clothing for every human being.

“Who am I to speak

from lips that spill privilege like oceans?”

But who am I not to speak?

Poverty is a personal issue but is also a structural one. And we all play a role in the power structures that allow poverty to persist... end poverty.

... I believe for a fairer world we need to shift our seat up and build a longer table. We need to knock down some of fences. The only way we are going to be able to do that is by having conversations and acknowledging our place in the systems that keep people poor.

... Poverty is multidimensional. When your choice becomes, ‘Shall I feed my children today or shall I buy my sick mother medicine?’ or ‘Which child can I afford to send to school?’ poverty is prevalent. This kind of poverty is a moral outrage.

... Conflict, climate change and a lack of access to justice are all exacerbating factors that create poverty and keep people poor. People living in absolute poverty may experience interrelated and mutually reinforcing deprivations.

... Of course, wealth exists in the nations we label as ‘poor’. However, absolute poverty still affects around 10% of the world’s population. Despite progress made in reducing poverty, the number of people living in extreme poverty globally remains unacceptably high.

... So what can we do to #EndPoverty?

We can:

👩🏽‍⚖️advocate for laws that will make our countries more just

💚act on climate change

🌎 remind our leaders that we are part of a global community and should be more outward looking.

... To #EndPoverty we can also

💖 support charities that make a difference.

💰make sure we spend our money with companies that do not perpetuate poverty through the way they do business.

I may be the eternal optimist but I do believe that together we can end poverty!

Asante,

Godfrey Tairo

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