#TeachSDGs: SDG 1- End Poverty in all it’s forms everywhere (NoPoverty).

"In a Country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of" - Confucius.

Overview

The first sustainable development goals (SDGs) is to say “No Poverty”, it connotes an end to poverty in every form, everywhere. Is it achievable? some may ask, I’m personally convicted that it is achievable and can be done in a short time.

The first step in actualizing the goal is to have FAITH (Full Assurance It’ll Truly Happen) and engage on the platform of HOPE (Helping Other People Excel). Visualize the ideal world you want to see and ensure you play your part in making it happen, consistency is Key in this process.

Let’s try and understand more about Poverty and why the SDGs picked it as it’s “greatest enemy!” 

Definition(s)

The definition of poverty is one that has stirred up a few controversial conversation as to the metric for measurement. In 1995, the UN adopted two definitions of Poverty. 

Absolute poverty was defined as: a condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs, including food, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, education and information. It depends not only on income but also on access to services. 

Overall poverty takes various forms, including: lack of income and productive resources to ensure sustainable livelihoods; hunger and malnutrition; ill health; limited or lack of access to education and other basic services; increased morbidity and mortality from illness; homelessness and inadequate housing; unsafe environments and social discrimination and exclusion. It is also characterized by lack of participation in decision making and in civil, social and cultural life. It occurs in all countries: as mass poverty in many developing countries, pockets of poverty amid wealth in developed countries, loss of livelihoods as a result of economic recession, sudden poverty as a result of disaster or conflict, the poverty of low-wage workers, and the utter destitution of people who fall outside family support systems, social institutions and safety nets.

These are relative definitions of poverty, which see poverty in terms of minimum acceptable standards of living within the society in which a particular person lives. (UN, 1995) But 'overall poverty' goes further, recognizing the many factors that can contribute to deprivation. In 2010, the United Nations, adopted a Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI).

Source: http://www.poverty.ac.uk/

Facts & Figures

• About 836 million people still live in extreme poverty, the overwhelming majority living in Southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa
• Seventy-eight percent (78%) of the world’s extreme poor live in rural areas, with the majority dependent on agriculture
• About one in five people in developing regions are poor
• High poverty rates are often found in small, fragile and conflict-affected countries
• The rate of poverty reduction has been much slower in low-income countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa where the absolute number of poor has risen
• Only 27 percent of the world population enjoys sufficient social protection. Half of the world are excluded
  Source: http://www.fao.org
  
  
  Some Targets & Indicators
• By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day
• Proportion of population below the international poverty line, by sex, age, employment status and geographical location (urban/rural)
• By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions
• Proportion of population living below the national poverty line, by sex and age
• Proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions.Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable
• Proportion of population covered by social protection floors/systems, by sex, distinguishing children, unemployed persons, older persons, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, newborns, work-injury victims and the poor and the vulnerable
• By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance
• Proportion of population living in households with access to basic services
• Proportion of total adult population with secure tenure rights to land, with legally recognized documentation and who perceive their rights to land as secure, by sex and by type of tenure
• Proportion of total government spending on essential services (education, health and social protection)
• Proportion of government recurrent and capital spending to sectors that disproportionately benefit women, the poor and vulnerable groups.
• By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters
• Number of deaths, missing persons and persons affected by disaster per 100,000 people
• Direct disaster economic loss in relation to global gross domestic product (GDP)
• Ensure significant mobilization of resources from a variety of sources, including through enhanced development cooperation, in order to provide adequate and predictable means for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, to implement programmes and policies to end poverty in all its dimensions
• Create sound policy frameworks at the national, regional and international levels, based on pro-poor and gender-sensitive development strategies, to support accelerated investment in poverty eradication actions.
• Conclusion 
• SDG1 is the arrowhead of the other SDGs, and as such no matter what individual SDG you chose to run with, it always boils down to the betterment of the community you are working in.
• 2030 is a  few years away, so let us create a Sustainable Framework which generations to come can build up on and make the World a better place. 
•  I am @emaodia & I #TeachSDGs #GlobalGoals at Covenant University on the platform of The Center for Entrepreneurial Development Studies (EDS Practical) which commences today 13th September, 2017 with One Hundred (100) students for a start in levels 300-500. 
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