Understanding Poverty: Breaking the Cycle

Understanding Poverty: Breaking the Cycle

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will understand the causes and effects of poverty and explore ways to alleviate it.

What do you already know about poverty?

Defining Poverty

Poverty is a condition in which a person lacks the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living.

Causes of Poverty

Factors like lack of education, unemployment, discrimination, and economic policies contribute to poverty.

Effects of Poverty

Poverty can lead to malnutrition, limited access to education, inadequate healthcare, and social exclusion.

Poverty Statistics

Present statistics on global and local poverty rates to provide context and highlight the scale of the issue.

Breaking the Cycle

Discuss initiatives such as education programs, microfinance, and community development as ways to address poverty.

Empathy Activity

Engage in an activity to simulate the experience of living in poverty, fostering empathy and understanding.

Taking Action

Encourage students to think about how they can contribute to poverty alleviation through volunteering, advocacy, or supporting initiatives.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.