What is poverty and what contributes to it? what is the sa government doing to combat poverty? what are individuals doing to combat poverty? does poverty exist in other parts of the world and how is it dealt with? what is the important of education in combatting poverty?

Poverty is a condition where one lacks resources, food and shelter or money. As for South African Government it has a National Development Plan which is focusing on reducing poverty from the country, it is focusing on next two decades and planning accordingly to eliminate poverty.
Individuals are trying to grow their own businesses and trying to be self-sufficient to combat poverty. Poverty exists in most countries of the world and it is dealt with educating people in many ways, avoiding over population, public awareness about epidemics, by changing the trends in economy etc., and these are all important educations in combating poverty. 

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