Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship on PovertyBY CPL/3 DARRELL LIM, CPL/3 JORDAN FOO, CPL/3 TIMOTHY LIMBB CITIZENSHIP 2 PROJECT

Poverty•“Poverty, the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions. Poverty is said to exist when people lack the means to satisfy their basic needs.” (Encyclopaedia Britannica)

•“Absolute Poverty measures poverty in relation to the amount of money necessary to meet basic needs such as food, clothing, and shelter.” (UNESCO)

•Almost half the world — over three billion people — live on less than USD2.50 a day.

•At least 80% of humanity lives on less than USD10 a day.

•22,000 children die each day due to poverty. And they “die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth, far removed from the scrutiny and the conscience of the world. Being meek and weak in life makes these dying multitudes even more invisible in death.” (globalissues.org)

What is

Poverty

The VICIOUS CYCLE

of

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed•Initiator of the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) (Largest NGO in the world based on number of employees and number of people it has helped)

•Inspired by the sufferings of his poor fellow countrymen

•Sacrificed his high-paying job and safe life in London

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed•Overall goal in helping Bangladesh was to "bring about changes in the lives of poor people" and to "try and replicate" what they did.

•Founded:

HELP: provided relief and rehabilitation to Manpura island, location worst affected by the cyclone.

Help Bangladesh: raised funds and awareness in London of the situation in Bangladesh.

BRAC: dealt with the long-term problem of poverty in Bangladesh, helping the poor to better manage their lives through alleviation of poverty and empowerment of the poor.

BRAC University: provided relevant, high-quality education and equipping its students with the knowledge and skills to address contemporary and future challenges.

BRAC Today97,000 community health promoters are providing essential healthcare worldwide, with maternal, neonatal and child health services covering 24.5 million in Bangladesh alone.

1.14 million children are currently enrolled in BRAC’s 38,000 primary and pre-primary schools, and 9.51 million have graduated. BRAC's youth empowerment clubs provide life skills training to more than 260,000 teens from disadvantaged backgrounds.

5.54 million micro-borrowers with a cumulative loan disbursement of USD 9.73 billion.

25 million people have access to clean toilets thanks to BRAC’s sanitation entrepreneurs.

More than 600,000 rural poor women being organised through 11,234 Polli Shomaj and 1,217 Union Shomaj; BRAC's 376 popular theatre teams – in Bangladesh only – have reached nearly 4.3 million people.

101,222 human rights and legal education graduates and 19,252 local community leaders’ workshop participants. (Info from http://www.brac.net/content/who-we-are)

Mother Teresa•Inspired by her mother, who was a pious and compassionate woman: “My child, never eat a single mouthful unless you are sharing it with others”

•Felt a calling to a religious life of charity and giving at age 12

•Had overcome problems such as language barrier, poverty and even lack of faith and temptations

How then can we help?STEP 1: Empathize with others - Know that there are people in this world undergoing terrible sufferings such as poverty and feel from their hearts

STEP 2: Be prepared to serve - Have the courage and readiness to sacrifice time, money or effort for the benefit of others and the right non-judgmental mentality

STEP 3: Step up at the calling - Take initiative to help others even in the smallest of kind deeds or encouragement

STEP 4: Know that it is worth it – Remember that your help is for the greater good of someone and the entire world will benefit from it eventually

Lesson learnt:

Start Now. We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty.

~Mother Teresa

Credits• http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/06/prweb11917701.htm

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• http://www.dhakatribune.com/law-rights/2014/mar/25/genocide-began-march-25-1971

• https://thisinnocentcorner.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/1970-cyclone-changes-the-course-of-history/

• http://www.brac.net/content/who-we-are#.VOgx3PmUeYE

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BRAC_logo.svg

• http://borgenproject.org/brac/

• http://www.escapethecity.org/organisations/brac-usa

Credits• http://blog.brac.net/tag/global-health/

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