this presentation depicts the real image of poverty and it causes as well as it focuses on the effects of poverty. this is presented by the students of SZABIST University Islamabad.

1. PRESENTED BY : ERUM AZIZ UMER TARIQ

2. LETS WALK BAREFOOT THROUGH THE WORLD OF POVERTY

3. 96 hadith found in 'Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat)' of Sahih Bukhari. Narrated Hakim bin Hizam The Prophet said, "The upper hand is better than the lower hand (i.e. he who gives in charity is better than him who takes it)…."

4. “It would be nice if the poor were to get even half of the money that is spent in studying them.” ~Bill Vaughan

5. WHAT IS POVERTY??

6. “ A CERTAIN LEVEL OF MATERIAL DEPRIVATION , BELOW WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL SUFFERS PHYSICALLY,EMOTINALLY AND SOCIALLY”. www.environment.gov.za/Enviro-Info/sote/nsoer/general/glossary.htm

10. WIKIPEDIA SAYS POVERTY IS OF 2 TYPES:

11. Poverty also encompasses low levels of health and education, poor access to clean water and sanitation, inadequate physical security, lack of voice, and insufficient capacity and opportunity to better one’s life. —World Bank

12. POVERTY is a denial of choices and opportunities, a violation of human dignity. It means lack of basic capacity to participate effectively in society. It means not having enough to feed and clothe a family, not having a school or clinic to go to, not having the land on which to grow one’s food or a job to earn one’s living, not having access to credit. —United Nations

13. POVERTY IN PAKISTAN

14. STATISTICS

15. According to a study conducted by the Centre for Research on Poverty and Income Distribution (CRPID), 63 % of poor in Pakistan fall in the category of 'transitory poor‘.

16. The remaining 32 % and 5 % of the population that falls below the poverty line are 'chronic' and 'extremely poor', respectively.

17. Similarly, on the other side, 13 % and 21 % of total non-poor (above the poverty line) are classified as 'transitory vulnerable' and 'transitory non-poor', respectively. .

20. POVERTY AND GENDER

21. The society invests far less in women than men . Female literacy in Pakistan is 43.6% compared to Male literacy at 68.2%, as of 2008.

22. CAUSES OF POVERTY IN PAKISTAN SHORTAGE OF CAPITAL LOW LITERACY RATE POPULATION PRESSURE UNEMPLOYMENT SUDDEN FLUCTUATION IN DEMAND AND SUPPLY MARKET IMPERFECTION

23. EFFECTS OF POVERTY

24. BAD HEALTH

25. HUNGER AND PAIN

26. CRIME

27. MURDER

28. THEFT

29. violence

30. DRUG ABUSE

31. illiteracy

32. WHAT HAS GOVERNMENT DONE TO ERADICATE POVERTY??

34. Emergency Relief Packages

35. Health Insurance.

36. Peoples’ Works Program (PWP) ‐I & II.

37. Pakistan Bait‐ul‐ Mal (PBM).

38. Employees’ Old Age Benefits Institution (EOBI).