General Poverty
________ rare in the United States, involves a scarcity of such necessities as shelter, running water, and food. Families who live in absolute poverty tend to focus on day-to-day survival.
_________refers to the economic status of a family whose income is insufficient to meet its society’s average standard of living.
_Absolute Poverty__ rare in the United States, involves a scarcity of such necessities as shelter, running water, and food. Families who live in absolute poverty tend to focus on day-to-day survival.
_Relative Poverty__refers to the economic status of a family whose income is insufficient to meet its society’s average standard of living.
What percentage of people living near or below the poverty line do not have health insurance?
Answer 11.7%
11.7% of Americans under the age of 65 did not have health insurance at any time in 2016. Not being able to access or afford health insurance puts families and individuals at greater risk of sinking further into poverty because they must pay for necessary medical treatment on their own, without the benefits of insurance.
1. What is the poorest country in the world?
2. How many people around the globe are living in extreme poverty today?
Niger
-According to the United Nations Development Program, Niger is the poorest country in the world. Niger is a landlocked country in West Africa. Poverty in Niger is widespread and enduring in one of the world's most impoverished countries. Civil war, terror, illness, disease, poverty and hunger plague Niger.
767 million
As of October 2017, there were over 767 million people in this category.
______is a volunteer organization. It was established to provide learning initiatives that inspire and prepare the Jamat to overcome today’s challenges and lead to an improvement in Quality of Life.
Aga Khan Education Board
What is the rarest M&M Color?
The Rarest M&M's Color? It's Brown.
In the end, he discovered that these findings did not match what was originally listed on Mars's website. In his samples, he found out that only around 13.48% of all M&M's are brown.
“A more unequal society is bad for people who have a lot less, but good for people who have a lot more.” Do you think this is true or false?"
True or False?
FALSE
-You might think that if you were rich it would be better to be in a more unequal society, as you could get more wealth than most other people. However an important study on inequality argued that actually a more unequal society is worse for everyone in it, including richer people.
The majority of American’s believe poverty is caused by people’s behavior and bad choices.
True or False
Answer: True.
Because we have a strong belief in America that everyone has the same chance of making it, and because people are uneducated about the realities that people in poverty face, poverty causes are attributed to behavior and choices. A child born into homelessness, hunger, and illiteracy is believed to have the same opportunities as the child born into privilege. We do not take into consideration the impact of environment on behavior and choices
In Africa, the leading cause of death for young women is?
Childbirth
Hard to believe, right? Yet the reality for many young women in Africa is that there is more value placed on them to help with household chores or to care for younger siblings than to continue their education. Then, because of their lack of education, many will marry young and become pregnant.
A one-on-one, confidential, crisis support and case management system set up to help vulnerable Jamati members (youth, adults, and seniors) struggling with mental health challenges, domestic violence issues, complex grief and bereavement concerns, poverty, or need guidance in connecting to various health services.
Ismaili Social Safety Net (SSN)
Which country consumes the most chocolate per capita?
Switzerland
Which of the following single thing is the best factor to help reduce inequality in our world?
Educate children
Many experts say that the cycle of poverty simply can't be broken unless children receive education. Many experts agree that educating more children – particularly girls – is the solution to poverty the world has been looking for.
Which US State has the highest poverty rate?
Which has the lowest?
Answer: Mississippi.
In 2016, Mississippi had a staggering 20.3% poverty rate. With a statewide median household income of $41,754, anti-poverty programs help 20.8% of Mississippians stay above the poverty line while 10.1% of people still fall into deep poverty.
Lowest Poverty Rate: New Hampshire 7.3%
“If our animosities are born out of fear, then confident generosity is born out of hope. One of the central lessons I have learned after a half century of working in the developing world is that the replacement of fear by hope is probably the single most powerful trampoline of progress.”
Who says this?
His Highness the Aga Khan
It is dedicated to providing value to the Ismaili professional community by promoting diversity, opportunities for career development and professional growth, and collaboration, and this year, all while connecting one another in a world online.
Ismaili Professional Network (IPN)
I am a three-digit number. My second digit is four times bigger than the third digit. My first digit is three less than my second digit. Who am I?
141
I am a three-digit number. My second digit is four times bigger than the third digit. My first digit is three less than my second digit. Who am I?
If the world were a village of 100 people, how many would live without access to clean water?
Answer: 18
Access to water, sanitation, and hygiene are a basic human right and yet some people are still unable to access these services due to their ethnicity, gender, social status, disability or inability to afford the high costs. Climate change and an increase in unpredictable and extreme weather is a growing challenge.
The USA can be seen moving faster than its counterpart countries in development. However, the US tends to have a declining population growth with lower death rates and longer life expectancy rates. Describe 3 negative effects this can have on society?
(1.) Not enough people in the workforce (2.)Not enough people to replace the old retired folks. (3.) Fewer people mean working longer hours. (4.) People retire later in life because they have to work longer. (5.) Businesses are down because fewer people to purchase products. (6.) etc
These three diseases commonly referred to as the "big three" plague the most impoverished countries in the world. What are they?
1. HIV
2. Malaria
3. TB
This program supports but is not limited to the following programs:
Ismaili Quality of Life Program (QoL)
One day, a man decides to take a jog. He leaves his home and runs until he reaches a left turn. He then turns left and continues until he reaches another left turn. The turns left again until he finds another left turn. He takes the left turn yet again. After taking the turn, he can see his home. However, there are two men standing near it. Why was he jogging and who were the men?
Answer: He’s a baseball player who just hit a home run. The two men were the catcher and the umpire.
The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) measures the monetary value of final goods and services. It is also said that GDP is only a rough indicator of poverty because it does not directly account for _________?
There are 6 right answers. Just name one?
Answer:
(1.) leisure (2.) environmental quality (3.) levels of health and education (4.) activities conducted outside of the market (5.) changes in inequality of income (6.) increase in technology
In the US, women earn on average 23% less than men – it’s called the gender pay gap. At current levels of progress how long will it be before the gender pay gap closes?
170+ years
In 2017 the World Economic Forum forecast that it could take 170 years to close the gap in pay between men and women. The gap has become bigger – in 2016 the prediction was that it would take 118 years to close. It seems that progress towards women's equality is going into reverse.
Which of the following is the main reason behind the poor people in India getting limited economic opportunities?
Answer: Lack of skills and basic literacy
_____is an independent, registered 501-c-6, non-profit organization with the mandate to foster economic development through enterprise creation for the Aga Khan Ismaili community in the United States. The Chamber is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
The Ismaili Chamber of Commerce (AICC)
A farmer needs to take a fox, a chicken, and a sack of grain across a river. The only way across the river is by a small boat, which can only hold the farmer and one of the three items. Left unsupervised, the chicken will eat the grain, and the fox will eat the chicken. However, the fox won't try to eat the grain, and neither the fox nor the chicken will wander off. How does the farmer get everything across the river?
Answer: The farmer must follow these steps
1. Take the chicken across the river.
2. Come back with an empty boat.
3. Take the grain across the river.
4. Bring the chicken back.
5. Take the fox across the river.
6. Come back with an empty boat.
7. Take the chicken across the river.