eradicating poverty through education. if not now, when? dr david r. namwandi world education...
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ERADICATING POVERTY THROUGH EDUCATION.
IF NOT NOW, WHEN?
DR DAVID R. NAMWANDI WORLD EDUCATION CONGRESS 2015
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Defining Poverty
• Poverty is general scarcity of resources, or the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. It is a multifaceted concept, which includes social, economic, and political elements
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Why is poverty pervasive?
Lack of resources?
Leadership?
External Forces?
Greed and Corruption?
Lack of Skills and Education?
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Regions to examine
Africa
Asia
Latin America
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Comparative Factors to Examine
• The population• The total resources/wealth• The richest and the poorest countries in each
region• Literacy rates• The prevalence of diseases such as TB and HIV• The five richest people in the region and the
value of their wealth
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Population Statistics
Africa Asia Latin America0
0.51
1.52
2.53
3.54
4.5
2013 Population (billions)
Source: www.un.org
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Resources/Sources of Wealth
Africa Oil, Diamonds, Gold, Uranium, Platinum, Chrome, Gems, Agriculture
Asia Fishing, Forestry, Agriculture, Mining and Industrial Products
Latin America Forestry, Agriculture, Mining and minerals
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Richest and Poorest Countries in Africa2010 - 2014
Seychelles
GNI per capita PPP $24,630
Population 91,534
Democratic Republic of
Congo
GNI per capita PPP
$700
Population 67,51
million
Source: www.worldbank.org
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Richest and Poorest Countries in Asia2014
Qatar
GNI per capita PPP $133,850
Population 2.3 million
Afghanistan
GNI per capita PPP
$1,980
Population 31.2
million
Source: www.worldbank.org
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Richest and Poorest Countries in Latin-America 2014
Brazil
GNI per capita
PPP $15,900
Population 202 million
Nicaragua
GNI per capita
PPP $4,670
Population 6.1million
Source: www.worldbank.org
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Illiteracy in the poorest countries
Africa DRC – 27%
Asia Afghanistan – 62%
Latin America Nicaragua – 18%
Source: CIA World Factbook 2014
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Highest Literacy Rates 2014
Africa Zimbabwe – 90.7
Asia Iran – 82.3%
Latin America Argentina – 97.9%
Source: CIA World Factbook 2014
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HIV/AIDS patients dying from TB
HIV TBTB Mortality HIV Positive TB
Mortality
Africa 390 000 80%Asia 440 000 11%Latin America
254 000 14%
Source: www.unaids.org
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5 Richest People and their net-worth
Africa
• Egypt - $10 billion• Ethiopia - $7.2 billion• South African - $5 billion• Egypt - $5 billion• Nigeria - $4.2 billion
Source: www.forbes.com
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5 Richest People and their net-worth
Asia
• Hong Kong - $33.2 billion• Hong Kong - $24.8 billion• China - $24.2 billion• China - $22.7 billion• India - $21.9
Source: www.forbes.com
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5 Richest People and their net-worth
Latin America
• Mexico - $72 billion• Brazil - $19.7 billion• Brazil - $16 billion• Chile - $15.5 billion• Mexico - $ 14.7 billion
Source: www.forbes.com
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Key Issues Across All Regions
Over population
Illiteracy due to traditions and culture
Poor management of resources
Raw materials exported and sold back to countries
Skills deficit
High mortality rates
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Education and poverty eradication
Education
Better health and higher mortality
rates
Skills increase to turn raw materials to
goods
Better information
on reproductive
health
population control
Improved resource
management
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Education marks beginning and the end
Education is only the beginning of the fight against
poverty
Education has the power to end the
suffering that poverty brings
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Thank you
Dr David Richard Namwandi, Founder and Chairperson,
The International University of Management, Namibia