Causes & Effects of Poverty.

Over a few weeks, our class have been writing about "Causes & Effects of Poverty" in a certain Country. We had to write about: Climate, Population, Economics & Politics. My writing is about South Africa.

Causes & Effects of Poverty in South Africa.

Did you know, out of the 56.72 million people living in South Africa - More than 30.4 Million people live on $75 per month? That means 26.32 million people in South Africa are over the poverty line. That’s fewer people than the people that are in poverty. That was since 2011. Crazy.

Population in South Africa is increasing. You see, South Africa has very high birth rates. 1.1 Million babies are born each year. Due to this, people need more resources in order to survive, but they are struggling to get as many resources. This is partly because of the Climate.

There is not much money for the amount of people in South Africa.

In South Africa, their weather/climate is actually very predictable. They have humid days and bitter nights. They don’t find much water and have to walk far and wide for it.  So that means, limited Drinking Water, Washing Water, Water For Growing Crops, Cooking... you see, all these things need water and they have very finite amounts of it.

Apparently, Human Rights in South Africa are protected by the “Supreme Law Of The Republic Of South Africa” (constitution).  This sets out the “rights” and “duties” for South Africa. And it defines the structure of the government. All though, education is alright for most of the kids in South Africa. All South Africans have a right to basic education and the Bill of Rights obliges the government to progressively make education available and accessible through reasonable measures. Some get school, some don’t. It all comes down to money, and a lot of families don’t have the money for the kids to go to school. But that's what it’s like for kids all over the world isn’t it?

By,

Lauren.