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    The document discusses poverty in Africa, its causes, conditions, and the challenges in addressing it. It notes that poverty stems from severe conditions, limited international assistance, corrupt and imbalanced governments, and administrative dishonesty and lack of funds, all resulting in continental instability. Poverty is mainly experienced in rural areas with limited community involvement or power. While foreign aid is steady, investments within the continent are not being made, leading to financial instability and expanding economic gaps as governments cannot support rural communities. It will take a global effort, including investments, to bring Africa out of poverty.

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    A Penniless

    Continent
    Allison M. and Elizabeth C.
    Bethany Smith
    Block 2

    Video
    https://drive.google.com/a/students.mgsd.k12.nc.
    us/file/d/0Bzn1A2zGJ6VEbkliTDFKZU53ZEU/view?usp=sharing

    What is Poverty?

    Fundamental material needs and comforts not available


    Lack stable income

    Causes of Poverty in Africa

    Severe conditions
    Limited international assistance
    Corrupt and imbalanced governments
    All result in continental instability

    Conditions of Poverty

    Mainly in rural areas


    Limited community involvement
    Locals without tribal or
    governmental power

    Foreign Aid and Investments

    Takes global effort to bring Africa out of


    poverty
    Foreign aid steady, but investments not
    being made within continent
    Financial instability as a result

    Economy

    Administrative dishonesty and lack of funds


    Steadily expanding economic gap
    Governments cannot support rural communities
    Limited investments

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