Poverty is not the kind of problem that can be solved by just throwing money at it. So many people try to do that, and it seems like it would make sense. People don't have money, so you give it to them, and problem solved! This is not the case. Sustainability is the key. No, not in terms of "going green," but simply in terms of the people having the capacity to sustain their monetary increase. The solution to poverty is not simple, but it can be achieved.
"Many remote areas in South Africa are still waiting to see experience the social development that has taken place in most cities since apartheid ended 15 years ago," reads this article about the poverty issue. Economic lacking takes its toll on other aspects of the nation, as is to be expected, in countries like South Africa. This becomes a human rights atrocity, as people suffer left and right at the hand of poverty. No money can mean no food, clothing, shelter, these basic human needs simply not being met.
Poverty needs to be ousted. Jobs need creating, money needs earning, and people's livelihoods need sustaining. Although "It’s looking harder for South Africa to cut the jobless rate to 14 percent by 2014 from 21.9 percent in the fourth quarter after the economy contracted in the last three months of 2008 for the first time in a decade, " the South African government has decided to maintain their goals for the reduction of unemployment. Economic stability is the backbone of stability of nation, rights, and simply people.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601116&sid=abSVw9ma02as
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