Key Vocab - 'Trash and Blessing'

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What is poverty?

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an extreme lack of resources

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Problems that perpetuate the poverty cycle: Hunger, Lack of Education, Lack of Shelter, War/Conflict

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Lack of Education (Illiteracy)

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People living near a dumpsite feel...

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Fear, shame, isolated, and discriminated against.

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Sewage runs through many slums because of inadequate sanitation facilities.

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Inadequate sanitation facilities

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Slum: A squalid, overcrowded area inhabited by very poor people.

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A squalid and overcrowded street or area inhabited by very poor people.

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Main cause of child labour:

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Poverty

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Child labour refers to:

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Forcing children to do dangerous work, even if they do not want to.

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Suffering: The state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship.

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Suffering is the state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship.

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Inequality means something (like a behavior or opinion) is perceived as inadequate or treated differently.

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True