2. LACKING EDUCATION WITH
ABSENCE OF BASIC NECESSITIES
AND RESOURCES

3. Poverty in India
"The biggest enemy of
health in the developing
world is poverty."

4. Even though India’s economy is growing
there wealth distribution is uneven
1/4 of the nation's population earns less
than the government-specified
$0.40/day
Unemployment and underemployment
Over-reliance on agriculture
High population growth rate

5. Education
Approximately 87% of people living in poverty have attended,
or graduated from, high school

6. Lack of Education:
 Children without access to
education worldwide:
121 million .
more than 115 million
children are out of schools.
some 62 million of them
are girls.

7.  Poverty is not having access to school and not
knowing how to read.
 With Illiteracy in poor countries will cause the
children to have no education in their life and unable
to get a job to support their family.

8. So…how does living in poverty
affect children?
*Physically
*Emotionally
*Socially
*Educationally

9. Emotional Effects
Feelings of:
• Alienation from peers
• Inadequacy
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Aggressive behavior
• Impulsive behavior

10. Social Effects
Students who live in poverty tend to
move much more frequently than
those who do not live in poverty.
This makes it difficult to make
friends.
Social skills are not well-developed
due to a lack of friendships.
A feeling of “not belonging”.

11. Educational Effects
Student may not have any prior
school records accessible for new
school.
Difficulty placing child due to no
records.
Child may be very far behind other
students in the district/school

12. “Schools can have a powerful impact on
the academic achievement and success
of all children by viewing them as ‘at
promise’ rather than ‘at risk’ and
preparing them to reach their full
potential.”

13. To Remove:
 Develop relationships
 Effective classroom management
 Make classroom:
 Safe
 Accepting
 Engaging
 Cooperative Learning
 Shared Decision Making
 Give SPECIFIC Praise

14. Education helps:
 To get a job
 To get knowledge about the importance
of health
 To family planning
 To get social status
 To educate their children as well
To Eliminate Poverty …