What would you do to help poor people in your country?

 

Despite all the unprecedented progress that our country has experienced in the past century, there are still many families living on the margins of society. And there is more we could do collectively.

Personally, I would start by providing them with enough opportunities to escape the poverty trap. First, I would improve our educational system to level the playing field. They say that knowledge is power. However, poor students don’t finish secondary education or, in the worst cases, primary education. Therefore, I would invest in building more schools in the poorest areas of the country.

In addition, I would raise awareness about the impact of poverty on the people living on the fringes of society. Some people might want to help, but they just don’t know how. Hence, I would provide them with as much information as possible in order to promote fundraisings, donations, and volunteerism, among many other initiatives. This way, we would increase civic participation and encourage social inclusion.

As the saying goes, where there’s a will, there is a way and I believe this is the ideal time to start caring more about others in order to build a better society.

·        To live on the margins of society/ vivir en los márgenes de la sociedad  

·        The poverty trap/ la trampa de la pobreza

·        Knowledge is power/ saber es poder

·        Level the playing field/ establecer condicciones de igualdad

·        Raise awareness/ concienciar

·        To live in the fringes of society/ vivir en los márgenes de la sociedad

·         Hence/ por lo tanto 

·        Where there’s a will, there’s a way. / Querer es poder