IB Community Theme: Sharing our humanity

poverty:

if we have knowledge of it, are we oblidged to act on it...?

I believe that we do have some responsibility to act and 'make a difference'. As most people in today's modern world have knowledge on the issue of poverty that would conclude that the above statement is false, as not many people are acting and 'making a difference' in terms of a global aspect.

it is seen that the people below the average wages are the ones particpating and helping by donating money, where as the rich as often not donating much, if anything at al.

although money is enough to buy these people food and fresh water, it is not subsequent as;

"you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day, you teach a man to fish, and you feed him for life."

It is our responsibility as a global society to make a difference and change the fact that people are living in what western societies would see as below minimal living standards, but can we really afford to let everyone rise above the 'poverty line'? would this mess with the way our society runs, and have a negative affect on it?

"Most of us can read the writing on the wall; we just assume it's addressed to someone else. " ~Ivern Ball

speak out, make a difference, as every attempt to breaking poverty is one step closer to the end of poverty.