CIVICS FORM THREE COMPETENCE BASED NOTES - ALL TOPICS
Poverty means a situation where a person cannot attain the minimum level of well-being.
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This means the non-sustainable economic system which dominated by in sufficient provision of goods and services to the people.
Poverty is characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs, including food, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, education and information.
They so called Developing nations are the victims poverty e.g. Tanzania. Poverty is a social and economic problem
Poverty is a big problem in Tanzania and it has been affecting Tanzania in the following ways:
1. It has created inability among the people to get the basic needs such as balanced diet, quality clothes, good housing. Many people in Tanzania are getting in sufficient basic need & social services because of having low income of production and high price of goods and services.
2. It has created dependent government economically and social because the government in Tanzania is not sustainable financially and economically. As a result 40% of the national budget is financed by donors as loans and grants. Therefore many government economic plans cannot be achieved.
3. It causes the increase a mortality rate of infant children, expectant mothers and other people in the society. This is due to lack of proper and sufficient medical services and due to high cost of the available medical sense. As a result the life expectancy of the people is decreasing.
4. It causes the increase of illiteracy rate in the country because many people do not access education services. This is due to shortage of schools high cost of education services and also due to bad cultural beliefs for example some societies do not educate girl. As a result a number of people, who cannot read, write and count to increasing in the country.
5. It has created regional differences in economic and social development in the country. The level of economic and social development in Tanzania is not equal due to unequal distribution of the national resources and social services e.g. the northern and eastern and central part of Tanzania.
6. It causes the increase of crimes in the country especially in urban areas, due to lack of employment and difficult life. As a result many people have attempted to involve in crimes like robbery. Corruption and killing of albinos.
7. Cause insufficient and poor provision of social services in the country e.g. health services e.t.c
TOPICS
1. PROMOTION OF LIFE SKILLS
2. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
3. POVERTY
