But I’ve been have thinking for a while, who quantified poverty in Africa that anyone making less than a certain amount a day is considered a poor?
Before ya’ll butcher me in the comments I know that poverty is defined where one is unable to earn a living wage and can’t afford certain items. I get that. But who quantified it that poverty standards in Africa? Must match those of the west?
I find the notion interesting that someone who lives off the land, lives in a mud hut, and takes cares of his own needs. And is considered as poverty stricken and yet he lives his life as a natural human being.
it narrows down to human development, how well one is able to get, things like clean water, health care, reduced infant mortality , education, security, nutrition, housing, lighting, cooling and heating, and so forth.
we can all agree, if you are in Africa, and you earn less amount of money, the above amenities remains a dream.
Actually their measures are extremely generous.
The general standard is that a person is below the poverty level if one earns less than a dollar a day.
By that measure 34% of Kenyans are below the poverty line.
The reality is that in this nation, the actual level is much higher than a dollar. More likely $2.50 given our cost of living meaning that our poverty level is in the 40s.
Note that we are not even factoring family poverty
So the West actually underestimates our poverty level