Breaking the Cycle of Poverty

[Xamari_76]

I remember during my first year in one of my classes we were having a discussion and, One of my professors said that if you are born into a disadvantaged family financially. statistically speaking chances are you will in the future remain poor or earn slightly more even with post secondary education..I disagree.. Education plays a big role in breaking this cycle.

[Somalian_Boqor]

I remember during my first year in one of my classes we were having a discussion and, One of my professors said that if you are born into a disadvantaged family financially. statistically speaking chances are you will in the future remain poor or earn slightly more even with post secondary education..I disagree.. Education plays a big role in breaking this cycle.

I am suprised this isn't another Somaliland topic of yours.

Anyways you should have told that to your professor not us.

[Cusmano]

Xamari, education gives u the capability to reason with others because in class room you have to study together...as for breaking poverty i doubt it, to break poverty education is one factor but u need many more...u need health because if ppl die early whats the chance of them to seein any wealth...u need good governance and low corruption so that revenue raised by the government is spent on funding projects for local needs and not in their back pocket

You need foreign investments or Local Investors...preferrably both so ppl can be employed...and once that is achieved then poverty might be broken down...but then again u need all of it not just one part of it...like china it has good education but bad governanace because the worker laws are very cheap and thats why ppl live on 1 dollar a day same with india...so u see u need a combination of all in the right place..

1. Good Governance making good fair laws for locals and also not being over regulated where ppl don't want to put their money in that country
2. Health so they can obviously live longer to see their wealth and pass it on to their children which gives them kick start in life which rarely happens as they all die by the time their 40 in africa
3. Education so they can read and write noone wants to employ a dumb ass in their business..u can't have a nomad run volvo manufacturing company
4. Corruption low so investors can see that their profits from their company won't get frauded by rogue government officials

If u have most of that poverty will become halfed in 10 years...nearly completely gone in 20 years..

[Xamari_76]

I remember during my first year in one of my classes we were having a discussion and, One of my professors said that if you are born into a disadvantaged family financially. statistically speaking chances are you will in the future remain poor or earn slightly more even with post secondary education..I disagree.. Education plays a big role in breaking this cycle.

I am suprised this isn't another Somaliland topic of yours.

Anyways you should have told that to your professor not us.

This requires critical thinking..and has nothing to do shaikh sharif, puntland, somalia, somaliland, bosasso hawiye prime minster..so it might be unfamiliar to you keep it moving dameen yaho

[Captain24]

Xamari, since when you become a Mod?

[dawwa9]

Education is not the key, your location and who you know are the key. Most business savy people don't even have a bachelor's degree and the forbes rich list is filled with college drop-outs.

[paidmonk]

Dawwa9, you are wrong. Education is definitely a key, but not the only way to make it. If you are brain dead, connections are the way to survive; the dumb pride themselves on this and call it "street smarts."

A degree in engineering or medicine is worth more than 100 millionaire friends. Anywhere in the world, your knowledge is worth something. Friends can only get you so far. Just look at all the Somali generals and politicians scrubbing toilets in Western countries...tell me how many Somali engineers and doctors were on welfare after leaving Somalia.

[Somaliman50]

People on benefit's are benefitting from our taxes! No to Social Benefits!

[LaQaNyO]

I remember during my first year in one of my classes we were having a discussion and, One of my professors said that if you are born into a disadvantaged family financially. statistically speaking chances are you will in the future remain poor or earn slightly more even with post secondary education..I disagree.. Education plays a big role in breaking this cycle.

Indeed education is a key element of success but, I also believe one needs to have ambitions and aspirations in order to thrive... What is post secondary education though? Here in the UK... Secondary qualifications alone will not really get you that far up the ladder to be honest...

[blithe]

Education alone cannot break the cycle; one needs a special amount of persistance as well.

[JaMaaL-23]

the following are certified Poverty breakers.

1. Win the Lotto (laakiin waa xaaraan, 1 in a Gazzilion chance)
2. Marry into a rich Family (needs lots of marketing)
3. Make it inot the government and misappropriate funds that were aimed at the poor
4. Join the Pirates
5. Rob a Bank.



listening to few hundred boring lectures won't do it

[djibsomali]

I BROKE THAT CYCLE ALHAMDULILAH.

My DAD and MUM had not formal education.

I have graduated from two different universities in two different european countries and finishing an MBA rigth now from a third european university, while working full time for the last 3 years in a government contract, a business in djibouti and asset in DOHA (qatar).

That is breaking the cycle and did it just by luck and with the help of ALLAH!!

[JaMaaL-23]

^ also by French grants

[djibsomali]

I had a french grant for 2 years but that was Allah blessing wallah!!