Deteriorating childhood - II

While we are busy intensifying our lifestyle, some strive even to fulfill their basic needs. Poverty is what is understood by a lay man as the inability of an individual to meet his needs. Thousands of families are living in abject poverty. This scarcity is a multidimensional concept, which is highly influenced by the factors such as social, economic, environmental and biological components. Poverty can be understood in two sense , one as the cause and other as the consequence of malnutrition. It is evident that a poor man will be incapable to meet his health requirements and this incapacity eventually leads to malnutrition.

                                     
The neediness gets through as the root cause of poverty remains unattended. Education and knowledge can serve a great deal in handling this deprivation and of course active participation of every individual is required in this direction to alleviate the hardship faced by these.