The Problem
According to the World Bank
(2015), about 33% of the population in both Uganda and Kenya live on less than
$1.90 per day and 63% live on less than $3.10 per day. Reading the
figures is one thing; we shake our heads, comment “that’s too bad,” blame
exchange rates or buying power, and turn the page with hardly a blink. Really
understanding what it means to live in poverty—to live on less...
Thursday, February 4, 2016
$3.10 Poverty Challenge: Agnes’s Story
I’m telling Agnes’s story because our mind and heart wants
to find SOME way possible to feel good in doing nothing about the 2/3 of the
word population living at the daily poverty level. Agnes’s lifestyle is
probably the only way to make it possible…probably. We begin with the
reasonable assumption that Agnes and her family live at the $1.90 per day
rather than the $3.10 per day poverty line because...
$3.10 Poverty Challenge: Carol’s Story
Carol is the mother of four school-aged children and sells
vegetables in the market near my home. She actually snorted when I told her
that 63% of people in Uganda live on less than 10,800 shillings per day.
“Impossible,” she said. Selling vegetables in the market is a common work in
Uganda because their primary industry is farming, so we can safely assume that
Carol’s work could be considered...
$3.10 Poverty Challenge: Julius’ Story
To begin my research about what it means to live on 10,800 shillings per day (the World Bank stated poverty line), I interviewed a boda-boda driver whose
name is Julius. Julius drives a motorcycle taxi for a living and he is my
trusted driver in Kampala when I need more than a quick jaunt. Julius’ story is
common to the tens of thousands of boda-boda drivers all around Uganda and
Kenya. He and...
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