Approaches to tackling extreme poverty mindmap

1. Improve education

1.1. Investing in education to ensure that schools meet a minimum standard of necessary teachers, resources and infrastructure would improve the general quality of education to teach students essential qualities for work

1.1.1. Economic

1.1.2. Political

1.2. Conducting subject-specific competency tests of all teachers and provide teacher training to improve quality of teaching

1.2.1. Political

1.3. Better technology in schools would enhance learning and teach students valuable IT skills that could be transferred into a workplace

1.3.1. Technology

1.4. Improved accessibility would allow more children to be able to reach a school, get an education and secure a promising career and contribute to the economy

1.4.1. Social

1.4.2. Economic

1.5. However improving education would be expensive and put strain on the government to provide funding

1.5.1. Economic

2. Improve healthcare

2.1. Improved health education would educate people about certain illnesses and diseases and how to avoid them, preventing people contracting these illnesses and requiring costly treatment

2.1.1. Political

2.1.2. Social

2.1.3. Economic

2.2. Easy access to clean water would prevent people drinking insanitary water and contracting illnesses and needing treatment. Time spent journeying to collect clean water could be then spent working and contributing to the economy

2.2.1. Environmental

2.2.2. Social

2.2.3. Economic

2.3. Improved sanitation would benefit general health, reducing ill health and therefore giving people more time to be involved in education or to be economically active

2.3.1. Social

2.3.2. Enviromental

3. Increase employment opportunities

3.1. Create a well educated workforce

3.1.1. Social

3.2. Positive climate for business - new businesses encouraged to start and existing ones to grow

3.2.1. Economic

3.3. Stable economy - stable inflation and interest rates, currency and legal framework to encourage investment

3.3.1. Legal

3.3.2. Economic

3.4. Strong policies to discourage bribery and corruption to lead to business and economic growth and to encourage external investment

3.4.1. Political

3.4.2. Economic

3.5. Unemployment can be reduced through policies such as free training schemes for those who are structurally unemployed.

3.5.1. Political

3.5.2. Social

3.6. High employment levels can increase financial independence, wellbeing and personal satisfaction

3.6.1. Social

4. Transparency in government spending

4.1. Allows citizens to see if money is being taken away from poverty-reduction plans

4.1.1. Economic

4.1.2. Political

4.1.3. Social

4.2. Makes governments accountable for their spending and inaction becomes easier to pinpoint and address

4.2.1. Economic

4.2.2. Political

4.3. Discourages corruption in government systems

4.3.1. Political

4.3.2. Legal

4.4. Encourages the democratic process to ensure governments are accountable to the electorate

4.4.1. Political

4.4.2. Legal