Use the case study below to EXPLAIN poverty; include Sen’s
concept of multiple deprivations and gender.
“Today, more than 8.1 million Nepalis live in poverty. Women and girls are
more likely to be poor…
Only 6% of the poorest girls complete primary school. … The literacy rate
is 20% lower among girls than boys, and this is greater in rural areas.
Girls are also more likely to be put to work, or to be married off young…
Monika Lohar, 12 years, of Kanchanpur, Vimdutta municipality, ward 9,
has to walk 4 hours every day to go to school as there is no secondary
school in the village, making it very hard for her to get to school on time
and to learn when she is there. She is not alone – 150 students from the same municipality face the same kind of stress from long journeys. … Consequently, the dropout rate is very high.”
more likely to be poor…
Only 6% of the poorest girls complete primary school. … The literacy rate
is 20% lower among girls than boys, and this is greater in rural areas.
Girls are also more likely to be put to work, or to be married off young…
Monika Lohar, 12 years, of Kanchanpur, Vimdutta municipality, ward 9,
has to walk 4 hours every day to go to school as there is no secondary
school in the village, making it very hard for her to get to school on time
and to learn when she is there. She is not alone – 150 students from the same municipality face the same kind of stress from long journeys. … Consequently, the dropout rate is very high.”