Abstract: The aim of this paper is to state what should be done in order to improve on the standard of living of people, irrespective of the society in which they live. What motivated me to investigate and write on this topic was my observation. I drew the inspiration from my day-to-day experience in Burundi. I have been living in Burundi for the past four and a half years. As I move the streets of the capital of Burundi, Bujumbura, I come across people who display a spirit of despair. This desperation is manifested on their faces and by what they do. On the streets we find beggars in their numbers. On the radio and television we get news on how poverty is raving the Burundi population. About 42% of the national income comes from bilateral and multilateral donors. Currently, these external donors are conditioning the way these funds are to be made available for reasons of governance, human rights, as well as the management of these funds. From this situation in Burundi I realised that when a country relies so much on external support, the independence of the country tends to be questionable. There is the saying that “he who pays the piper determines the tune”. My study in Burundi is a pilot study because Burundi is not the only poor country in the world. This paper is, thus, destined to all countries that suffer from poverty. Most people wish to live in America because the living conditions are favourable. I wish to posit that any country, irrespective of the continent can make its own country, “America” or even “more than America” so as to attract other nationals, including Americans. The approach I propose in this paper is what I term, “The Concerted Effort Approach” to the eradication of poverty. This approach states that all stakeholders in the socio-economic sector of any country should join hands to generate funds for common good. These stakeholders include the government, the civil society, private entrepreneurs, and the masses.
Keywords: Living Conditions to be improved, Concerted Efforts are required.
Title: Concerted Efforts Are Required for People’s Living Conditions to Be Improved
Author: Julius Suh Ayancho
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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