{"id":112851,"date":"2025-09-30T15:16:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T22:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/?p=112851"},"modified":"2025-10-15T07:58:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T14:58:26","slug":"what-is-extreme-poverty-and-how-can-we-end-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/economic-empowerment-news-stories\/what-is-extreme-poverty-and-how-can-we-end-it","title":{"rendered":"What is extreme poverty and how can we end it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Extreme poverty means more than going without. It means living without the basics every human needs to survive — like clean water<\/a>, nutritious food, healthcare, and education. But at its core, poverty is more than a material lack of resources. It’s about lost potential and the difficult choices no one should ever have to make.<\/p>\n

A child may skip meals so that their siblings can eat. Mothers and daughters may walk for hours to find water, knowing the girls may miss school that day. Families are forced to choose between survival and safety, and between meeting urgent needs and holding on to hope for a better future.<\/p>\n

But it doesn’t have to stay this way.<\/p>\n

Learn more about extreme poverty and solutions that bring lasting change:<\/h2>\n