The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1, also known as the “No Poverty” goal, is a global effort to eradicate extreme poverty and reduce income inequality by 2030. Poverty is basically a hunger. poverty is a situation that prevents people from meeting their basic needs due to lack of resources. Poverty is a socio-Economic condition and can be described in multiple dimensions, using various measures.

Globally, more than 800 million people are still living on less than $ 2.15 a day.In Sub-Saharan Africa, 67% of people are living in extreme poverty, living below the international poverty line as result of the pandemic.If current patterns persist, an estimated 7% of the global population – around 575 million people – could still find themselves trapped in extreme poverty by 2030, with a significant concentration in sub-Saharan Africa.

Millions of children globally cannot attend school because they live on less than $2.15 a day.Poverty and education are inextricably linked, because people living in poverty may stop going to school so they can work. Families living in poverty often have to choose between sending their child to school or providing other basic needs. Even if families do not have to pay tuition fees, school comes with the added costs of uniforms, books, supplies, and/or exam fees. 

Education can be the catalyst needed to pull families and communities out of the cycle of poverty. Education promotes economic growth because it provides skills that increase employment opportunities and income.Education increases earnings by roughly 10% per each additional year of schooling. For each $1 invested in an additional year of schooling, earnings increase by $5 in low-income countries and $2.5 in lower-middle income countries.