One of the over-riding things for many who grow up in poverty is the simple desire to escape. I think it was sort of obvious to me that escape had to be through education.
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There's a real sense of desperation when you grow up in poverty.
One of the greatest obstacles to escaping poverty is the staggering cost of higher education.
Education can lift individuals out of poverty and into rewarding careers.
Poverty must not be a bar to learning and learning must offer an escape from poverty.
I write to escape; to escape poverty.
I grew up in poverty and my mother had to sacrifice a lot for us to eat and get an education - just imagine in a house where we were more than six children! But hard work and dedication is what it took for me to be here today.
My entire childhood was steeped in poverty. For me, poverty, in a way, was the first inspiration of my life, a commitment to do something for the poor.
To get away from poverty, you need several things at the same time: school, health, and infrastructure - those are the public investments. And on the other side, you need market opportunities, information, employment, and human rights.
The government's War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a career choice.
Because I was poor I had one special advantage. When you are poor, and basic survival is your concern, you have no alternative but to be an entrepreneur. You must take action to survive just as you must take action to seize an opportunity.
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