Illiterate families are locked in the poverty cycle and have little hope of breaking free.

文盲家庭身陷贫穷的恶性循环之中，而且脱身的希望微乎其微。

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Galmudug regional government Minister of Planning Omar Mohamud warns that not implementing a long-term solution to the water problem will fuel the vicious cycle of droughts, hunger,and violence and keep the Somali people in the iron grip of poverty.

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Global Outreach Alliance: Steven Dee Wrigley, the founder of the Global Outreach Alliance, serves people in Cambodia, Kenya and Israel with locally managed projects, including schools, scholarships, mentoring, micro-enterprise training, micro-savings and other efforts to help people break the poverty cycle.

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This mission is based on the philosophy that if hardworking, destitute families are given the opportunity, tools, and resources to improve their lives, they will have a stepping stone to emerge from the poverty cycle and give their children better educational opportunities in order to lead happier, healthier lives.

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You have to keep in mind that a generation or two of low skilled, minimum wage workers creates a poverty illiteracy cycle.

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