What they say...

“Poverty is…not getting proper opportunities like going on school trips, hard to take part in things like sports and other activities”.

“Poverty is…Hard working parents but still unable to support their family. Parents working too much and unable to spend time with their children, missing special occasions like birthdays”.

“Poverty is…“Children left home alone as parents need to work. Children having to stay at home to look after brothers and sisters.”

“Stealing because you don’t have something and need it”.

Definitions created by young people from Dunedin

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