Today, we are aspiring to become a multi-planetary species, yet the very species has multitude of people surviving to simply put food on table and live a life of dignity. As a measure of poverty, the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), looks beyond income — considering access to basic needs like housing, sanitation, clean water, education, etc. According to the 2025 MPI report, about 1.1 billion people (in the 109 countries covered) are living in “multidimensional poverty.” That is one in every eight individual on this planet. The number is quite conservative since the study was conducted in 109 countries only.
Simply being more charitable and giving money is not enough however. We have to create opportunity and systems for others. Creation of jobs, value, and meaning go hand in hand. In our view money is a tool that needs to be utilized to create systems for others who can thrive and come out of poverty cycle. Ultimately, if we look at a different perspective, can shed some light on our thinking critically and wholly in an empathetic way. Just suppose you were born to African parents in Congo, living under USD 2 dollars a day yet there is immense wealth under your land, but you are unable to utilize it. Why? Because decades of colonial exploitation, political instability, and corruption prevented the wealth from being invested in infrastructure, education, or social services. Additionally, conflict and foreign interference fueled by its valuable minerals allowed only a small elite to benefit, leaving the majority of the population in extreme poverty.
Small elite are people who just simply do not understand that by sharing and building systems for more people they can create a more humane and better world. But hey, why create independent people, who may take away their power one day if they become equals. What is the solution? The solution lies not in hoarding power or wealth, but in building systems that empower everyone — education that unlocks potential, jobs that create dignity, and opportunities that allow people to thrive on their own terms. True progress happens when the focus shifts from short-term gain to long-term societal growth, where communities are supported to develop, innovate, and contribute meaningfully. When systems are designed to lift people out of poverty rather than maintain dependence, the cycle of inequality breaks, and wealth becomes a tool for human flourishing, rather than a source of control.
In essence, the path forward is simple in principle, though challenging in practice: share knowledge, create opportunities, and design structures that allow others to stand on their own, so that power and prosperity are no longer concentrated in the hands of a few, but distributed for the benefit of all. A just economic system can eradicate suffering and global hunger by ensuring equitable distribution of wealth, where those with excess resources share with those in need, and everyone has access to basic necessities like food, healthcare, and education. Interest-free financing, ethical trade, and charitable contributions can help, so economic growth benefits the whole community rather than concentrating wealth in a few hands. By promoting social responsibility, transparency, and community solidarity, it creates a sustainable environment where poverty and extreme need are systematically reduced. But what is in it for the elites? Please read on:
True enjoyment in life is not by wealth. It is through helping and lifting others. True accountability isn’t measured by riches, but by how one used their life and resources to act with justice and compassion. Comfort and power can never replace a life lived with integrity and care for others. After all, imagine standing in front of a higher power, think for a second and believe that this power who created the world and your life in the first place. Now think, can He not recreate you for another life where accountability hits? Now after accountability hits, do you think you can ransom all your created wealth in exchange for avoidance of your eventual fate? In my view it is better share wealth and even better create systems for other who can live. Whomsoever it may be. Create systems for others where they can thrive on.
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