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Advocacy:
If you are involved in advocacy, you
speak up for people who are unable to speak for
themselves, for example in disaster or crisis situa-
tions. You become the “advocate of those in need”,
demand the observance of human rights or draw
attention to forgotten disasters.
Absolute poverty:
An indicator has been devel-
oped to determine how many people live in absolute
poverty: having enough money to meet vital needs.
Those who have less than 1.25 dollars a day are con-
sidered to be poor in absolute terms. Most of the 1.2
billion people who are part of this group have in fact
less than one dollar a day. Most of them do not have
any money at all and have to live off their harvest or
their livestock.
The World Bank mentions another form of poverty:
moderate poverty. Those who have less than two
dollars a day are considered poor. The World Health
Organisation (WHO) provides another definition:
According to it, poverty is defined as the ratio of
individual income and average income. Those who
have less than the average income of the country
they live in are poor.
Capacity building
:
refers to the transfer of knowl-
edge and skills. Here the aim is to enable deci-
Glossary
sion-makers, workers, teachers and other stake-
holders to organise help, set up risk preparedness
structures and initiate social developments through
providing education and training.
Cash-for-work:
The underlying idea is as the name
suggests: people affected by a natural disaster can
help with cleaning up and reconstruction work and
receive a wage in return. They can tide themselves
over when there are no other sources of income and
at the same time learn how to help themselves in the
event of future natural disasters.
Human Development Index (HDI):
The human
development index presents annual figures and data
about life expectancy, living standard and level of
education. It aims to create a basis for comparing
the level of development of as many countries as
possible.
Humanitarian corridor:
The humanitarian corridor
refers to safe access to people in war zones. Experts
include in this everything people need for normal
development. This includes food and shelter, as well
as psychological factors like security, love, a sense of
identity and self-esteem.
IDPs (internally displaced persons):
People who
have been displaced from their homeland as a result
of war or human rights abuses but have not crossed
the border of their home country are called IDPs.