" - POVERTY AND ITS IMPACT ON ELNUSR ' QUARTER INHABITANTS - E " Acase stuoly: Elnusr Quarter in Elfasher city

Abstract

The study was conducted in Elnusrquarter in North Elfasher muatamdia, which concerns with poverty problem and its impact on Elnusrquarter inhabitants. The main objectives of this study are." '- -To show how poverty aflects basic human rights and needs. -To discuss the way in which social institutions contribute to alleviate poverty. -To_ investigate the problems encountered with the people in the area beside poverty phenomenon. -Defining and discussing the extension of poverty in Elnusrquater and its impact on inhabitants of Elnusrquarter. The study tested many hypotheses: - ' I -Illiteracy and unemployment are the main reasons ofpoverty in the area. 2-Education of the people helps them to find many sources of income and then help them to develop their area. 3--un equal distribution of social and health services restricts any eflort for the development of the area. The results of the study show that most of the household heads in Elnusrquarter were women due to the migration of their husbands outside the area, (24.0%) of the people were illiterate or educated in Khalwa (36.5%), hence most of them were unemployed (89.5%) and their income does. not satisjy family needs (86. 0%). The majority of the respondents (98.0%) do not receive support from the government. Most of them (60.5%) stated that they borrow some money when they have financial difliculties and (84.5%) mentioned they did not received poor-due (Zakat). There were developmental programs in the area, but the majority of the people (74.5%) did not participate in the programs, because most of them do diflicult marginal works in order to satisfivfamibr minimum basic needs so as to survive. III