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There are also varying degrees of poverty. From a broader perspective, poverty is defined as "the state of being extremely poor and is understood by many to mean the lack of basic necessities such as food, water, shelter, healthcare, and primary education”.

Unicef argues that, whilst Tanzania has made great efforts in meeting its domestic and international targets in the alleviation of child poverty especially in the areas of education and healthcare, child poverty is still an important issue for the country.

Slow economic growth is a contributory factor for child poverty in Tanzania. Based on 2007 estimates, more than a third of households "live below the basic needs poverty line" earning less than $1 a day, while 20 per cent of the total population "live below the food poverty line".

However, it is the rural communities of Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar who are mostly affected. This disparity in wealth between urban and rural is a key factor for child poverty in the rural areas, with 48 per cent lacking basic needs compared to 10 per cent of their peers in the urban areas.

Most of Tanzania's population lives in rural areas with a heavy dependency on rain-fed agriculture (76 per cent of people rely on agriculture for livelihood) and on access to natural resources.

Therefore, these people are highly vulnerable to climate changes. Due to the lack of knowledge and infrastructure to develop and implement some kind of agricultural technology, any droughts, floods or temperature shocks can severely damage the living standards of those people and create increases in unemployment, hunger, malnutrition and diseases.

Another main factor of rural poverty in Tanzania is the lack of infrastructure to provide energy to a huge part of the population. Which means the electricity sector poses a significant liability to the government

Various non-government organisations and community charities support the Day for the Eradication of Poverty by actively calling for country leaders and governments to make the fight against poverty a central part of foreign policy.

Other activities may include signing “Call to action” petitions, organising concerts and cultural events, and holding interfaith gatherings that may include a moment of silence.

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is a global observance. The observance of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty can be traced back to October 17, 1987.

On that date, more than 100,000 people gathered in Paris, France, to honour the victims of extreme poverty, violence and hunger. Since that moment, individuals and organisations worldwide observed October 17 as a day to renew their commitment in collaborating towards eradicating poverty.

In December, 1992, the UN General Assembly officially declared October 17 as the date for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

In December 1995, the UN General Assembly proclaimed the First United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (1997–2006), following the Copenhagen Social Summit.

At the Millennium Summit in 2000, world leaders committed themselves to cutting by half the number of people living in extreme poverty by the year 2015.