From the Ted Talk by Shameran Abed: 4 steps to ending extreme poverty
Unscramble the Blue Letters
We are witness to monumental human pgsoerrs. Over the past few decades, the expansion of the gaboll mkcrealatpe has lifted a third of the world's population out of extreme poverty. Yet we are also witness to an astounding failure. Our efforts to lift ploepe up have left behind those in the hsarseht forms of poverty, the ultra-poor.
What it means to be ultra-poor goes beyond the moanrety definition that we're all familiar with: living on less than two dollars a day. It goes even beyond not having assets like livestock or land. To be ultra-poor means to be stripped of your dignity, purpose and self-worth. It manes living in isolation, because you're a burden to your own community. It means being unable to imagine a better future for yourself and your family.
Open Cloze
We are witness to monumental human ________. Over the past few decades, the expansion of the _________________ has lifted a third of the world's population out of extreme poverty. Yet we are also witness to an astounding failure. Our efforts to lift ______ up have left behind those in the ________ forms of poverty, the ultra-poor.
What it means to be ultra-poor goes beyond the ________ definition that we're all familiar with: living on less than two dollars a day. It goes even beyond not having assets like livestock or land. To be ultra-poor means to be stripped of your dignity, purpose and self-worth. It _____ living in isolation, because you're a burden to your own community. It means being unable to imagine a better future for yourself and your family.
Solution
marketplace
progress
people
global
harshest
means
monetary
Original Text
We are witness to monumental human progress. Over the past few decades, the expansion of the global marketplace has lifted a third of the world's population out of extreme poverty. Yet we are also witness to an astounding failure. Our efforts to lift people up have left behind those in the harshest forms of poverty, the ultra-poor.
What it means to be ultra-poor goes beyond the monetary definition that we're all familiar with: living on less than two dollars a day. It goes even beyond not having assets like livestock or land. To be ultra-poor means to be stripped of your dignity, purpose and self-worth. It means living in isolation, because you're a burden to your own community. It means being unable to imagine a better future for yourself and your family.