Poverty of Civic Involvement – Lack of concern for their neighbor or community
“Even within a family network, a human being needs more than social support to survive in the hard living conditions of the dump. In order for the much needed economical and social improvements to take place, society partnership is needed. When survival is the main concern of all involved, a work union or team of some sort could significantly help preserve basic human and labor rights, but this advantage is never realized for most scavengers.
Exploitation of the weak is rampant; children, women and teenagers are frequently used for others´ purposes. The lack of a solid infrastructure is cause for many of the health and social problems in and around the dump, including a lack of electricity, running water, drainage, adequate roads and many others. Cooperation in a communal effort would do much to improve these problems, but the idea of working as a community is altogether foreign to these people.”
Source: http://www.pottershouse.org.gt/poverty-of-civic-involvement/
For more on what the Scriptures say on this form of poverty and combating it, see pages 18-19 of this Potter’s House document.