@ carbrill:
Dignity is a person's right to be treated like a human being. He can only have it when his basic (material) needs are satisfied.
-i cannot see dignity in extreme poverty. in fact, its dehumanizing. there's no dignity left in begging. people in extreme poverty could only hope, but what they see most is their current situation, which is survival mode. most of them don't hope that somebody will help them.
they will not care about education anymore but on how to feed themselves. if they will have additional children they will see it as a burden. that is why most of them are left with those 2 options only.