The experts define  poverty as the standards of a particular society at a particular time. Another way that the experts use to define what is poverty is by observing if families, individuals or a group in population can participate in certain activities, or do they lack resources to obtain the types of diet and if they have living conditions. Poverty is a condition which an individual or community lack the financial resources for a minimum standard of living, it also means that the income level of an individual is low in a way that basic needs cannot be fulfilled or met. 

People who fall under poverty are people who cannot afford basic needs that are needed to survive such as food, hygiene and sanitary products, clean water, etc. Most of the people who are experiencing poverty or who are living under poverty usually worry where the next meal is going to come from. People who are experiencing poverty, most of them are living with a hand to mouth to mouth, and some of them depend on the food donations that are usually done for the poor communities.