A Problem Seen is a Task Assigned

I had another conversation today about the poverty in Brazil. I was riding in the car with Oliani (he is in one of the pictures from the post two days ago), and we drove past a 'favela.' A favela is basically a very poor village consisting of houses that are made with scrap plywood. Anyway, driving past the favela sparked a conversation about the gap between the rich and the poor in Brasil. (There is a middle class, but it's very small.) Once again, it became apparent to me that the cycle of poverty that many Brazilians are trapped in is a problem that is recognized by everyone. Yet, no one really knows what to specifically do about it. I started to wonder to myself if there is anything I can do to help. Is it possible that I can make a difference? I guess the answer to that question is yes, but I am like everyone else in the fact that I don't really know what action to take. I don't want to ignore the problem and passively continue with my life, but unfortuneately I will go to bed tonight still wondering what I should do to help.