People just study each other's theories and discoveries, only to continue endless hours of research along with countless amounts of money exploring the space beyond our planet, when the same amount of money and time could instead be used to solve worldwide hunger and need.
In the effort to the discovery of who we are, we forget that we are hungry, naked, sick, and imprisoned.
Poverty is not a lack of character, it can be eradicated by poor people only with more basic needs provided like food, shelter and some basic financial requirements. After this, people below poverty line, themselves are capable enough to figure out what are they lacking is it proper education? or lifestyle? Getting rid of diseases? Or whatever, people just need some basic requirements, thats how their minds will open up.
We have a hope here, that instead of ignoring the problem, we will face it, it may take time but surely we are advanced enough to work on it.