Some thoughts on ‘material poverty’ and how outsiders can help well

The following is written based on my Christian faith, some reading, and my experiences of having a materially prosperous upbringing and being in a high socio-economic echelon of being a doctor, and also living and working with the materially poor in Central Australia (10 years) and Timor-Leste (5 years) and other places in Asia.  I am not writing this as an academic exercise, hence there are no references to sources.  Please note that many of the ideas are not my own, but those of people who are wiser than me.

Dr Teem-Wing Yip July 2024