Life is multidimensional, and so is extreme poverty. Extreme poverty exists when a person is denied the opportunity to lead a long, healthy and productive life.
Extreme poverty is about a lack of opportunities.
People living in extreme poverty cannot achieve their full potential because they lack things that most of us take for granted. These include safe child delivery, vaccination, health care, a caring family, education, and the ability to find a good job. Money by itself cannot get rid of poverty. The richest landlord in a mountain village in South America may be quite helpless if there are no health services available in the village. And girls and women in some parts of the world are denied the opportunity to attend school regardless of whether their families are rich or poor.