RESEARCH PROPOSALPARTICIPANTSPrimary school teachers and social workers working with the affected children are my participants.RESEARCH QUESTIONWhat are the effects of poverty on the children of Lagos, Nigeria?REVIEW OF LITERATUREIn Nigeria, about 63% of citizens live in abject poverty. Many of them lack basic amenities like clean water and sanitation. Around 63% of the population lives on less than a dollar every day. Despite the fact that the economy is growing, poverty is expected to decrease rather than increase. As a poor man in Ethiopia said, poverty is like heat, you can't see it, you can only feel it, so to know poverty, you have to go there. through her. This was cited by Narayan, Chambers, Shah and Petesch 2000: 33} (Swanepoel & De Beer 2006). Poverty is the lack of certain essential opportunities; it is the lack of basic amenities that prevents individuals or families from adequately contributing physically or emotionally to society. Children are considered the most vulnerable in society; approximately 15 million Nigerian children are engaged in child labor, which has a direct impact on their educational outcomes. In some cases, families tend to force their children to work in factories to ensure their survival. Breakup between poor parents is also another example where children are left to fend for themselves (Okpukpara et al 2006). According to the Mefor law, child poverty can be considered as long-term morbidity and mortality. Children living in Lagos State, Nigeria's megacity, have experienced an emotional breakdown. If a poor child struggles and succeeds in the future, he will still be seen as a disadvantage despite the financial breakthrough. Poverty has caused a lot of negative effects on children (M...... middle of paper ...... I need to make sure that I am not causing any psychological harm or attempting to inflict psychological pain to my participants because the negative effects of youth poverty is quite a sensitive topic to discuss, especially when they are also parents. At the end of the research, I must demonstrate good manners by identifying what my participants have. done for me (Blaxter et al 2001 LIST OF REFERENCESEnnie Swanepoel, HS and Frik De Beer FDB, 2006, Community Development: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty, Fourth edition, Cape Town, South Africa, Juta & co LTD.Law Mefor). , (2010) Psychological effects of poverty and patriotism in. Loraine Blaxter, LB Christina Huges, Malcolm Tight (2001). Colin Robson, CR (2002), second edition,. Oxford UK: Blackwell Publishers Ltd..