“Sometimes we think that poverty just means being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty.” (Mother Teresa) South Africa's poverty affects the country in numerous ways; however, the most vulnerable edge of the country is the most affected. Children represent the most vulnerable aspect of any country, as they are still developing and do not have the resources to be independent; furthermore they are able to only take what is given to them without being able to change or produce anything. So, the fact that children are neglected and deprived of a healthy atmosphere that helps them develop properly not only traumatizes them permanently in the long run; but it also offers an unpromising future for the country's development. 65.5% of children living in South Africa belong to poor families, compared to 45.2% of the adult population. (Lareya 6). This is why this paper focuses on how poverty affects children, particularly those living in an unstable, developing country like South Africa, where they represent the dominant population in rural areas. This is particularly important because South Africa is one of the countries that was most affected by the international financial crisis and still has difficulty recovering from it today. (Lareya 4) Understanding the poverty that South Africa is facing and the effect that poverty has on children will help find solutions or remedies for the harm that poverty has on children. Finding solutions will reduce the 65.5% of children living in South Africa among the poor. Reducing child poverty will make the economy prosper. This article will focus on how poor family atmosphere is the focus of the article in South Africa, making it easier to understand the impact it has on children in the future. Online in South Africa is a fantasy for almost half of South African families. “In 2006, more than two in five households (42.2%) in South Africa lived below the poverty line.” (Lehohla 40) Many families in South Africa suffer from a lack of income commensurate with food prices, which explains the considerable suffering of family members. The suffering of individuals causes a country's resources to dwindle, which heralds an unpromising future for the country for decades. Likewise, children are the most permanently affected by the family's lack of resources, as the first years of a child's development are the most important years and those that determine the future..