Illiteracy is the cause of poverty. We know a cup of coffee (Starbucks) = 20 notebooks, or a school bag, or two pairs of slippers for poor children in Vietnam.
I think bitcoin is just a crypto currency so it would be hard for it alone to help people. However, even though we all know that bitcoin alone can't do anything about it, through our willingness to help, we could help poor people who are in need through our earnings. Unity is what we really need.