Alleviate
Alleviate (verb) /əˈliː.vi.eɪt/
to make something, such as a pain or difficulty less intense and more tolerable – lessen – ease – assuage – soothe – lighten – pacify – mitigate – relieve:
A great number of charity concerts have been held with the purpose of alleviating the intense poverty of the poor people indigenous to that isolated island.