Poverty/World Development
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More Funding Needed for Food Crisis
In: World Hunger
By: Andrew Woolford
The World Food Program committed $11.5 billion to the aid the food crisis, but still funding is stretched thin as 22 countries are vulnerable to the threat. more...
Silk Farmers Survive Globalization
In: Poverty/World Development (general)
By: Paul Lightfoot
A network of Thai silk producers is fighting back against the cheap imports that threaten to destroy their traditional livelihoods. more...
Solving Poverty With 'Hour Money'
By: Adam Williams
Dr. Bob Blain, a sociology professor emeritus at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, has spent decades trying to change the world's monetary system. more...
In: Poverty/World Development (general)
By: Elizabeth Nolan
Coordinating a Backpack Drive can be a rewarding service project that benefits your community while teaching your children the importance of giving back to the community more...
In: Poverty
By: David Boston
When ends don't meet, the government can provide food stamps to help a needy family or individual put food on the table. more...
The God's Child Project's Growth
By: Luke Armstrong
"The God's Child Project" has seen itself grow from a one room office to Central America's epicenter in the goal to end world poverty. more...
In: Poverty/World Development (general)
Kiva allows any individual to make a small loan to help a new business in a developing country. You can help reduce poverty, one person at a time. more...
Food Prices Continue to Increase
In: World Hunger
By: Corinne Casella
Due in part to climate change effects and various underlying factors, a perfect storm has been created in regards to food inflation. Lower supplies mean higher prices. more...
By: Trenton Truitt
Madonna joined forces recently with Gucci, and a myriad of A-list celebrities to raise a few eyebrows and $5.5 million for UNICEF. more...
By: Jodie Martin
Climate change policies must consider gender issues and women's involvement for the advancement of world development. more...
Climate Change as Catalyst for War
In: War & Poverty
By: Jaci Burton
UN CEO Water Mandate calls for corporate and government action but goes largely ignored. Only 20 of 1000 companies who attended the World Ecoonomic Forum have signed. more...
In: Poverty
By: Jodie Martin
70 per cent of the world's poor are women. The majority of the 1.5 billion people living on $1 a day or less are women. more...
Trade Exploitation in the Americas
Free trade in the Americas has yet to achieve that grandeur that the policies promised. Yet, the U.S. is still drafting agreements and nations continue to sign. more...
By: Robert Dailey
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus founded the Grameen Bank, a not-for-profit bank lending to the very poor. more...
