I saw the following letter-to-the-editor by a 13-year-old named Aelix Cunningham on statesmanjournal.com: What comes to mind when you hear the word “poverty”? Do you ever think that someday you too might be living in a world full of poverty? Open your eyes because this very moment someone is more than likely dying from poverty. […]
Monthly Archives: May 2007
FINCA Helps Poor People With Loans
Kansascity.com recently wrote about a business named FINCA that helps desperately poor people in 21 countries by providing business loans. I include an excerpt: Many people and organizations offer assistance to make life more bearable for the poor. The New York-based Foundation for International Community Assistance has a particularly powerful approach: It assists poor people […]
Anti-Poverty Trekker
Douglas Crow recently reported on a slightly overweight 63-year-old man with a bum knee. The man, named Gregory Cox, plans to walk 2,600 miles to promote his plan to end poverty in the United States. I include an excerpt: [H]e believes each step he takes on his 2,600-mile trek from northern California to Chicago leads […]
Poverty Goals Still Distant Despite Africa Boom
Lindsay Beck recently reported called poverty goals “still distant despite Africa boom,” in a recent article. I include an excerpt: Africa is experiencing unprecedented growth, but the continent will have to sustain that expansion for years to come if it is to lift people out of poverty, the African Development Bank chief said on Thursday. […]
G8 Breaks Poverty Pledges, Millions Dying
Mg.co.za recently reported on G8 breaking its pledges on poverty: Industrialised nations have broken promises to alleviate poverty and provide better health and education, leading to the deaths of millions of people in poorer nations, Oxfam International said on Thursday. Group of Eight (G8) nations had fallen far short of meeting a $50-billion funding pledge […]
Stamp Out Hunger™
Somebody recently informed me about a great program run by Campbell Soup Company and The United States Postal Service, which facilitates the donation of food by American families to American family. 35,000,000 Americans are at risk of hunger. Get involved on May 12th! www.HelpStampOutHunger.com On May 12th, Campbell Soup Company and The United States Postal […]