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This nonprofit organization, DKT International, has been promoting family planning and HIV/AIDS prevention through social marketing since1989. DKT has 21 programs in 19 countries around the world. They cater their prices to the poorest country's needs going down as low as 2 cents per contraceptive. In doing this and providing family planning and some education, they are making contraceptives and HIV/AIDS prevention more easily accessible for everyone. Overall, this organization will help to keep populations from rising as fast, help to lower the number of child and mother deaths and to lower the total fertility rate.

Education is a basic human right. All people around the globe should have equal access to education. The reason I really like this charity is because it focuses on education. Education | VSO international main goal is to provide education to all, and most importantly ones who are at a disadvantage, including women, the sick and ethnic minorities. They work directly with their local and international partners to increase the number of qualified teachers, improve leadership and management of education services, increase community engagement, and promote evidence-based policy and practice. "Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery and apartheid it is man made and can be removed by the actions of human beings" ~Nelson Mandela

"The Global Partnership for Education is the only multilateral partnership devoted to getting all children into school for a quality education in the world's poorest countries." 58 million elementary-school aged children were out of school in developing countries in 2012. The Global Partnership for Education seeks to coordinate a global effort to provide a quality education to boys and girls alike, putting the poorest and most vulnerable first. They want to see a quality education for all children so that they are able to live up to their potential and contribute to society. The GPE is made up of 60 developing countries, donor governments, international organizations, the private sector, teachers, and civil society or NGO groups. They help their developing country partners to prepare solid plans for the improvement of education. Members mobilize to achieve the goals and enroll more children in school for a better education.

Unicef, an international organization, will, in the long run, improve development. Unicef's priorities is to educate the young, save them from terrible diseases like Malaria, and to save them from war-torn, or resource lacking countries. Moreover, Unicef strives to put an end to gender inequality, and HIV/AIDS. Unicef operates in about 196 countries to improve those factors that can lead to development. Unicef is seen, for example, in Ishmael Beah's book, "A Long Way Gone" saving Sierra Leone children from being child soldiers for the rebels and army. Beah was saved by Unicef, when he was a child soldier. Unicef, by improving the factors above, could improve a country's GII, Child Mortality Rate, Life Expectancy, and It's Crude Death Rate, which could in return improve a country's HDI. This would be great because by improving a country's HDI, that country could start to transition to a developed country that improves socially, economically, and politically. This would change the world we live in today. Unicef is an organization that I would definitely help.

Alex - I like how you specifically connected Unicef to various elements of human geography including Beah's work. Thank you for the extra effort!

The RIGHT TO PLAY charity organization used sports to inspire kids to become healthy members of the community. While they provide the means for kids to improve their sports skills, they also teach the kids about sanitation and healthy habits that will help improve their life style.

The United World Schools Charity reaches out to children living in the poorest and least developed regions and gives them the opportunity to receive an education. This charity is working to improve development in countries where the children receive a below-basic education. This charity builds schools in these regions and they provide support to the communities. United World Schools aims to have ensured 50,000 children and young adults can read, write, and count by 2018/19 in these remote and post-conflict areas.

Doctors Without Borders is an international organization which provides medical care in places where the need is greatest. MSF was founded in 1971 and is made of of many doctors and other health sector workers. They provide medical care for "populations in distress, the victims of natural or man-made disasters, and to victims of armed conflict." MSF treats millions of people in need, regardless of race, religion, or political views.

Happy Hearts Fund is active in 9 countries and has rebuilt 113 schools that were damaged or destroyed by natural disasters. This helps country's development and increases their GDP by providing job opportunities through construction projects, and improves the HDI by giving access to education with schools.

Heifer International is a charity organization working to end hunger and poverty around the world by providing crops, livestock, and training to struggling communities. The livestock, crops, and training Heifer International provides creates a sustainable source of food and income. This improves the GDP and the general health of a region, leading to an increased HDI.

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Why are milk prices increasing in places such as Hawaii?

Who drinks milk out of a bag? What are the advantages to this method?

Interesting seminar on Food History.  Excited to begin CH10.

How does the "geographic luck" theory help explain why famine occurs?

Looking forward to our study on urban geography.  What factors influence urban planning?

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How does Rostow's model relate to the DTM?

Are stage 2 countries more prone to certain causes of death?

Check out this resource again. How does this map connect with HDI data?