The World Bank - 0 views
Oxfam International - OI English Homepage - 0 views
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Oxfam international is a confederation of multiple organizations that work together to find solutions to poverty and injustice. They view many of the problems being the result of globalization. The site includes information on their policies, studies, programs and analysis.
Make Poverty History - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views
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Another campaign that was maybe too much like Easterly's "Planner" as its members disbanded last year after increasing awareness and pressuring governments to relieve absolute poverty. The campaign was formed from members of trade unions, charities, religious groups, and many celebrities. In the US the campaign was known as the ONE campaign.
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Another campaign that was maybe too much like Easterly's "Planner" as its members disbanded last year after increasing awareness and pressuring governments to relieve absolute poverty. The campaign was formed from members of trade unions, charities, religious groups, and many celebrities. In the US the campaign was known as the ONE campaign.
spiked | 'Bob Geldof, you are not our messiah' - 0 views
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Article that criticizes specifically Bob Geldof, Bono, Tony Blair, and others behind the Group of Eight, but more broadely all westerners who believe that those in Africa need a savior, that its the White Man's Burden, to help those in need, and that we have the right answers and they can't make smart choices for themselves.
Beijing +5 - Women 2000: Gender Equality, Development and Peace for the 21st Century Tw... - 0 views
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This page looks at the corellation between poverty and women, and how the majority of people in the world living on less than 1 dollar a day are women. This is called the feminization of poverty. The page looks at how globalization has effected the role of women and how change can be made.
US Doctors For Africa - 0 views
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Another organization similar to Doctors without Borders, but has a centralized focus on Africa. Moving from planner to searcher solution.
Division of Communicable Disease Prevention and Control (DDC) - 0 views
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Real African dieases with real prevention and control plans
Kiva.org - Loans that change lives - 0 views
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Kiva has a pretty revolutionary idea. People (mainly from the US) loan money to people in third world countires as an investment. The "loaners" get a return on their investment and the people receiving the loan are able to get on their feet. This promotes people helping themselves. Great if applied to healthcare.
Ming the Mechanic: Kiva third world micro-loans - 0 views
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Not what I wanted to tag, but does show an example of kiva.
Medical brain drain in Africa - Swivel - 0 views
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This graph does a great job of showing the areas that are suffering from the brain drain. It is broken down by country and by nurse or physician.
Health education in Africa: 1975-2000 -- Brieger et al. 15 (4): 383 -- Health Education... - 0 views
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Links education with healthcare. Discusses training of healh workers and educating the public.
Africa Foundation - 0 views
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Foundation started in Africa and works to help the people. Promotes stability and doesn't try to be the hero. Seems to know the interconnectedness of healthcare, education, and income.
enforcing global handwashing - Google Search - 0 views
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There is not miracle drug. Drug resistence limits the amount of drug that can be distributed and what is cost effective.
Health in Your Hands - 0 views
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Effects of global handwashing. Still not sure why this isn't being enforced!
World Simulation Ideas - 95 views
I think it would be great to add more natural disasters, along with trying to bring out the slave trade, I think we could make the slave trade more part of the game. Also I think it would be great ...
YouTube - Nelson Mandela [Peace Nobel] urging us not to forget... - 0 views
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What are we doing to help?
Child Prostitution - 0 views
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Just another example of the global problem of child prostitution.
Poverty, prostitution and the girl child - 1 views
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This article shows an example of one solution to end hunger for those living in poverty, but the supplies is not reaching those who need it, so we need to rethink this method!
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