Poverty

Awards scheme may honor those reducing global poverty

China may set up awards to honor individuals and non-governmental organizations for their efforts in helping reduce global poverty, a government think tank official said.

Publication Date: 
28/08/2015
China Daily
Tags:
Poverty, Awards, China, NGOs, Anti-Poverty Programmes
Poverty

Can randomized trials eliminate global poverty?

A new generation of economists is trying to transform global development policy through the power of randomized controlled trials.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
13/08/2015
Jeff Tollefson
Nature
150-153
Tags:
Poverty, Development, Rural Health, Immunisation, Haryana, Child Health, Education, India, Anti-Poverty Programmes, China, Gujarat, Industrial Pollution
Poverty

Millennium Villages Project launches retrospective analysis

The Millennium Villages Project (MVP) stands out among development efforts in Africa. Since its launch in 2004, it has attracted generous donations and high-wattage supporters — including Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie and United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon — for its work on alleviating poverty in rural Africa. The programme has delivered aid to at least 500,000 people in 10 countries, and has been emulated in others.

Publication Date: 
13/08/2015
Jeff Tollefson
Nature
524
144-145
Tags:
Poverty, Africa, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Aid, Health Care, Sanitation, Agriculture, Rural Roads, Education
Poverty

$10 million spent on poverty reduction, says JSIF

THE Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) says more than $10 million has been spent to implement 1,600 projects in four parishes under the European Union (EU)- funded Poverty Reduction Programme (P

Publication Date: 
04/08/2015
Jamaica Observer (Jamaica)
Tags:
Poverty, Jamaica, Anti-Poverty Programmes, European Union (EU)
Poverty

3,154 households identified the poorest

SAARC: In an effort to narrow down poverty alleviation strategy, the government has identified 3,154 poorest households in the country.

Publication Date: 
30/07/2015
Kuensel (Bhutan)
Tags:
Poverty, Bhutan, SAARC, Anti-Poverty Programmes, South Asia
Poverty

Group That's Lifted 150 Million People Out Poverty Wins World Food Prize

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A man who created a nonprofit organization credited with helping more than 150 million people out of poverty was named the winner of the 2015 World Food Prize on Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
03/07/2015
Huffington Post
Tags:
Poverty, Awards, Bangladesh, Africa, Asia, South Asia, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Food Security
Agriculture

Growing a sense of place and community in Cape Town

The Harvest of Hope initiative is a vegetable box scheme in Cape Town, South Africa, set up as a social enterprise by a local NGO. By promoting ecological urban farming, Abalimi Bezekhaya (meaning ‘Farmers of Home’ in Xhosa) improves income and household food security, and empowers disadvantaged households by building their confidence and capacities in farming. Building a sense of place and strengthening community ties, neither so common in South Africa’s urban areas, are keys for success of this approach.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2015
Rob Small, Femke Hoekstra
Farming Matters
14-17
Tags:
Urban Agriculture, South Africa, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Food Security, Farmers, Vegetables, Food Supply, Women
Poverty

World Bank aims at reducing poverty, promoting prosperity in Albania

The World Bank on Tuesday published a strategy report for Albania, stressing the priorities of the bank's program are reinstatement of macroeconomic balances, creating conditions for accelerating p

Publication Date: 
27/05/2015
Shanghai Daily (China)
Tags:
Poverty, Albania, World Bank, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Economy
Poverty

Tanzania registers super poverty decline record

THE country has recorded poverty decline at the rate of one percentage point per year between 2007 and 2012, constituting the first significant reduction in 20 years, it has been revealed in the 20

Publication Date: 
08/05/2015
Daily News (Tanzania)
Tags:
Poverty, Tanzania, Economy, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Africa
Poverty

Guidelines for securing full employment status to MGNREGA workers through Project for Livelihoods in Full Employment (Project LIFE-MGNREGA)

The objective of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 aims at building sustainable livelihoods for the rural households. In pursuance of this objective, a Project for Livelihoods in Full Employment under MGNREGA (Project Life- MGNREGA) has been formulated.

Publication Date: 
15/04/2015
Ministry of Rural Development
Tags:
Anti-Poverty Programmes, India, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Workers

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