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When I asked whether he had opted to learn about ecologically smart technologies, he replied, “No, India has other priorities — we are not rich enough to worry about that yet.” Surprised, I pointed out that almost half of India’s land is degraded, the nation’s groundwater levels are falling fast, and air pollution is the worst in the world. A flicker of recognition crossed his face, but he just smiled and repeated his words, “We still have other priorities.” In one quick conversation, Prakash summed up the economic story that has been circulating for decades: poor countries are too poor to be green.
Craftivist collective. Sarah Corbett: Activism needs introverts. Yes, giving money to very poor people will make their lives better — just ask Ecuador. Is eradicating poverty, a goal the United Nations’ hopes to achieve by 2030, actually feasible?
New research out of Ecuador says yes – if governments are willing to pay for it. According to a United Nations University (UNU) - Merit study of Ecuador’s Human Development Bonus (Bono de Desarrollo Humano, or BDH), direct cash transfers have definitively improved social mobility, or the ability of individuals or households to move between social strata. And it has helped poor families climb out of poverty, especially when complemented by other economic-inclusion programs. Cash on hand. UKCSC. Raising awareness of the consequences of prohibition. India - World Toilet Organization. In late 2011, World Toilet Organization established its SaniShop model in India to increase access of rural households to safe and affordable sanitation.
The 'No Poo' Method. Yes, microlending reduces extreme poverty. A small boost in microlending to the developing world could lift more than 10.5 million people out of extreme poverty.
That’s one conclusion of my study, published last month in The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, which found that microfinance not only reduces how many households live in poverty but also how poor they are. Currently, 836 million people – or 12% of the world’s population – experience extreme poverty, living off less than US$1.25 a day. Using data from 106 developing countries from between 1998 and 2013 to examine the efficacy of microlending as a poverty-reduction tool, I found that just a 10% increase in the gross microfinance loan portfolio per client could cut this number by 1.26%. While the world has seen some progress over the past 15 years in reaching the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which placed eradicating hunger and poverty on top of the global agenda, extreme poverty remains a pressing challenge. Microfinance and poverty reduction Policy implications. Indivisible Guide - A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda.
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They were taken in the Indian and Bangladeshi countryside where farmers have been fighting the expansion of industrial agriculture for decades. In India, Monsanto has a tight grip on cotton growing with a 90% market share in cotton seeds. Its business model shores up its control of agriculture as farmers are pushed into uncontrollable debt because of expensive seeds and chemicals. Over the past twenty years nearly 300,000 farmers have committed suicide in India. Home - The Felix Project. Cafes - The Real Junk Food Project. Campaign Against Arms Trade. The Freecycle Network. Research and Action for Peace. CHIEF SEATTLE'S LETTER. CHIEF SEATTLE'S LETTER "The President in Washington sends word that he wishes to buy our land.
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The idea of an alternative currency is not new, and back around 15-20 years ago, LETS schems (Local Exchange Trading Systems)were seen as a key part of the move to a sustainable society and there were close links between Green party activists and LETS schemes in various places around the country. Expose the TPP. Crystal Palace Transition Town 2014 - Crystal Palace Transition Town sustainable living in South London. Mexico Solidarity Network. Global Justice Now. Commercial Alert — Protecting communities from commercialism. Journal of the mental environment. An Unconventional Billionaire Is Revolutionizing Philanthropy By Closing His Foundation. Some people are into extreme sports, others extreme eating.
The Secret Agents of Capitalism Are All Around Us. The young people grouped at the end of the bar resemble Gap models. They are facially attractive, in that asymmetrical sort of way, and they wear the new uniform of the Internet cast-aside who still has money to carouse with: tight dark blue jeans, T-shirts a bit too small and hair slightly greased. It's a Wednesday night at a small bar on Manhattan's Lower East Side. ''I feel so great, so real,'' says a slight young woman with spindly arms and wide eyes. A blue bandanna is tied tightly around her head. ''It's this drink!
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