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Mobile Phones Aid Health Care Delivery Worldwide
Cell phones hold great potential for improving the lives of millions of poor people. Mobile health applications reach patients in remote and resource-poor areas. more...
Cell Phone Applications Help Farmers in Uganda
The Grameen Foundation, a global anti-poverty organization, created AppLab Uganda to help people in rural areas connect to the internet with their mobile phones. more...
Creating a World Without Poverty
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus describes how to harness the power of the free market to solve the problems of poverty, hunger and inequality. more...
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Maya Centre Nominated for Prestigious Award
By: Anna Reitman
The Maya Centre in North Islington, UK, celebrating its 25th birthday this year, has been nominated for a national award for their work in mental health. more...
Community Outreach Programs Provide Assistance
By: Elayne Masters
When tough financial times hit due to job loss or family crisis, low-income assistance programs provide comfort, information, and services to the needy. more...
Human Organ Trafficking on the Increase
By:
Rupert Taylor
Lives are put at risk in the shady business of human organ trading as wealthy patients pay the poverty stricken for a chance at a longer life. more...
Men May Change the Face of Poverty in America
By: PD Casteel
Recent mass layoff data show men in America hit particularly hard. This may signal a demographic shift in the composition of poor in America. What do the numbers mean? more...
By: Margaret Koch
Barbara Ehrenreich's 2001 book "Nickel and Dimed" presents a shocking first-hand account of everyday working Americans who live-and struggle--below the poverty line. more...
How Long will this Recession Last?
By: Patrick Cooley
In the beginning months of 2009, politicians finally started to acknowledge that the United States was in a state of recession, but how long will it last? more...
Classism Keeps the Poor Jobless
Classism is the discrimination, oppression, or prejudice against an individual or group based solely on actual or perceived socio-economic class. It shapes life chances. more...
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