Poverty News

Morrisville, NC pastor Matt Windley seeks to raise $1 Million for people in developing nations without clean water. 42,000 people a week die because they lack clean water. 90% of those deaths are children. Together, we can change that.

Since the second half of last year, global wheat prices have more than doubled according to the World Bank, and prices of corn, sugar and oil have skyrocketed.

According to the International Foundation for the Global Economic Challenge , poverty in 2010 in the rural area of Nicaragua was reduced by 5 points, while extreme poverty decreased 2.3 points.

This Conference Release related with the Press conference which was held today ( 10th June, 11) at National Press Club Islamabad to provide the solution of Poverty Alleviation Through Islamic Microfinance

The threat of serving a jail sentence doesn’t seem to deter corrupt officials anymore according to activists in New Delhi..

The International “Dollar Fifty A Day” Photo Competition challenging photographers to interpret what it would mean to live below the extreme poverty line, has announced the winners, one of whom will appear on Ovation television network.

This Thursday, Celebrity Chef Jesse Brune (Private Chefs of Beverly Hills) will be creating meals for under $1.50, the amount that a quarter of the world’s population have to live on everyday, in support of the Live Below the Line Campaign.

This Thursday, Celebrity Chef Jesse Brune (Private Chefs of Beverly Hills) will be creating meals for under $1.50, the amount that a quarter of the world’s population have to live on everyday, in support of the Live Below the Line Campaign.

Ovation has put its weight behind celebrity photographer Jeremy Cowart’s innovative social media driven online photo competition, already capturing the imagination of photographers worldwide in a bid to end extreme poverty.

Exhibit by Suzanne Becker Bronk to be featured at the Napa Valley Museum

Live Below the Line Campaign to end extreme poverty, launched by Hugh Jackman, was recently embraced by Young Hollywood stars, who lived on $1.50 a day for 5 Days to encourage people to think about this reality faced everyday by 1.4 billion people.

Acclaimed celebrity photographer Jeremy Cowart challenges fellow photographers around the country to participate in a "visual conversation" about the experience of extreme poverty for the 1.4 billion people living on less than $1.50 a day.

Exhibit by Suzanne Becker Bronk will preview at the Allied Arts Guild

“Karma to Nirvana,” will premiere at the New York Indian Film Festival on Saturday, May 7, 2011, at 12:30 p.m. in Tribeca Cinemas’ Theater TWO (54 Varick Street).

Tears of the Firstborn is a remarkable work, painstaking in its detailed accounting of a period in time that most of us cannot even begin to imagine.

Colleges provide the bulk of grant monies to economically disadvantaged students, meaning a student could get all expenses paid tuition, lab fees, books, room and food. A student can escape urban ghettos and its crime by matriculating to college.

Over 36 million people starve to death each year without access to enough food. Malnutrition and disease are among the largest killers in the world. Moringa oleifera brings hope for a future generation free from hunger and malnutrition.

To mark World TB Day, ARCHIVE urges government, private and third sector authorities to pay greater attention to housing/living conditions as an important measure in the fight against tuberculosis (TB).

This book is for anyone who has ever wondered why a benevolent God would allow suffering and poverty to exist and has asked the question: Does GOD really exist?

FUMC of Arlington, with Tarrant Area Food Bank, offers students backpacks of food for spring break

Resolution Highlights the Findings of Washington Area Women’s Foundation’s Report on Area Women & Girls

Oxford Journals' Health Policy and Planning has published a paper on the benefits of integrating microfinance and health protection services for very poor families and says the program should be expanded.

In time of uncertain funding CAHS recently announced the generous support of four foundations to ensure important finanical programs remain available to low- to moderate income residents throughout Connecticut.

Beverly Earl, of Catholic Charities San Bernardino, has been selected by Time for Change Foundation to receive its 2011 Humanitarian Award for her ethic of active compassion expressed in her philanthropy and social work.

Photographer Eva Sutton documents population displacement in Cambodia

The G-20 has been called to embrace the 192 country humanitarian emergency and food crisis caused by unregulated speculative trading.

The positive impact of value-added microfinance is undeniable—and finally the real potential of microfinance is beginning to be embraced around the world.

Time for Change Foundation will hold its Sixth Annual Awards Luncheon on April 7, 2011 from 11:30am to 1:30pm at the National Orange Show Events Center in San Bernardino.

Vermont-based NGO, People Helping People Global, is hosting its second annual Valentine’s Day Charity Brunch at the Holiday Inn in South Burlington. There will be live jazz, full brunch service, and a silent auction.

The Muckleshoot Indian Tribe has given $5000 to the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Seattle/King County to help prevent evictions & hunger facing neighbors in need in Seattle and King County. The tribe distributes $1 million annually in the community.

Eight communities in the East and Northeast are receiving grants ranging from $2,000 to about $5,000 to help the needy and those living in poverty.

Did you know that RI is second only to Nevada in percentage of population that is homeless? That 80% of the homeless are working people who do not fit the stereotype? That agencies know how to end homelessness while saving taxpayer’s money?

Noted Educator Salome Thomas-EL Joins The Chester Fund for Education and the Arts

"Food Rebels, Guerrilla Gardeners and Smart-Cooking Mamas" author Mark Winne asks consumers to take a stand and play a distinct, conscientious role in food democracy by becoming informed and empowered eaters, buyers and food producers.

Nearly half of all Americans between the ages of 60 and 90 will encounter at least one year of poverty or near poverty, demonstrating that the later years of life are marked by a serious threat of deficient income and assets.

This holiday season, FXB is raising $8,000 for families affected by poverty. In return for a donation, FXB will send to the recipient of the donor's choice a special thank you gift including a handmade beaded necklace from FXB Uganda.

Toys for Joy brings joy to those who need it most, the 16.8%* of San Diego County's children who are living in poverty. This year, 10,000 toys and 60,000 pounds of food will be distributed to families in need.

Founder of the Humanitarian Resource Institute and United Nations Arts Initiative, also known as H-II or the Humanitarian Intervention Initiative.

1923: A Memoir presents the story of a life lyrically described, capturing a time both before and during World War II when personal survival was dependent upon luck and guile. It is a story about a lost generation which resonates for today.

NFSTI, a Denver-based virtual training institute for real estate professionals, has launched it’s first annual “24 Hour Thanksgiving Marathon” to help raise $3000 for the Feed the Children campaign in honor of Thanksgiving.

Articles in the new issue of Families in Society highlight economic disparity, social justice, family stressors & risk behaviors, child welfare, and agency management.

An emotional graduation ceremony at Hôtel de la Paix Sewing School for 19 disadvantaged Khmer women

Current food/energy hyperinflation is being viewed as nothing short of catastrophic, crushing the household, small business and nonprofit organization levels across the United States and in G-20 countries.

Honda Center in Anaheim and rock band Nickelback make $20,000 Donation to Rock and Wrap it Up! to fight poverty

ALS Ontario is Paralyzing Poverty, the same way ALS, a fatal, rapidly progressive neuromuscular disease, paralyzes those afflicted. ALS has no known cause, cure or effective treatment and 40% of ALS Ontario clients live in poverty.

These Are All Our Children 2nd Annual Gala” to help bring recognition for the abandoned, abused and neglected youth of our community.

The events during this last decade may well be recorded as the largest intercoordinated series of global financial crimes in word history.

MWA member, The Interfaith Network board member, and Warm for Winter founder, Janice Tufte, continues to seek an end to homelessness through awareness campaign providing handmade hats and scarves to those without a place to call home.

With World Food Day coming this October 16th, one would think charities concerned with feeding the hungry would have their hands open to all donations. This is not the case as a Calgary man and entrepreneur is finding out.

The Grassroots Business Fund is proud to announce an investment of $100,000 USD to Sosial Enterprener Indonesia (SEI), a social capital fund focused on providing capital and technical assistance to small and medium social enterprises in Indonesia