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Individuals can help end global poverty by supporting poverty-reduction organizations like, The Borgen Project.
The Borgen Project believes that leaders of the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global poverty. We're the innovative, national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign policy.
Our aim is to attack poverty through the importance of US foreign policy as it relates international aid.
At the Monterrey Conference in March of 2002, 22 of the world's wealthiest nations agreed to make "concrete efforts" in giving 0.7% of their national income toward aid for poverty reduction. 16 of the 22 countries, as of 2010, had either reached the 0.7% goal or had a scheduled date for when to reach it. The United States, on the other hand, comes in 19th of the 22 countries, donating less than 1% of the gross national income. Interestingly enough, most Americans think that 20% of the federal budget is spent on aid.
In 2010 the U.S. spent $530 billion on the military budget and $130 billion on war spending. In 2009, they spent $38 billion on foreign aid. A change in this discrepancy could mean great funding for projects and programs abroad.
The Borgen Project urges people to contact their Senators and Representatives to co-sponsor poverty-reduction bills.
Learn more at www.borgenproject.org
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Can you help poverty?
plz help poverty by donating
How many pages does The End of Poverty have?
The End of Poverty has 416 pages.
What was a goal of progressive reforms?
an end to poverty (apex)
When was The End of Poverty created?
The End of Poverty was created on 2005-12-30.
What is the ISBN of The End of Poverty?
The ISBN of The End of Poverty is 1-59420-045-9.
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To help end Americas poverty and racial discrimination
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Major goals of President Johnson's Great Society were to help end poverty and to end discrimination in voter registration.
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Never commit crime Help fight poverty
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How do you help the poor?
Helping the poor and effectively lifting them out of poverty may seem at first to be impossible; with over 925 million affected it may seem like too large of a problem for any one person to have an effect. While the bad news is that poverty is a large problem, the good news is that one person can have an impact and help the poor by ending poverty. Simply producing more food to help end their hunger and raise their families is not enough; problems still exist in getting the food to those who need it. The ability to pay for the food is crucial, and without the means to support themselves those who are poor often find themselves caught in a poverty trap, perpetually unable to dig themselves out and end the cycle of poverty. For various structural, social, and economic reasons individuals cannot, despite their best efforts, escape the trap of poverty, remaining poor, hungry and stuck in a deplorable situation. Various strategies exist on a structural level that aim to end poverty, but on an individual level there is still good that can be done to help end poverty and help the poor. For a person to help the poor and end poverty it can be as simple as supporting poverty-reduction legislation in Congress. A 30-second phone call to your congressional leaders' offices expressing support for addressing global poverty or a specific bill that addresses global poverty has a huge impact. With enough people calling, congressional leaders realize that the issue is important to their constituents and will pay more attention to the issue. United Nations and other international political bodies have programs aimed specifically at ending poverty, but without funding from nations or individuals they are extremely limited in what they may accomplish. By supporting increased US funding for global poverty alleviation legislation these types of programs will be supported and able to make a difference in helping the poor. Donating to an organization such as The Borgen Project will also help end poverty, with our ability to mobilize countless individuals such as yourself to call their congressional leaders, support poverty-fighting legislation, and support innovative ideas that fight poverty's reach. Donate now to allow us to continue our role as lobbyists for the world's poor.
