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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In most developing countries the youth represent half of the total population and up to 60-70 percent in countries whereby HIV/AIDS has decimated the adult population. Most of the...

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Visit the Gallery and explore submissions related to this month's theme of Understanding Poverty!

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Understanding Poverty
What is poverty? Is it the presence of hunger? Is it the lack of shelter? Is poverty not having a job or is it living one day at a time? Does Poverty represent powerlessness, lack of recognition and freedom?

This month of July we address these issues and work towards understanding the impact of poverty on our lives and lives of millions more. The theme, 'Understanding Poverty' not only aims at under covering the perception we have on poverty but also on how those in the unfortunate situation are surviving. They say more than a billion people survive on less than a dollar a day, but do we truly understand what that means to be poor and do we understand how it affects us. Share your experiences and your understanding of the too different worlds that exists in our society.

How well do you Understand Poverty

This month's challenge is to sensitize yourself to questions and answers about poverty in your Country and around the World. Test your understanding on the importance and prevalence of poverty right here.


Global Gallery Contest: Hidden Realities

Illustrations of Wellness and Illness For this month's theme of Understanding Poverty, the Global Gallery will be running a contest, entitled "Hidden Realities". There are many realities that are forgotten and hidden. One of these realities is poverty. What does poverty look like in your area? What does prosperity look like? Come and share your artwork! Let's work to understand and bridge the gap between the poverty-stricken and the wealthy..

   
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  • Sketches of Poverty
    by Solace Asafo

  • Homelessness. Poverty. Hunger.
    by Daniel Brophy

  • Become an Entrepreneur for Community, not for Money
    by Dereje Amera


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  • What is Poverty?
    by Terri Willard

  • Where does all the money go??
    by Andrew Lauman

  • Make poverty fund
    by Mohammad Ziaul Ahsan

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    Topic: Understanding Poverty and how it affects our lives?:

  • What is your definition of Poverty?
  • What does it mean to be living on the poverty Line?
  • Is being poor a factor in the prevalence of AIDS?
  • Share you thoughts on debt reduction in the third world countries.
  • Is anyone to blame for the spread of SARS?

    Thursday July 25th, 2003
    08:00 (EST)
    13:00 (GMT)
    23:00 (Sydney)
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