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News and links about the struggle of the poor around the world. Half the world -- nearly three billion people -- live on less than two dollars a day.
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Battles in Northern Yemen mean less help for refugees

Aug 25, 2009
This morning we found many stories and news releases about the armed conflict in Yemen. Battles there are making it difficult for aid groups to take care of the people who have fled due to the fighting. U.N. agencies have pulled out almost all of t...

Brazil's Anti-Poverty Stipend Up

Aug 3, 2009
In an attempt to help families meet the increases in Brazilian food prices, lessen the effects of the economic crisis, and increase consumer spending--the Brazilian government increases their anti-poverty stipend. Reported in Bloomberg, by Iuri Dant...

Haitian boat escaping to the U.S. capsize and drowns

Jul 28, 2009
A boat full of Haitians trying to find a better life in the U.S. capsized and sank near the Turks and Caicos Islands. The U.S. Coast Guard says they have found 113 survivors, but 85 people are still missing. The boat struck a reef nearby the islands ...

Video: the story of Savita

Nov 25, 2009
The Guardian presents this story from Save The Children about another preventable death of a child in India. Savita died of diarrhea at the age of two.

US/Britain call for investigation on Ethiopian aid money

Nov 24, 2009
The US and Britain are calling for an investigation over how Ethiopia handles aid money. There have been accusations that Ethiopia has politicized who benefits from the aid money. From this Daily Nation article that we found at All Africa, writer...

Land grabs in Ethiopia

Nov 24, 2009
A chunk of land the size of Nebraska has been sold off in Ethiopia in recent years. The government there is leasing farm land to wealthier nations, who hope to use the land to help feed their own people. Critics of the fast selling say that the land...

The origin of Bread for the World

Nov 23, 2009
The Rev. Arthur Simon began the organization Bread for the World when he saw something over and over again at his church, people going hungry. Rev. Simon is traveling to promote a new book on the formation of Bread for the World. His stop over the...

Video: What is poverty? from Compassion International

Nov 21, 2009
The following video speaks to the loss of hope that those in severe poverty feel. The video comes from Compassion International.

Battles in Northern Yemen mean less help for refugees


Brazil's Anti-Poverty Stipend Up



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