“Poverty is overwhelmingly rural and will be for decades to come” according to the World Bank and their annual World Development Report. The World Bank warned that the UN goal of halving the incidence of poverty and hunger in the poorest countries would go unmet unless agriculture took centre stage in development aid. While 75% …
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Category:Philanthropy
Give a $ 200 laptop to a poor child
The One Laptop per Child project has been launched. For a modest donation of $ 200 you can provide a child with a new MIT designed notebook. Check out the site on-line. For a couple of weeks in November, you can can get one yourself too.