"Poverty – The Problem"

From the e-Activity, analyze the various factors contributing to poverty and determine which single factor plays the most significant role.    

Discuss how developed nations contribute (either directly or inadvertently) to the plight experienced by undeveloped nations.

E-activity•Go to the following Websites and research current initiatives to help the world’s poor.

◦The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, located at http://www.fao.org
◦The Brookings Institute, located at http://www.brookings.edu/topics/global-poverty.aspx
◦The Hunger Project, located at http://www.thp.org/home
◦InterAction: American Council for Voluntary International Action, located at http://www.interaction.org