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Oxfam International

For Students 9th - 10th
Non-profit organization that aids the impoverished in over 100 countries.
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BBC

Bbc News: Week of 3 11 13: The Children Going Hungry in America

For Students 9th - 10th
This article about child hunger in the United States features the story of two young children in Iowa who often do not have enough to eat. The article includes a link to charity that helps those in need of food and a brief video. [1:59]
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Ima World Health

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the homepage of the IMA World Health, whose mission is to provide essential products and services for emergency, health and development programs of interest to members, which serve people in need without regard to ethnicity,...
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Cmmb: Catholic Medical Mission Board

For Students 9th - 10th
Non-profit organization focused on the healthcare of people around the globe. Find resources about CMMB, its history, current programs, etc.
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Concern Usa: Worldwide

For Students 9th - 10th
"Non-denominational, voluntary organization committed to the relief, assistance and advancement of peoples in need in less developed areas of the world."
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Ird: International Relief and Development

For Students 9th - 10th
IRD's mission is to provide tools and resources to impoverished countries to reduce their suffering and to increase their self-sufficiency.
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Children's Hunger Relief Fund

For Students 9th - 10th
Non-profit organization dedicated to feeding the impoverished and hungry children across the globe.
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Global Health Council

For Students 9th - 10th
World's largest alliance for improving global health. Non-profit organization.
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Fcf: Family Care Foundation

For Students 9th - 10th
Family Care Foundation (FCF) works to improve the quality of life for children and families by providing humanitarian services, support, relief, and development to developing countries.
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United Way International

For Students 9th - 10th
A global network of non-profit organization that assists people in need in 45 countries.
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Church World Service

For Students 9th - 10th
Church World Service is the relief, development, and refugee assistance organization that works worldwide to meet human needs and foster self-reliance.
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Care: Virtual Field Trips Archive: Nepal

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Himalayan country of Nepal and about ongoing humanitarian projects of the organization CARE in the country.
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Care: Virtual Field Trips Archive; Madagascar

For Students 9th - 10th
The humanitarian organization CARE presents an informative piece on Madagascar with information about the organizations aid efforts in the African island nation, in this virtual field trip.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Some Countries Are Poor and Others Rich

For Students 9th - 10th
The School of Life helps to explain why some countries prosper and others stagnate.
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Care: Virtual Field Trips Archive; Haiti

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Caribbean island nation of Haiti and ongoing humanitarian aid projects in the country being carried out by the CARE organization.
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Digital History

Digital History: The Impact of the Women's Liberation Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is an overview of the achievements of the women's movement including employment, wages, education, politics. Also recognizes problems that still exist including gender-specific jobs, wage inequity, divorce and poverty rates.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Health and Welfare in Pakistan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Library of Congress discusses the poverty rate and welfare in Pakistan. Access to safe water, Western healthcare, and leading causes of death are also discussed. The information that is presented is brief but factual.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: William Julius Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical details on William Julius Wilson, an American sociologist whose views on race and urban poverty helped shape U.S. public policy and academic discourse.
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Excerpt From "Progress and Poverty"

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at this excerpt, published by the Henry George Institute, of George's "Progress and Poverty". Includes author's photo & other clip art.
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Web Gallery of Art: St Francis Marrying Poverty

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "St Francis Marrying Poverty", created by Andrea Sacchi in 1633 (Oil on canvas 292 x 201 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Marriage of St Francis to Lady Poverty

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Marriage of St Francis to Lady Poverty", created by Sassetta from 1437-44 (Panel, 88 x 52 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Franciscan Allegories: Allegory of Poverty

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Franciscan Allegories: Allegory of Poverty", created by Giotto Di Bondone, c. 1330 (Fresco).
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Percent of Children in Poverty, 2000

For Students 9th - 10th
NPR takes a look at hunger in America and explores the reasons behind it. In question and answer form, discussions include housing costs, poverty, food insecurity, and the many other growing problems the poor face.
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Poverty Threshold by Individual and Family Characteristics, 2003

For Students 9th - 10th
NPR takes a look at hunger in America and explores the reasons behind it. In question and answer form, discussions include housing costs, poverty, food insecurity, and the many other growing problems the poor face.

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