At the Values & Capitalism blog, Jacqueline Otto raises an intriguing question, "What is a proper Christian goal of economics?" After all, as she points out, Christ himself tells us the poor will always be with us.
By Elise Hilton
The Kauffman Foundation of Entrepreneurship is sponsoring Global Entrepreneurship Week, November 12-18. Described as a movement to movement to…
By Elise Hilton
Jim Shaw at the Catholic Herald has written a provocative piece that suggests one of the best ways to fight poverty is to support Catholic…
By Elise Hilton
Everyone agrees that during times of natural disaster, people need help. With "Superstorm Sandy" pummeling the eastern third of the U.S., it is…
By Elise Hilton
Too often, aid for the poor looks like this: A person, organization, or government notices a problem, decides upon a solution for the problem…
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Today, October 11, has been declared the International Day of the Girl Child by the United Nations. According to the Day of the Girl Campaign…
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Alan Duncan, an aid minister in the UK, says his government is "forced" to hand over large amounts of money to the EU's aid budget, but has no…
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Very often in charity and foreign aid work, we forget that the people to whom charity and aid are given are quite capable, smart and resourceful…
By Elise Hilton
"Petty" bribery is an accepted way of life in much of the world. A person simply understands that he or she will need to "grease the palms" of…
By Elise Hilton
Yesterday at Mashable.com, a leading social media site, an article entitled '5 Fun Games With a Higher Purpose' was featured. The article noted…
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Subsidiarity, the idea that those closest to a problem should be the ones to solve it, plays a particular role in development. However, it can…
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You have to hand it to Theodore Dalrymple: he doesn't mince words. In a recent piece in The Telegraph, Dalrymple lets it be known that British…
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It doesn't seem that anyone would WANT to live in a slum. But that is not necessarily true, according to Charles Kenny of Foreign Policy.
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Marvin Olasky, a Senior Fellow in Acton's Research Department, has an article in World Magazine regarding evangelism and effective economic…
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There is a lot of talk today about "social entrepreneurs". What is a social entrepreneur, and how does that differ from a business entrepreneur?…
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One question we get asked frequently at PovertyCure is, "What are you doing to address poverty here in the US?" Our upcoming curriculum will…
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Dasra, a philanthropic foundation in India, has released a comprehensive report regarding social innovation, entrepreneurship and technology in…
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Chad Jordan, founder and chief consultant of Cornerstone International has written a book on eradicating poverty called "Shut Up & Give?" In it,…
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Andreas Widmer, entrepreneur and author of The Pope & The CEO: John Paul II's Leadership Lessons to a Young Swiss Guard has announced a contest…
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The damage done by HIV/AIDS in Africa cannot be downplayed. However, while communicable diseases often get the spotlight, more "mundane" health…
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“The end of poverty will be found at the intersection of business opportunity and social responsibility.” - Chad Jordan, author of Shut Up &…
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Jacob Kushner at Globalpost.com notes how devastating it has been that NGOs and other aid organizations have long ignored Haiti's own businesses…
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The American recently ran an interview with Robert D. Cooter, a law professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and co-author of the…
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Rule of law is not a very glamorous part of development economics. It’s not the hot topic that microfinance is, or as controversial as…
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NGOs and international aid are doing next to nothing to improve the situation in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
By Elise Hilton
American economist Carl Schramm, in his PovertyCure Voices video, calls education '[t]he singular issue is improving human capital'.
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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, along with the Catholic Relief Services and National Catholic Rural Life Conference, have…
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United States' sugar policy is anything but sweet for farmers in the developing world.
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Ananya Roy, Professor of City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley and Education Director of the Blum Center for…
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Acton University, June 12-15, 2012, offers the opportunity to create your own curriculum. Registration deadline is May 18, 2012.
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While free trade has been increasingly maligned, the fair trade movement has become increasingly popular over the last several years. Many see…
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PovertyCure Pinterest contest
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Clearly, the answer is not to just simply dump food in the form of donations into needy communities. But just as evident is the fact that…
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Foreign aid isn't just useless; it's actively harmful. It discourages enterprise, fosters dependency and bolsters corrupt regimes.
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Vibrant enterprises working to tailor offerings to the specific needs and capabilities of the lowest income consumers and producers are the key…
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PovertyCure is currently in Haiti, hoping to capture some of this troubling “aid” landscape that has hurt local businesses, costing Haitians…
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God created the Garden of Eden, but did He create the marketplace as well? And if He did, what role does the market have in our world? Can…
By Elise Hilton
There is an old adage: “The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world”, implying that the woman’s role as nurturer and care-taker is…
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A few years ago, the slogan “think global, act local” was popular. In four words, it urged the consumer to keep in mind both the global…
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Perpetual Help Home is a Christian-based restorative justice organization assisting women in breaking the cycle of incarceration and…
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"...it's one thing to give a man fish, it's another to teach a man how to fish. But what better way to help than teach him to fish, then buy…
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Dr. George Ayittey PhD runs the Free Africa Foundation, which he established in 1993 in Washington, D.C., to serve as a catalyst for change in…
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Dr. Neal Johnson spotlights our God-given creative nature. The capacity for human ingenuity is highlighted in the blog, "Timbuktu Chronicles".
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Senegalese entrepreneur Magatte Wade takes on what she says is "misguided advocacy for increased foreign aid".
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