Ricardo Salinas, chairman and founder of Grupo Salinas, discusses the state of poverty, democracy, free enterprise, and rule of law in Latin America, and the prosp...
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Ricardo Salinas, chairman and founder of Grupo Salinas, discusses the state of poverty, democracy, free enterprise, and rule of law in Latin America, and the prospects for its relationship with the United States.
CEO Speaker Series:...
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Ricardo Salinas, chairman and founder of Grupo Salinas, discusses the state of poverty, democracy, free enterprise, and rule of law in Latin America, and the prosp...
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Ricardo Salinas, chairman and founder of Grupo Salinas, discusses the state of poverty, democracy, free enterprise, and rule of law in Latin America, and the prospects for its relationship with the United States.
Ethics Matter: A Co...
50 Views 20:55:00 10/25/11
Utilitarian philosopher Peter Singer lives up to his beliefs, giving away 25-30 percent of his income to alleviate absolute poverty, and defending animal rights--o...
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Utilitarian philosopher Peter Singer lives up to his beliefs, giving away 25-30 percent of his income to alleviate absolute poverty, and defending animal rights--or as he puts it, "extending equality beyond the species boundary." Here are his thoughts on these topics and more.
Getting Back to Win...
69 Views 18:00:00 06/21/11
The Poly High Jackrabbits may be tough opponents, but they've got serious competition for top billing at their own school. Coach Lara explains why it's a matter of...
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The Poly High Jackrabbits may be tough opponents, but they've got serious competition for top billing at their own school. Coach Lara explains why it's a matter of pride for the team to keep up the hard work. Thursdays at 9:00/8:00c on Current TV
The Food Challenge
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(Earth Focus: Episode 29) With soaring food prices, a growing population and a changing climate, how will we feed the world? In this episode of Earth Focus, we loo...
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(Earth Focus: Episode 29) With soaring food prices, a growing population and a changing climate, how will we feed the world? In this episode of Earth Focus, we look at both low and high tech solutions - from treadle pumps and urban farming, to genetically modified animals and mega farms. In the developing world, simple solutions help farmers grow and sell more food thereby helping reduce hunger and poverty. In the industrialized world, high tech solutions are often controversial and raise ethical concerns.
We're producing more food than ever, but one child still dies every six seconds from undernourishment. One in six people are hungry, mostly in the developing world. If we have so much food, why is there hunger?
There are many reasons. Poverty is a key factor. People need land to grow food, or income to purchase it, and many have neither. One and a half billion people in the world live on less than $1.25 a day and already spend up to 80% of their income on food. For them, a slight uptick in food prices can be a matter of life and death. And because food prices are linked to volatile fuel prices, the prospect of hunger for those living on the brink is greater than ever.
Population growth and climate change makes things worse. In 40 years, there will be three billion more mouths to feed on this planet, while climate change brings more droughts and floods affecting our ability to grow food. But things can change. Focusing on boosting the productivity of small farmers and in providing them better access to markets is an approach that builds food security while reducing poverty.
Learn more about global food issues, and find out what you can do.
The Food Challenge
13 Views 07:00:00 04/14/11
(Earth Focus: Episode 29) With soaring food prices, a growing population and a changing climate, how will we feed the world? In this episode of Earth Focus, we loo...
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(Earth Focus: Episode 29) With soaring food prices, a growing population and a changing climate, how will we feed the world? In this episode of Earth Focus, we look at both low and high tech solutions - from treadle pumps and urban farming, to genetically modified animals and mega farms. In the developing world, simple solutions help farmers grow and sell more food thereby helping reduce hunger and poverty. In the industrialized world, high tech solutions are often controversial and raise ethical concerns.
We're producing more food than ever, but one child still dies every six seconds from undernourishment. One in six people are hungry, mostly in the developing world. If we have so much food, why is there hunger?
There are many reasons. Poverty is a key factor. People need land to grow food, or income to purchase it, and many have neither. One and a half billion people in the world live on less than $1.25 a day and already spend up to 80% of their income on food. For them, a slight uptick in food prices can be a matter of life and death. And because food prices are linked to volatile fuel prices, the prospect of hunger for those living on the brink is greater than ever.
Population growth and climate change makes things worse. In 40 years, there will be three billion more mouths to feed on this planet, while climate change brings more droughts and floods affecting our ability to grow food. But things can change. Focusing on boosting the productivity of small farmers and in providing them better access to markets is an approach that builds food security while reducing poverty.
Learn more about global food issues, and find out what you can do.
The Face Of Rural P...
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The International Fund for Agricultural Development's Rural Poverty Report is a comprehensive review of rural poverty, which accounts for 70 percent of the wo...
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The International Fund for Agricultural Development's Rural Poverty Report is a comprehensive review of rural poverty, which accounts for 70 percent of the world’s extreme poor – about a billion people. No matter what the numbers indicate, in an area with marked inequalities, many poor rural people in Latin America and the Caribbean still live on less than US$2 per day, and have poor access to financial services, markets, training and other opportunities. There is a strong concentration of extreme poverty among landless farmers, indigenous peoples, women and children. These 'In Their Words' testimonials from the Rural Poverty Report put a face on the numbers in Latin America. Music: 'August Moon' by Dylan In The Movies licensed through Animoto for a Cause. To read the report, visit http://www.ifad.org/rpr2011/index.htm
Co-Creating Content...
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MATTER - Edelman Sports & Entertainment Marketing joined forces with pro-bono client Camfed, an NGO dedicated to girls education and poverty eradication in Africa,...
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MATTER - Edelman Sports & Entertainment Marketing joined forces with pro-bono client Camfed, an NGO dedicated to girls education and poverty eradication in Africa, to produce the award-winning documentary, Where the Water Meets the Sky. The film follows the emotional journey of 24 young Zambian women orphaned by AIDS who were given video cameras and taught film development and production as a means to tell their own stories. Serving as the executive producer, MATTER worked with Camfed to shape the story in post production, structure the partnership with Morgan Freeman and secure distribution of the film, which premiered December 1, 2009 on the Sundance Channel. David Freeman, General Manager, MATTER, discusses our work.
Co-Creating Content...
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MATTER - Edelman Sports & Entertainment Marketing joined forces with pro-bono client Camfed, an NGO dedicated to girls education and poverty eradication in Africa,...
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MATTER - Edelman Sports & Entertainment Marketing joined forces with pro-bono client Camfed, an NGO dedicated to girls education and poverty eradication in Africa, to produce the award-winning documentary, Where the Water Meets the Sky. The film follows the emotional journey of 24 young Zambian women orphaned by AIDS who were given video cameras and taught film development and production as a means to tell their own stories. Serving as the executive producer, MATTER worked with Camfed to shape the story in post production, structure the partnership with Morgan Freeman and secure distribution of the film, which premiered December 1, 2009 on the Sundance Channel. David Freeman, General Manager, MATTER, discusses our work.
Faith Matters: The ...
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Wealth Goes – Poverty Stays - Gold Mining in the Peruvian Andes
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Wealth Goes – Poverty Stays - Gold Mining in the Peruvian Andes
Why Must Christ Com...
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Christ’s return is not just a religious issue; it is a matter of human survival. Our world is seeing an explosion of crises. Billions around the globe are sufferin...
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Christ’s return is not just a religious issue; it is a matter of human survival. Our world is seeing an explosion of crises. Billions around the globe are suffering from drought, famine, war, poverty and disease. America and its allies are in deep trouble. But there is a real God, Who is concerned about mankind’s very survival. He will intervene in world affairs to save us!
Video Voice Zambia
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This six-minute video details how nurses, community members, and District Health Management Team (DHMT) staff received camera- and computer-training with the goal ...
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This six-minute video details how nurses, community members, and District Health Management Team (DHMT) staff received camera- and computer-training with the goal of introducing video as a tool for accountability and evaluative thinking within the Zambian Health System. For some, it was the first time they had ever used both a camera and a computer. The "Video Voice Zambia" project works in-step with the Equity Gauge Zambia. Led by CHESSORE (a Zambian NGO based in Lusaka and run by Dr. TJ Ngulube), this project has been supported since 2006 by Research Matters and IDRC's Evaluation Unit.
Iraq End Of My Wo...
0 Views 00:36:02 05/01/08
Warning: This Video contains images that are not suitable for Children.Viewing is recommended for ‘Mature Audiences’ only !I’ve titled this Video ‘Iraq - End of My...
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Warning: This Video contains images that are not suitable for Children.Viewing is recommended for ‘Mature Audiences’ only !I’ve titled this Video ‘Iraq - End of My World’ because with each passing day, I am becoming more and more ‘disgusted’ with what I see happening in our world… and am coming to the conclusion that when my time on this planet does come to an end… I’ll be left with very few regrets !What we, as an International Community, are allowing to continue to happen to the People of Iraq, is nothing short of ‘disgraceful’… and the fact that it is happening at a time when many people throughout the world are ‘starving to death’ makes it even more ‘shameful’ !!!Money that could be used to feed the poor, and end World Poverty… is instead being used to ‘kill’ our fellow human beings, and ‘destroy our planet’ in the process.I am often left wondering, what sort of world we are leaving for our children. What are we teaching them ???Are we telling them that it is OK to kill each other ?They’d probably get that assumption if they play many of the Computer Video Games that are on the market, or they are exposed to much of the Violence that appears on the Television Screen every day.Are we teaching them that it is OK to watch other people ‘suffering’… or to turn a blind eye, and pretend that because it is happening to people somewhere else, it doesn’t matter ?I don’t know what our children are going to think of us, in years to come.In a way, I’m hoping that they’ll be as ‘ashamed of us’ as what I am… and perhaps there just may be a chance for a brighter world in the future !!!Music in the Video is a remix of the Cilla Black song… You’re My World.Images are from the website ‘Faces of Grief’ http://facesofgrief.blogspot.com/My appreciation goes to dancewater… for the continued diligence in maintaining the site !
UNICEF: Jenna Bush ...
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NEW YORK, USA, 1 October 2007 -- Jenna Bush, who interned with UNICEF in Latin America from September 2006 through May 2007, has drawn from that experience to writ...
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NEW YORK, USA, 1 October 2007 -- Jenna Bush, who interned with UNICEF in Latin America from September 2006 through May 2007, has drawn from that experience to write 'Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope' -- a personal account of a girl who struggles to break free from a vicious cycle of abuse, poverty and illness.
'Ana's Story' is about a 17-year-old single mother who Ms. Bush met at a UNICEF-supported community organization during her internship. Ana (not her real name) was born with HIV, and her mother died when she was only three. Her HIV status is a matter of shame for her family, and she has suffered abuse because of it.
To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/usa_41043.html