Instruction
Write a short discussion essay with a minimum of 400 words. Find two source for base on this statement below.
The Scenario
It is estimated that nearly half the worlds population live on less than $2 per day. At the 2000 UN Millennium Summit, the Millennium Development Goals were adopted with the aim to end extreme poverty worldwide by 2015. These goals touch on education, gender equality, access to capital, water, food, agriculture, sanitation, technology and many other areas. Here at home, 43 million Americans live below the federal poverty level. In Texas alone, over 4 million of our neighbors live in poverty.
How do we reconcile these numbers with the growing prosperity in the US and in the world? GDP is growing both here and globally yet poverty is increasing. How are we to address this situation? Possibilities may come from public policy, private/public partnerships, philanthropy, corporate social responsibility, NGOs, or other sectors.
So, heres the question: Given this challenge, where would you start to engage this problem? You may draw on your own experience as well as readings, other people, or any other sources you find relevant to the issue.
There are a number of different focal points you could engage, and it is entirely up to you where you focus. Your interest may be global or local. This issue can be thought of in terms of public policy, global economics, social equity, human rights, education or many other aspects. For this assignment, you must pick one point to focus and begin to go to work on. Where would you start? What information would you need to gather? Who would you need to talk to? Why would you want to start here?
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