Our day to end poverty [electronic resource] : 24 ways you can make a difference / Shannon Daley-Harris and Jeffrey Keenan, with Karen Speerstra.
By: Daley-Harris, Shannon.
Contributor(s): Keenan, Jeffrey | Speerstra, Karen | ebrary, Inc.
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BookSeries: BK currents book: Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2007Description: xiv, 232 p. ; 22 cm.Subject(s): Poverty | Social actionGenre/Form: Electronic books.Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Introduction: opening our eyes to how we can end poverty in our day -- Break the fast -- Educate every child -- Make work pay -- Care for our children -- Give all children healthy futures -- Help produce a better harvest -- Consume with conscience -- Give from the heart: more thoughts on giving -- End hunger and malnutrition -- Extend the reach of technology -- Expand access to microcredit -- Encourage social entrepreneurship -- Ensure health care for all -- Provide housing -- Call for debt relief -- Serve with satisfaction: more thoughts on volunteering -- Extend hospitality and create community -- Spread literacy -- Improve transportation options -- Travel with a purpose -- Save the lives of mothers and newborns -- Improve access to clean water -- Increase international development aid -- Speak up for justice: more thoughts on advocacy -- Conclusion: dream of a bright tomorrow -- How to use this book with others -- Guide for schools -- Guide for the workplace -- Guide for places of worship -- Index -- About the book team.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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