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Eliminating Extreme Poverty |
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| Affiliate: | Southeast |
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| Location: | Worldwide |
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| Created: | 9/1/2011 |
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| Last Update: | 9/1/2011 |
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Project Goal: Through various service learning projects, the disabled, who have traditionally been recipients of services, become the servers. This ongoing project focuses on the abilities of the disabled to do their part to eliminate severe poverty and lead the way so that others recognize the potential of people with disabilities.
Root Cause: Traditional development procedures do not reach the disabled and 25% of those who live in severe poverty (less than a dollar a day) are disabled. While the Peace Corps helps people around the world gain economic independence, again, less than 5% of their projects help the disabled.
Project Plan: The inclusion goals suggest that the disabled of the developed world organize their family, neighbors, civic groups, and churches to reach out to the disabled in the developing world. We do this at home with the homeless, most of whom are disabled, and we have taken actions to do this effectively around the world through service learning projects and as ambassadors for the disabled community. |
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