Shannon Daley-Harris, Jeffrey Keenan, Karen Speerstra

Our Day to End Poverty (eBook, ePUB)

24 Ways You Can Make a Difference

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Our Day to End Poverty invites us to look at the twenty-four hours in our very ordinary days and to begin to think about poverty in new and creative ways. The authors offer scores of simple actions anyone can take to help eradicate poverty. Each chapter takes a task we undertake during a typical day and relates it to what we can do to ease the world's suffering. We begin by eating breakfast, so the first chapter focuses on alleviating world hunger. We take the kids to school--what can we do to help make education affordable to all? In the afternoon we check our email--how can we ensure the access to technology that is such an important route out of poverty? The chapters are short and pithy, full of specific facts, resources for learning more, and menus of simple, often fun, and always practical action steps. Anne Frank wrote, "How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." Let's get started. It is our day to end poverty.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Mai 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781609944179
• Artikelnr.: 38333381

Autorenporträt

Shannon Daley-Harris and Jeffrey Keenan with Karen Speerstra

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction: Opening Our Eyes to How We Can End Poverty in Our Day

Morning
Chapter 1: Break the Fast
Chapter 2: Educate Every Child
Chapter 3: Make Work Pay
Chapter 4: Care for Our Children
Chapter 5: Give All Children Healthy Futures
Chapter 6: Help Produce a Better Harvest
Chapter 7: Consume with Conscience
Chapter 8: Give from the Heart: More Thoughts on Giving

Afternoon
Chapter 9: End Hunger and Malnutrition
Chapter 10: Extend the Reach of Technology
Chapter 11: Expand Access to Microcredit
Chapter 12: Encourage Social Entrepreneurship
Chapter 13: Assure Health Care for All
Chapter 14: Provide Housing
Chapter 15: Call for Debt Relief
Chapter 16: Serve with Satisfaction: More Thoughts on Volunteering

Evening
Chapter 17: Extend Hospitality and Create Community
Chapter 18: Spread Literacy
Chapter 19: Improve Transportation Options
Chapter 20: Travel with a Purpose
Chapter 21: Save the Lives of Mothers and Newborns
Chapter 22: Improve Access to Clean Water
Chapter 23: Increase International Development Aid
Chapter 24: Speak Up for Justice: More Thoughts on Advocacy
Conclusion: Dream of a Bright Tomorrow
Resources
How To Use This Book with Others
Guide for Schools
Guide for the Workplace
Guide for Places of Worship
Index
About the Book Team