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The message below is on the NIFL-Povracelit list and sure "fits" for family
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NIFL-POVRACELIT Digest 51
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) World Bank Resources
by "Mary Ann Corley" <macorley1@earthlink.net>
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Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 11:37:38 -0600
From: "Mary Ann Corley" <macorley1@earthlink.net>
To: <nifl-povracelit@nifl.gov>
Subject: World Bank Resources
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For those of you interested in issues related to world poverty, the World
Bank is a good resource. Listed below are three of the World Bank's
resources and programs.
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1. Rich-Poor Disparities In Health Status Demand Better Programs
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A series of World Bank reports on Socio-economic Differences in
Health, Nutrition and Population in 44 developing countries
clearly show that basic health programs are not serving the poor
well enough to close the inequality gap with the rich, and point
to an obvious and pressing need for redoubled and more effective
efforts to reach people in greatest need. The reports use data
from Demographic and Health Surveys; an assets index is used to
rank households.
To download data and explanatory notes on the 44 countries,
please visit
http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/health/data/index.htm .
Note: To receive information on obtaining the reports on
"Socio-economic Differences in Health, Nutrition and Population"
via email, send a message to povdocuments@forumone.com with
http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/health/data/mailback.pdf in the
body. [You can "cut and paste" the URL directly into your email
message. Do not write any additional text.]
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2. New Book: "Our Dream: A World Free of
Poverty"
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A new World Bank book, "Our Dream: A World Free of Poverty" shows
examples of World Bank's work with countries to reduce poverty at
both the national and the local level. You can access the book
on-line at http://www.worldbank.org/ourdream/index.htm.
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3. Culture and Poverty: Learning and Research at the World Bank
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The new World Bank's "Culture and Poverty: Learning and Research"
program aims at improving the effectiveness of poverty reduction
projects by integrating explicit attention to culture into their
design. It also aims at producing a book to educate Bank staff
and other development practitioners on the important roles
culture can play, and why it should be integrated and explicitly
supported in development assistance to influence development
thinking and practice. The program is based on the thesis that,
in order to be effective, development processes must understand
culture to reduce poverty.
To learn more about the "Culture and Poverty: Learning and
Research" program, see
http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/culture/index.htm .
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Mary Ann Corley
Director, National Center for
Literacy and Social Justice
macorley1@earthlink.net
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