Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id eAIHdt917129; Sat, 18 Nov 2000 12:39:55 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 12:39:55 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <001d01c05186$3fd40160$23bffea9@hppav> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Mary Ann Corley" <macorley1@earthlink.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:286] World Bank Resources X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 Status: O Content-Length: 2829 Lines: 68 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Rich-Poor Disparities In Health Status Demand Better Programs ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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.] ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2. New Book: "Our Dream: A World Free of Poverty" ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Culture and Poverty: Learning and Research at the World Bank ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 . ********************************* Mary Ann Corley Director, National Center for Literacy and Social Justice macorley1@earthlink.net
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