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Background Information:

 * 1. Who is working to stop poverty?:**

There are lots of groups who are working on poverty, and we are the one of them, Poverty Team China (PTC). Some of the other organizations are Shanghai Sunrise and CARE. You can visit their sites at the "Relevant Organizations" section on our web page.


 * 2. What causes poverty?:**

There are a lot of reasons why there are so many people living in poverty, but according to "[|Causes of Poverty]"one of the main reasons is education! How can a person survive without proper schooling, or even have a chance to go to college? Another reason so many people are living in poverty is the disease. AIDS and other diseases can suddenly destroy the economy! For example, in Africa in the village of Malawi. According to Jeffery Saches's article called "The End of Poverty"the disease called [|AIDS] has devastated the village leaving people sick and unable to work. How can people survive when they are sick and cannot work?


 * 3. Where is poverty taking place?:**

"Half of the world -nearly three billion people-are living on less than two dollars a day" [|Poverty Facts and Stats]. That being true there are many countries that are poor and cannot provide the education needed to teach effectively they include: China, India, Africa,


 * 4. How can you help?:**

To help stop this issue of poverty, you can join organizations like Shanghai Sunrise or CARE. If you have a "Ground Breaking" idea to really save these people, make your own organization. If you don't want to join a organization or take the time to make one, donate food to can-food drives or donate money to funds that you see at McDonald's. Students, encourage your teachers to volunteer some of their time and skills to teach in an area where the education program is weak.

By: Mac