ADB: Poverty Reduction
www.adb.org/Poverty/ Source: The Asian Development Bank
Description:
Poverty reduction is a strategic objective of the Bank. Poverty remains a trap for more than 950 million people in the Asian and Pacific region, with a large part of this total facing absolute poverty. The total number of poor in the region represents nearly three quarters of all the world's poor[Back to top] Agri-Aqua Development Coalition Mindanao
www2.mozcom.com/~agriaqua/ Description:
The Agri-Aqua Development Coalition - Mindanao (AADC) was formally launched in 1994 but its origins can be traced back to the Congress for a People's Agrarian Reform (CPAR) in Mindanao. As a coalition, it brings together some 66 grassroot level people's organizations (POs) of farmers, fishers, indigenous peoples (lumads) and rural women bound by a Six-Point Basis of Unity (SPBU) . It seeks to promote collective and united action by its member-organizations in the pursuit of the SPBU, so that sustainable rural communities (SRC) may be facilitated. By SRCs, AADC envisions communities[Back to top] Asia Recovery Information Center (ARIC)
www.aric.adb.org/ Source: Asian Development Bank and Australian Agency for International Development
Description:
ARIC provides information on the economic and social impacts of the Asian crisis and how the recovery is progressing. The site is organized around four thematic areas: Economic Performance, Bank and Corporate Restructuring, Business Confidence, and Policy Focus. [Back to top] Australian Agency for International Development (AusAid)
www.ausaid.gov.au/ Description:
The absolute poverty of 1.3 billion people who survive on less than a dollar a day remains the fundamental challenge for developing countries and their donor partners. Many of Australia's neighbours are experiencing financial crises and instability and private capital flows to developing countries are volatile. AusAID wants to continue to strive for excellence in the delivery of Australia’s aid program, ensuring it is as effective as possible in reducing poverty and achieving sustainable development.
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The absolute poverty of 1.3 billion people who survive on less than a dollar a day remains the fundamental challenge for developing countries and their donor partners. Many of Australia's neighbours are experiencing financial crises and instability and private capital flows to developing countries are volatile. AusAID wants to continue to strive for excellence in the delivery of Australia’s aid program, ensuring it is as effective as possible in reducing poverty and achieving sustainable development.
Reducing poverty: The central integrating factor of Australia ’s Aid Program
(PDF file): a policy document by the Australian Government's Overseas Aid Program
[Back to top] Australian Council for Overseas Aid (ACFOA)
www.acfoa.asn.au/ Description:
ACFOA is the coordinating body for 90 Australian non-government organisations working in the field of overseas aid and development.[Back to top] Cambodia E-Poverty Network
www.un.org.kh/undp/poverty/ Source: United Nations Development Programme
Country: Cambodia
Description:
The Cambodia e-poverty network has been established as part of a national and global commitment to achieve poverty eradication. The Millennium Declaration and the National Poverty Reduction Strategy constitute the main frame of reference for the network. The priority objective of the Cambodia e-poverty network is to promote a broad partnership on poverty through the establishment of a knowledge based and policy oriented network of policy makers (central and local levels), development practitioners, academia, research institutes, local communities, women organizations, youth, private sector, NGOs, and donors.[Back to top] Central Independent Monitoring Unit (CIMU)
www.cimu.or.id/CIMU_home_eng.html Description:
CIMU is the Central Independent Monitoring Unit of the Scholarships and Grants Program (SGP) and the School Improvement Grants Program (SIGP). Both are components of the Indonesian Social Safety Net, a collection of programs aimed at assisting the poor who have been affected by the economic crisis. CIMU provides timely information and analysis on important issues related to program implementation. Findings are disseminated to program implementers at the national and district level as well as to government, donors, NGOs and the media. Independent monitoring aims to promote transparency and accountability in the use of program funds as well as improve implementation. [Back to top] International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID)
www.infid.be/ Description:
INFID's aim is to give voice to the perspective and common concerns of the people represented by NGOs involved in Indonesia vis-à-vis governments, multilateral development agencies and the private sector involved in Indonesia. INFID is an instrument to facilitate communication between NGOs inside and outside Indonesia in order to promote policies to alleviate structural poverty and to increase the capacity to improve conditions of the poor and disadvantaged in Indonesia.[Back to top] New Zealand Official Development Assistance (NZODA)
www.mft.govt.nz/nzoda/nzoda.html Source: New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Description:
New Zealand Official Development Assistance (NZODA) provides support for economic and social development in developing countries, especially in the South Pacific and Asia Regions.[Back to top] NGO Forum on Cambodia
www.camnet.com.kh/ngoforum/ Description:
The NGO Forum on Cambodia is made up of non-government organizations grounded in their experience of humanitarian and development assistance to Cambodia. The Forum exists to advocate on issues of concern to the Cambodian people. This partnership of local and international NGOs is working to enhance: economic and social justice; respect for human rights and democracy; peace and non-violence; sustainable use of resources; respect for cultural diversity; and development with equity.[Back to top] Poverty Estimates in the Philippines
www.nscb.gov.ph/projects/poverty.htm Source: National Statistical Coordination Board for the Republic of the Philippines
Country: Philippines
Description:
The site contains the official statistics, technical notes and related information on poverty in the Philippines.[Back to top] Poverty Reduction Project in Asia by CIDA
www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/poverty/asia Description:
CIDA's Asia Branch has begun a yearlong participatory process with staff and a variety of CIDA partners, to help the Branch better understand the complexities of poverty, determine lessons learned from poverty focused projects in the field and develop a new poverty reduction strategy.[Back to top] Sambali
www.sambali.net/ Description:
Sambali lends money to poor upland dwellers, school children and micro entrepreneurs. The website also contains information about a "community economic matrix" which looks at a town level economy from the perspective of the poor.[Back to top] Social Monitoring and Early Response Unit (SMERU)
www.smeru.or.id/ Description:
The Social Monitoring and Early Response Unit (SMERU) is a collaborative multi-donor effort led by the World Bank, with contributions and technical support from AusAID, the European Unit ASEM Fund, and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
The objective of the SMERU is to provide rapid real-time qualitative information on crisis-related conditions and on the operations of social safety net programs in urban and rural areas. [Back to top] Social Sector Program Loan (SSPL)
www.nesdb.go.th/Main_menu/Hum_soc/data/human_soc-e/ Source: Asian Development Bank
Description:
This web site has been developed as a mechanism to disseminate information on the SSPL project initiatives. The SSPL has been approved by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to mitigate the social impact of the economic crisis in Thailand. [Back to top] The Beggar's Hand
www.worldbank.org/library.thinkquest.org/25009/ Source: Think Quest Team
Country: Philippines
Description:
This website talks about poverty in the Philippines and how it compares to other regions in the world. It covers factors such as the people involved, causes of poverty, results and possible solutions. Furthermore, there are first-hand anecdotes from people who have seen poverty and lesson plans for teachers.[Back to top] The Mirror Art Group
www.bannok.com/english/ Description:
The Mirror Art Group is an NGO working in the northern Thai province of Chiang Rai. The Mirror Art Group operates a number of projects and programs to help the hilltribe peoples of Mae Yao sub-district to combat their everyday struggles with unemployment, poverty, drug addiction and lack of Thai citizenship.[Back to top] VietGate
www.vietgate.net/community/nonprofit/ Description:
List of NGOs in Vietnam.[Back to top]
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