ACCION International
www.accion.org/main.asp Description:
ACCION International is a non-profit that fights poverty through microlending. Every day, millions of enterprising women and men struggle to better their lives by opening tiny businesses. They work exhausting hours yet they barely scrape by. What they need to break free is a little credit - a loan as small as $75. Now they can get it.[Back to top] Afro-Latin Americans
wbln0018.worldbank.org/external/lac ... 36dae985256a2300640931?OpenDocument Source: The World Bank
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The people of African descent and the indigenous peoples have been marginalized, banished, and systematically excluded, and are thereby among the poorest in a region that has the highest rate of inequality in the world[Back to top] Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
www.caribank.org/web_staging.nsf/pages/hp1 Description:
The purpose of the Caribbean Development Bank is to "contribute to the harmonious economic growth and development of the member countries in the Caribbean (hereinafter called the "region") and to promote economic co-operation and integration among them, having special and urgent regard to the needs of the less developed members of the region."[Back to top] Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI)
www.bcie.hn/ Description:
CABEI is the multilateral bank for the integration and development of Central America, whose purpose is to contribute in the raising of the quality of life of the population, providing financial and technical cooperation resources, so as to satisfy the needs of these countries within a culture of service and regional vision.
[Back to top] Civil Society in Latin America
lnweb18.worldbank.org/External/lac/ ... C3848F85256B53005738A3?OpenDocument Source: The World Bank
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The LAC civil society program promotes opportunities for enhanced dialogue between government, civil society organizations and the private sector, at the national and local levels, in an effort to harness diverse resources and expertise and create the partnerships and synergies required to address the challenge of inclusion in Latin America.[Back to top] Committee for Democracy in Information Technology (CDI)
www.cdi.org.br/eng_entrada.htm Description:
CDI is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that promotes educational and vocational training programs (Computer Science and Citizenship Schools). Its mission is to reintegrate the members of the poor communities, principally children and young people, and alleviate the social exclusion they are subjected to in Brazil and throughout the world. In addition to developing pioneer work in bringing
information technology to the underpriviliged populations, CDI promotes citizenship, literacy, ecology, health, human rights and non-violence, through information technology.[Back to top] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
www.eclac.org/default.asp?idioma=IN Source: United Nations
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ECLAC is one of five United Nations regional commissions. It was set up to coordinate policies promoting economic development in Latin America and to foster regional and international trade. Later, its work was extended to the Caribbean countries and its programme of action expanded to promote social development.[Back to top] IBGE: Expert Group on Poverty Statistics (Rio Group)
www.ibge.gov.br/poverty/default.htm Source: IBGE, Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics
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The Expert Group on Poverty Statistics (Rio Group) was created as a result of a Seminar on Poverty Statistics in Santiago, Chile, in May 1997, and is chaired by the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE) with the UN Economic Commission for Latin America, ECLAC, acting as Secretary. The web site offers information about the agenda of the Rio Group, its participants and the papers presented at its meetings.[Back to top] Inter-American Development Bank: Social Development and Poverty
www.iadb.org/topics/Home.cfm?topicID=DS&parid=2&language=English Source: Inter-American Development Bank
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Latin-American poverty-related links.[Back to top] Latin America and the Caribbean: Poverty
lnweb18.worldbank.org/external/lac/ ... 507745852569350050e4e4?OpenDocument Source: The World Bank
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The role of the Poverty Group is to ensure and enhance the World Bank's poverty focus in products and services, and build capacity within the Latin America and Caribbean region, in order to help reduce poverty.[Back to top] Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA)
www.lacea.org/index.htm Description:
LACEA is an international association of economists with common research interests in Latin America. It was formed in 1992 to facilitate the exchange of ideas among economists and policy-makers.
Related Sites:
LACEA/IDB/World Bank Network on Inequality and Poverty: a joint initiative that aims to advance the state of knowledge and expertise regarding the causes and consequences of poverty, inequality, and social exclusion, and the whole range of policies, institutions, and social structures that influence their dynamics as well as the impact of public action. [Back to top] Latin American Vision of the International Cooperation
www.rcp.net.pe/cti/english/index.htm Description:
The aim of the site is to show development from the Latin American point of view. The site contains articles and latest news from the region in English. It is a joint project between the Asociación Latinoamericana de Organizaciones de Promoción (Latin American Association of Development Organizations - ALOP), Ayuda en Acción (Spain) and Action Aid (England). There is also a larger Spanish section.[Back to top] Nicaragua: A Strengthened Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy
www.setec.gob.ni/documento%20ingles.htm Source: SETEC
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Nicaragua's poverty reduction strategy paper (PRSP), drafted by the Government of Nicaragua in consultation with civil society, including municipalities, universities, non-governmental groups, and focus groups representing the poor in rural and urban areas across the country.[Back to top] Partnerships for Poverty Reduction
www1.worldbank.org/ppr/english/ppr_eng.html Source: World Bank Institute in collaboration with the Inter-American Foundation and the United Nations Development Programme
Description:
This site presents the accumulated knowledge produced by a network of researchers and practitioners regarding joint initiatives for poverty reduction from governments, business and NGOs in Latin America and the Caribbean.[Back to top] SES Foundation
www.fundses.org.ar/ingles/ifundses.htm Description:
The SES Foundation mission is to promote educational sustainable strategies for the social integration of youth and teenagers with less opportunities.[Back to top] The Inter-American Development Bank: Poverty and Inequality
www.iadb.org/sds/pov/index_pov_e.htm Description:
The mission of the Unit is to provide technical leadership for the Bank's work in the area of poverty reduction and to contribute to the quality enhancement of the Bank's lending and non-lending activities so as to increase their poverty reduction impact. The Unit is also responsible for tracking the Bank portfolio with respect to how loans meet the poverty-targeted investment criteria and for highlighting best practice cases of poverty targeting within projects.
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