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How many people live in extreme poverty in the Caribbean?

One of the intriguing aspects of working on a movement to end extreme poverty is that we should be able to quantify the progress. It should be possible to come up with a good estimate of the number of people…

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  • November 14, 2008
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  • Dominican Republic, Poverty

Poverty in the Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a fascinating country, full of amazing contrasts. On one hand, it is a modern country with good roads, a modern skyline (photo Miguel Calzada, Diario Libre). The new Metro train system is almost working and there…

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  • November 12, 2008
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  • Haiti, Poverty

Poverty in Haiti

One of the biggest questions for ending poverty in the Caribbean is whether or not it could be done in Haiti. I’ve lived in Haiti for six years and have worked with Haiti for twelve. I love the people and…

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  • November 12, 2008
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  • Poverty

Would it be possible to end poverty in the Caribbean?

A few months ago, I read Dr. Sach’s book, The End of Poverty. Whereas, I was quite taken by the beauty of the idea that the world has enough resources to end extreme poverty, I could never imagine it succeeding…

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  • November 11, 2008
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