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Relief & Development Organizations International
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United Nations Organizations World Food Program Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) United Nations Development Program United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) International Fund for Agricultural Development World Health Organization (WHO) World Bank http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/newsroom/wfp182359.jpg
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World Food Program World’s Largest Humanitarian Agency –104 million peopled aided –81 countries –5.9 million tons food –$3.275 Billion –8,770 Employees Relief and Development –School Feeding –Fight against HIV/AIDS –Food for Work –Focus on women http://www.wfp.org
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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Information/data Network for agriculture –Statistics, publications –1 million website hits/month Field Projects –Manages 1000s of projects –Technical expertise Global Ag Policy Offices in 100 countries $750 million www.fao.org
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United Nations Development Program Better life for people –Democratic Governance –Poverty Reduction –Crisis Prevention and Recovery –Energy and Environment –HIV/AIDS Millennium Development Goals 166 countries $280 million www.undp.org
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United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) For every child: –Health –Education –Equality –Protection Priorities: –Girls’ education –Immunizations –HIV/AIDS –Early Childhood Nutrition –Child Protection Violence, child soldering Exploitation, child labor Sexual abuse, trafficking Darfur, Sudan www.unicef.org
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Child Soldiering UNICEF Child Protection 100,000 child soldiers –Mostly Africa Recruited into armed groups by force Taught to kill, rape Drugged, abused Easier to train than adults Psychological damage http://en.kindernothilfe.org/multimedia/kmdb/%5B005%5D/5811_326x 397_326x397_114x2-width-326-height-397-view_image-1-called_by- knhfs-original_site--original_page-105.jpg
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Rape and Violence UNICEF Child Protection Systematic rape of women and girls –Areas of armed conflict –Refugee camps –Women of all ages targeted –Tactic of war Congo –100,000 raped since 1998 Rwanda –250,000 raped during genocide http://www.unicef.org/protection/images/protection_040242.jpg
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Child trafficking UNICEF Child Protection 1.2 million children trafficked –Adoptions –Labor –Mail order brides –Prostitution Virgins thought to be AIDS cure 30% of sex workers in S.E. Asia are under 17 7,000 trafficked to USA/year Abuse, degradation –Slavery Poverty is root cause –Parents sell children to pay debts –Or are duped Linked to criminal activity Child Prostitution http://www.icatlanta.org/rescue_and_restore/2004-11_Child_Trafficking_6.jpg
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International Fund for Agricultural Development 900 million extremely poor rural people worldwide Goal: enable the rural poor to overcome poverty –Microcredit –Household food security –Livestock and rangeland –Sustainable livelihoods –Women’s empowerment: Credit, Land, Technology Microcredit meeting http://blogs.newamericamedia.org/images/266.jpg
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World Health Organization Goal: attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health Information resource –Statistics –Publications Crisis management –Outbreaks –Immunizations $450 million 192 countries Immunization http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/africa/photos/immunization-002.jpg
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World Bank Goal: –fight poverty in developing countries –Improve standard of living Loans –Roads, ports –Education, health systems Policy advice Technical assistance 184 countries 9,300 employees $20.1 billion for 245 projects www.worldbank.org
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Governmental Agencies
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Government aid for development United States Japan France United Kingdom Germany Netherlands Sweden Italy Norway Denmark Canada Australia http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/05/business_aid_and_development/img/1.jpg
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USA: Peace Corps Peace Corps –Volunteers work in developing countries –Promote: Education Agriculture Health, HIV/AIDS Business International understanding www.peacecorps.gov
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U.S.Agency for International Development (USAID) Started with Marshall Plan after WWII Principal U.S. foreign aid agency to help countries: –Recover from disaster –Escape poverty –Democratic reforms Partnership with –3,500 U.S. businesses –3,000 Organizations $8.8 Billion USAID in Uganda www.usaid.gov
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Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
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Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) CIMMYT –International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center IRRI –International Rice Research Institute CIP –International Potato Center ILRI –International Livestock Research Institute www.cgiar.org
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Policy Organizations Center for Global Development Food First Greenpeace Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy International Food Policy Institute Winrock International Worldwatch Institute World Food Prize 2004 World Food Prize www.worldfoodprize.org
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Relief Organizations Oxfam International Rotary International Heifer International Freedom from Hunger CARE Save The Children Doctors without Borders International Red Cross BRAC Doctors without borders http://web.mit.edu/msfweek/Images/malnutrition.jpg
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Religious Relief Organizations Bread for the World Catholic Relief Services ELCA World Hunger (Lutheran) Feed the Children Food for the Hungry Presbyterian Hunger Program UMCOR World Hunger/Poverty (Methodist) Food for Life Global (Hindu) Catholic Relief Services http://www.risva.org/images/Refugee-Children-Photos.jpg
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Hunger Relief Progress Global Hunger Index
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Hunger Relief Progress http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Gdp_real_growth_rate_2007_CIA_Factbook.PNG/800px-Gdp_real_growth_rate_2007_CIA_Factbook.PNG
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