or as they say in my Profession (Psychology)
Give a man a fish, and you satisfy his fish craving for a day. Give him fish aversion therapy, and you eliminate the craving for life."
or in the case of most of us here at DailyKos its,
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; Teach him to use the Internet, and he won't bother you for weeks!"
Because this is a political blog site, I know some of you are thinking about now, what does this have to do with politics, well I think it has everything to do with politics....more below...
seriously, I would like to spend a few moments of your time sharing a lifelong passion of mine, Education, or as the World Bank says:
An Instrument for Reducing Poverty, Education is a fundamental building block of human development and is and one of the strongest instruments for reducing poverty, improving health, gender equality, peace, and stability.
The Problem: Poverty
We live in an age where over half the world’s population has to survive on less than $2 a day. In developing countries the majority of people continue to depend on traditional agriculture, yet the difficulty of maintaining a living in rural locations leads more to the cities every day.
The Solution: Education
Education represents a powerful tool for generating jobs, improving incomes, and expanding the opportunities available to young people in developing countries. In meeting the needs of sustainable rural development the importance of agricultural education is indisputable.
The Challenge: Funding
If developing country governments had sufficient funds to provide a first-rate education for all those who wanted it poverty would be far rarer. The reality is that while governments continue to struggle to fund basic education – as must be their priority – the vitally important area of vocational education remains significantly under-funded.
The Vision
A world free from the extremes of absolute poverty, one in which all individuals are able to enjoy the empowering benefits of an education that meets their needs and aspirations in life. To broaden access for the poor to a high quality education combining vocational training and entrepreneurship by supporting institutions working in this field to increase their financial self-sufficiency.
To help teach a man how to fish, please see,
http://www.teachamantofish.org.uk/
Some really interesting technologies to help the developing world is here and now,
http://www.designnews.com/...
A very simple idea that will improve the lives of millions in the developing world today;
http://www.state.gov/...
Updated by Mindmover at Wed May 11, 2011 at 03:38 PM PDT
Clean water is a necessity not a luxury.
http://web.mit.edu/...
Updated by Mindmover at Fri May 13, 2011 at 12:35 AM PDT
For those of you interested in Developing World Markets,
http://www.dwmarkets.com/
Updated by Mindmover at Fri May 13, 2011 at 04:30 PM PDT
Computers for $25,.
http://techcrunch.com/...
Updated by Mindmover at Fri May 13, 2011 at 04:50 PM PDT
More interesting information on stoves,
http://www.burndesignlab.org/
Updated by Mindmover at Sat May 14, 2011 at 01:22 AM PDT
I know you are asking so what if you have a computer, you need access, well here it is.....
http://wndw.net/
Updated by Mindmover at Sat May 14, 2011 at 05:58 PM PDT
A plan to end poverty in 10 years,
http://www.un.org/...
Updated by Mindmover at Sat May 14, 2011 at 08:02 PM PDT
Food fears return,
http://truthout.org/...
Updated by Mindmover at Sun May 15, 2011 at 02:37 PM PDT
Food security & price volatility,
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...
Updated by Mindmover at Thu May 19, 2011 at 11:24 PM PDT
Cell phones help reach farmers with farming tips,
http://4g-wirelessevolution.tmcnet.com/...
Mon Jun 06, 2011 at 3:12 PM PT: Many more links to helpful information concerning developing nations...