"Blog Action Day is an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, to post about the same issue on the same day. Our aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion."-Blog Action Day Website.
I won't pretend to be an expert on poverty (because I'm not) and I certainly don't have the answers to even begin solving the problem. I do know that poverty is a world wide problem from developing countries in Africa to the guy on the street corner in your neighborhood. You probably don't have to look very far to see someone living in poverty.
There's probably thousands of ways to help people in poverty; from donating money, to working at a homeless shelter, to smiling at the guy on the street corner with a cardboard sign.
There's a great organization by the name of Kiva that is helping people all across the world. They have a very cool model that I think would be appealing to many people. You feel like your're truly helping someone make their life better. Take some time to read through their website and see if it's something you'd be interested in donating to.
But remember there are many ways that you can make a small difference on the fight against poverty. Take some time to think outside of your own life and your own daily schedule to help another person.
"Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat. "-Mother Teresa
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