Sentences with phrase «alleviating poverty through»

Fair Trade (generically and as trademarked by various organizations) is primarily concerned with alleviating poverty through greater equity in international trade.

When you visit IRRI, you will be entering a fully - realized community of scientists working together to alleviate poverty through rice research.

The Closing Rice Yield Gaps in Asia With Reduced Environmental Footprint (CORIGAP) aims to improve food security and gender equity, and alleviate poverty through optimizing productivity and sustainability of irrigated rice production systems.

This has been the Socialist cry through the ages; alleviate poverty through redistribution using the levers of Government.

Cover directs the Urban Revitalization Program at Seton Hall University's Center for Social Justice, teaching law students how to alleviate poverty through the legal system.

At the end of CowParade, the majority of the Edinburgh herd will go to market — a Gala Auction, with 75 per cent of the net proceeds from the auction going to the following charities: OneCity Trust, tackling social exclusion through a range of community projects, and VETAID, working to alleviate poverty through sustainable farming in developing countries.

Long (beautiful) story short: Shortly after that trip, Jessica and her friend, Travis, launched Noonday Collection as a way to alleviate poverty through entrepreneurship, and today, Jalia and Daniel own a thriving business in Uganda that employs 100 Artisans in their workshop and 300 Artisans in their community!

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Noonday believes every child belongs in a family and they work to alleviate poverty and economic orphan crisis through entrepreneurship.

Initially, the bank's program for alleviating global poverty was dominated by a strategy of economic growth, measured primarily in terms of GDP and channeled largely through big projects aimed at infrastructure development that benefited the rich more than the poor.

As passionate as I was about social justice and alleviating poverty, child sponsorship struck me as an old - fashioned model for giving in which a few select children essentially walked through a breadline to receive meals, schools supplies, and medical attention from far - away white «saviors» whose first - world guilt was eased by letters ensuring that their contributions made a difference.

We collect, «weecycle» and match essential baby gear to families through partner organizations focused on alleviating poverty, homelessness, domestic violence, teen pregnancy and under - employment.

Kiva's mission is «to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty.»

1 - To alleviate poverty and create decent livelihoods in developing countries in Asia, Africa and South America through the promotion of Fair Trade.

Three years ago, Kenda joined the Washington D.C. city chapter of Nest, a nonprofit dedicated to alleviating poverty, empowering women, and promoting peace through the successful creation of artisan businesses through a system of micro-bartering, business education, and access to markets.

Through these tours people have the chance to see firsthand all our production process and learn that they can help prevent deforestation, curb climate change, protect wildlife, alleviate poverty and transform business practices by being Smart Sustainable Shoppers.