Sentences with phrase «lives of the poorest»

It's experimenting around loan terms, to figure out ways to make sure the loan is really causing the most positive impact possible in the lives of the poor.
«We're betting that the lives of the poor in the next 15 years will improve more than in any time in the history of the world,» Gates said.
They trade in the lives of poor misguided people.»
We can not end outsourcing simply because local jobs are lost; outsourcing has an immense upside in its effect on the lives of poor people.
Pope Benedict XVI in his commentary on the Psalms on Nov. 2, 2005 condemned «the shame of usury, which destroys the lives of the poor.
Though the two groups differed in their approaches to the life of The Poor, the outcome of the meeting was a «new sense of unity.»
The life of the poor and the marginalized is further impoverished by the crisis.
Holiness and Pentecostal folk are still fleeing the life of the poor.
Decisions affecting the life of the planet, and especially the life of the poor, are made with little significant input from those who take the gospel of Jesus Christ as their primary guide.
Mariz avers that some elements of Pentecostalism have had positive effects in the lives of poor communities.
We show up to do a bit of good one time and then go home wondering why it didn't last or make a long - term difference in the lives of the poor or the desperate.
Although wealthy by birth, he was deeply committed to relieving and improving the lives of the poor.
Yes, there is a «risk» that new laws may be passed, and there may be some unforeseen political implications, but if you take action, lives of the poor can potentially be saved.
Also, as there is an organic link between destruction of environment and socio - economic and political injustice, even though all are affected by the ecological crisis, the life of the poor and marginalized is further impoverished by it.
This time around, at least so far, for the most part the sympathy seems to be on account of the «lone wolf» life of the poor Chechen brothers.
Meanwhile, the record of free enterprise in improving the lives of the poor both here and abroad is spectacular.
But if you meet the people who are working to restore this Earth and the lives of the poor, and you aren't optimistic, you haven't got a pulse.»
Yet over the past week I have visited the poor in Cambodia, and I can attest that while economic growth in Asia has been tremendous, government efforts are not enough to change the lives of the poor.
Indeed, they went so far as to accuse «European» theology of inauthenticity because it was too abstract, too speculative, too removed from the daily life of the poor.
We're comfortable with the idea of entering the lives of the poor.
A consultation on ecology and development has correctly observed that while all are affected by the ecological crisis, the life of the poor and marginalised is further impoverished by it.
While all are affected by the ecological crisis, the life of the poor and marginalised is further impoverished by it.
I think Bourdain had a lot to do with the rise of the chef, he made it sound like the life of a poor rockstar.
In both these events I was asked to share our latest advances and explain how these can impact on the lives of the poor today.
Their mission is to transform the lives of the poorest and most marginalized people by improving access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene.
What would it take to change the lives of poor children — not one by one, through heroic interventions and occasional miracles, but in big numbers, and in a way that could be replicated nationwide?
So that's the other part of what I wanted to explore in this book — just what was it in the lives of poor children that was holding them back, and what could be done to change that?
Obama's «Promise Neighborhoods» could challenge the traditional division between education policy and poverty policy — between improving schools and improving the lives of poor families.
But I think this next stage, the process of expanding the zone model around the country, will require leaders of a different type — people who are passionate about the mission of improving the lives of poor children, of course, but more importantly people who are very focused on results and how to achieve them.
After decades of failed efforts to improve the lives of poor students, Mr Tough has written a fine and provocative book about the kind of work that seems to be making a difference.
School meals can help children develop healthy eating habits — or they can prime them for a life of poor health and unnecessary suffering (did you hear about Paula Deen's statistically unsurprising diabetes diagnosis?).
A continent where there are inspiring individuals who want to change things and where those who want to improve the lives of the poorest in the world, as well as making money, should be clamouring for opportunities to invest.
What is missing from the IMF's assessment is the fact that the reforms have had next to no impact on the elite's approach to development and the real lives of the poor.
Civil society has recently undergone a much needed explosion and new informal organisations are popping up everywhere and gradually improving the lives of the poor.
The campaign aims to connect ideas and people so that, collectively, they can persuade governments, companies and nonprofits to prioritize efforts to improve the lives of the poorest people.
If you have doubts, compare level of life of the poorest people in the an urban ghetto in USA vs. random poor worker or peasant in USSR who lived far from the center in late 1980s or 1960s (when people were not artificially subcidized by selling oil to the west as under Brezhnev).
In a speech outlining how the government intends to improve the lives of the poorest people in society the prime minister focused on four key areas: family life, mental health and addiction, education and equal opportunities.
He has stopped all the policies initiated by the past governments that touched directly on the lives of the poor.
«ActionAid remains concerned that the proposals in this paper for aid vouchers and payment by results will turn out to yet another of the well - meaning but ultimately damaging experiments that can blight the lives of the poor
If we understand this, it won't just change the way we view the lives of the poorest in society, it will also show how misguided many current efforts to tackle society's problems are — and it will suggest better solutions.
Rozelle's earlier experiments on health interventions in China had «a real impact on the lives of poor people,» says Howard White, a developmental economist with the Oslo - based Campbell Collaboration, which reviews economic and social studies.
«School meals can help children develop healthy eating habits — or they can prime them for a life of poor health and unnecessary suffering,» says EWG.
Rice President David Leebron said in a statement, «She combines the teaching, research and service missions of a university to accomplish dramatic improvement in the lives of the poorest people and truly inspires her students to make a difference in the world.
Skeptics see many new technologies as irrelevant for the daily lives of poor people: «Do poor people who are struggling to put children in school and find health care really need the Internet?»
In the coming weeks, hundreds of new leaders will take the helm at agencies responsible for implementing policies that touch the lives of poor children and affect their odds of success in life.
Now, with GRiSP's concretely laid - out vision of success, innovative and holistic approach, and the concerted efforts of hundreds of institutions that share a similar vision, the future will be transformed as the lives of the poor are improved around the world.»
Development in the womb We use sheep to help us understand the effects on an individual's health in later life of poor oxygenation during development in the womb.
But if you meet the people who are working to restore this earth and the lives of the poor, and you aren't optimistic, you haven't got a pulse.»
True it's fast and easy, and they'll LOVE it, but the Simple Carbs, the Gluten, the Chemicals, and the total LACK of any nutrients, will set your kids up for a life of poor health, weight issues, foggy thinking, fatigue, and learning problems.
That's why Rituals is a proud supporter of the Tiny Miracles foundation, an organisation dedicated to improving the lives of poor communities in Mumbai.
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