Hosted by: Future Without Poverty (FWOP), an international non-profit, and the University of North Texas Department of Sociology Location: Troy and Sara La Grone Advanced Technology Complex, 1504 Long Rd, Denton, TX 76207 Time: 8:30am – 6:00pm Topics include: Sustainable development projects in Peru, Haiti, Mexico, Sierre Leone, Nigeria, Togo, Turkey, Bangladesh, India, and more! Renewable energy projects in impoverished communities and rural schools Music for community empowerment and eliminating poverty Local initiatives in North Texas for progressive, sustainable communities Innovative workshop on micro-gardens for urban and suburban living
What a fantastic summer this was for us – and what a great autumn it is shaping up to be! Thanks to all of you, we were able to make a huge leap this summer. Last summer, our first full summer running trips, we were able to give loans to 9 women in Teotitlán. This summer we gave out 75 loans! It was because of the people you talked to, the reviews you wrote on TripAdvisor and other websites, the stories you posted in your blogs, and all the feedback that you’ve given us to make our program even better [ Read More ]
Summary This project will build a global online market place that is devoted to creating jobs for 100 families (500 people) in poverty. The only solution to reducing poverty is to create jobs. What is the issue, problem, or challenge? Poverty can be found in every country and can be a life sentence of hunger, thirst, illness, illiteracy and premature death. Most handouts are only short term band aids to the problem and create a dependency. The only real solution to eliminating poverty is to create jobs that pay a livable wage based on the local economic conditions. Individuals that [ Read More ]
