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• "Poverty" A Subject - Measures controlling poverty linked to the suitability of the country, as reasons of poverty changes due to social conditions of the country.
• ActionAid International - Large global anti-poverty agency, working with world's poorest people in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Based in South Africa.
• Almanac of Policy Issues: Social Welfare - Comprehensive links and background information on poverty, hunger, welfare, homelessness, housing, seniors issues, and other social welfare issues.
• Call to Renewal - Faith based anti-poverty organization with policy alerts, theological resources and other materials.
• Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) - A national non-profit organization which seeks to improve the economic security of low-income families with children and secure access for low-income persons to the civil justice system.
• Center on Business and Poverty - An IRP initiative to support and disseminate research into ways in which businesses can help improve the long-term economic stability and well-being of their low-income employees.
• Children Helping Children - Promotes the needs of the young in third world by raising money to educate and house them, plus give them a purpose in life.
• Combat Poverty Agency (Ireland) - State agency working for the prevention and elimination of poverty and social exclusion in Ireland. It is a small organization set up under the Combat Poverty Agency Act 1986.
• Cornell University: Poverty, Inequality and Development - Research papers and other materials on poverty from Cornell University faculty and graduate students.
• End Child Poverty - Campaign to end child poverty by 2020. Facts about child poverty, information about the campaign and participating organizations.
• Fighting Poverty, One Business at a Time. - The Trickle Up Program is an international non-profit organization dedicated to reducing poverty by providing low-income people around the world with the opportunity to create their own micro-enterprises.
• Global Truth and Reconciliation 911 - Aims to help the impoverished in the world by raising awareness among the more affluent, reducing demand for unnneeded goods, and rechanneling aid to help the poor help themselves.
• Guardian.co.uk - Poverty Matters Blog - Group blog about the causes, associated issues and development efforts regarding poverty worldwide. In partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
• Institute for Research on Poverty - Information about the institute, explanations of poverty measures, research, and links. One of two national poverty research centers designated by the US Department of Health and Human Services.
• Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) - Background information and links on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), and other low-income energy issues. From the Almanac of Policy Issues.
• Poor Magazine - An on-line news service dedicated to providing in-depth coverage of issues affecting low and no income communities nationally and internationally.
• PovNet News - Information about welfare and housing laws and resources in British Columbia, Canada. Provides links to other anti-poverty organizations and resources in Canada and internationally.
• Poverty and Race Research Action Council - PRRAC fosters and supports collaborations among researchers and advocates effectively addressing problems faced by people living at the intersection of poverty and race.
• Poverty.com - See a brief, simple display about world poverty. Animated maps show how often people die of hunger, AIDS, malaria, and preventable diseases.
• Project Match - Conducts program development and research activities in the fields of welfare-to-work and workforce development.
• Public Private Ventures - A national nonprofit devoted to youth development, mentoring, youth violence reduction, faith-based programs, national service and volunteering, and workforce development.
• RESULTS UK - A British organisation whose aim is to generate the political will to end hunger and poverty by lobbying MPs, letter-writing and media work.
• State Policy Documentation Project (SPDP) - Tracks policy choices on Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) cash assistance programs and Medicaid in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. A joint project of the Center for Law and Social Policy and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
• Synergos - An independent, nonprofit institute dedicated to developing effective, sustainable, and locally based solutions to global poverty, especially in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
• Synergos University for a Night 1999 - Archived proceedings of the May 27, 1999 conference discussing plans to reduce global poverty. Lists sponsors, recommendations, excerpts from the plenary session, and possible future events.
• The Institute on Race & Poverty - University of Minnesota (USA).
• Zunia - Poverty Reduction - Portal site with reports, links, bulletin board and other resources focusing on poverty reduction and development.

Random Indian Recipes:-

• Kadboli
  In a pan heat butter and add rice flour,maida,Sesame seeds,red chilly powder and salt. Mix well and knead dough using hot water. Cover the dough and keep aside for 40 min. After 40 min knead again and make small balls out of dough. Now make into rope and give kadboli shape. Heat oil in a kadai and fry kadbolis on low flame till dark brown. Allow to cool and store in air-tight container.
  
  
• Prawns Pickle
  Clean and wash prawns neatly. Drain water completely. Marinate with Salt,turmeric powder and ginger garlic paste for 30 min. In a pan heat oil and add hing and red chilly powder. Fry for 2 min. Now add methi powder and marinated prawns. Fry again for 2-3 min. Lastly...
  
  
• Potato Burfi
  Boil potato and mash finely. Grate coconut. In a thick bottom pan mix mashed potato,coconut and sugar. Allow to cook on a low flame (appx. 45-50 min). When the mixture bacame thick remove from the gas. Add elaichi powder and mix well. Pour the mixture on greased platform. Roll out the mixture with roll pin to make 1 cm thick. Cut the pieces as shape as you want. Allow to cool.
  
  
• Lasun Chakli
  In a mixing bowl take rice flour,besan, dry lasun chatni,carom seeds,sesame seeds,sugar and salt. Heat two cups of water in a deep pan and add one tbsp of oil and bring it to boil. Add the flour mixture into the hot water. stir continuously on low flame. Cook till the mixture gets a dough consistency. Remove from the heat. cover and allow to cool for ten minutes. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Knead the dough finely. Put a portion of ...
  
  
• Kheema
  First cook kheema in pressure cooker with little water. Make onion paste and chop tomato and coriander leaves. In kadai heat oil and fry onion paste for 2 min. Then add ginger garlic paste and fry for some time. Now add chopped tomato and again fry for 2 min. Add red chilly powder, ...
  
  
• Batate Pohe
  First clean poha, wash, drain and keep aside. Cut onions,green chilly and coriander leaves. Make thin pieces of potato. In a pan heat oil and add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,green chilly and kadipatta. Then add onions and saute it till brown. Now add potato pieces and mix well. Sprinkle water on potato and cover the pan. Allow to cook potato for 2-3 min. Add turmeric powder and salt. Now add poha and mix well. Lastly add sugar,grated coconut and chopped coriander leaves. Cover the pan and allow to cook on ...
  
  
• Dal Fry
  Wash tur dal and soak in water for 30 min. and cook in a pressure cooker. Cut tomato,onion,ginger and garlic into fine pieces. In a pan heat oil and add mustard seeds,jeera and kadipatta. Then add red chilly and ...
  
  
• Bhogichi Bhaji
  Peel the carrots and potatoes. Make small pieces of ghevada. Cut potato,brinjal and carrot into pieces. Remove green chana from the pods. Make fine paste of coriander leaves and green chilly. Roast groundnut and sesame and make powder. Now in a pan heat oil and add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Allow to splutter then add turmeric powder. Add potatoes,carrots,green chana and ghevada. Fry for a min. then add green paste. Cover the pan and allow to ...
  
  
• Sarson ka Saag
  Chop the sarson vegetable,palak, chillies and tomatoes and boil them in cooker for 10 min. Cool and grind coarsely. Add some makki ka aata and boil this without covering the pan until all the liquid dries up. In another pan heat ghee and add red chilly powder,garam masala powder,,haldi ,methi seeds and mustard seeds. Then add chopped onions, ginger, garlic and salt. Fry well and add above saag. Mix well and simmer for 2-3 min.
  
  
• Pulao
  First clean and wash rice.drain all water and keep aside for 1 hour. Cut vegetables in shape as you want. Grate coconut and extract coconut juice with warm water. In a cooker pan take 4 tbsp ghee or oil. to this add cloves,dalchini and pepper. Then add chopped green chillies and onions .fry till onion is brown in colour. Now add rice and saute it for ...