USAID
Big Market
According to USAID, more than 40
percent of all U.S. exports and half of
U.S. agricultural exports are sold to
developing countries -- these annual
exports account for about 4 million
U.S. jobs. As people in developing
countries are assisted out of poverty,
more jobs are created in the U.S.
According to USAID, more than 40
percent of all U.S. exports and half of
U.S. agricultural exports are sold to
developing countries -- these annual
exports account for about 4 million
U.S. jobs. As people in developing
countries are assisted out of poverty,
more jobs are created in the U.S.
Forty-three of the top 50 consumer
nations of American agricultural
products were once U.S. foreign
aid recipients.
nations of American agricultural
products were once U.S. foreign
aid recipients.
Cheap to Address and Expensive
to Ignore: According to FAO,
studies suggest that hunger and
micronutrient deficiencies decrease
children's learning capacity by up
to 10 percent and cost developing
countries $128 billion per year in
productivity losses alone.
to Ignore: According to FAO,
studies suggest that hunger and
micronutrient deficiencies decrease
children's learning capacity by up
to 10 percent and cost developing
countries $128 billion per year in
productivity losses alone.
“U.S. foreign assistance has
always had the twofold
purpose of furthering
America's foreign policy
interests in expanding
democracy and free markets
while improving the lives of
the citizens of the developing
world.”
always had the twofold
purpose of furthering
America's foreign policy
interests in expanding
democracy and free markets
while improving the lives of
the citizens of the developing
world.”
CEO's Say End Poverty
Many of the top CEO's in the country
want Congress and the White House
addressing global poverty. View a
partial list of CEO's advocating for an
end to poverty.
Many of the top CEO's in the country
want Congress and the White House
addressing global poverty. View a
partial list of CEO's advocating for an
end to poverty.
Poverty & the Economy
The world's poor are now viewed as the largest untapped market on earth. As
people transition from barely surviving into being consumers of goods and
products, U.S. companies gain new populations to which they can market their
products. Many corporations have already benefited from the poverty reduction
that has occurred in India, China, and other parts of the world, and they realize
that their future earnings are tied to whether or not U.S. leadership is working
to reduce global poverty.
The world's poor are now viewed as the largest untapped market on earth. As
people transition from barely surviving into being consumers of goods and
products, U.S. companies gain new populations to which they can market their
products. Many corporations have already benefited from the poverty reduction
that has occurred in India, China, and other parts of the world, and they realize
that their future earnings are tied to whether or not U.S. leadership is working
to reduce global poverty.
Economically Strategic
According to the FAO, the global
benefits of reducing the number of
hungry by half would be at least
$120 billion per year as a result of
longer, healthier and more
productive lives for several hundred
million people.
And the World gets Safer
A study conducted by the U.S.
estimated that if the World Food
Summits goal of reducing hunger
by half is met; it will lower the cost
of peacekeeping and humanitarian
operations by $2.5 billion per year.
According to the FAO, the global
benefits of reducing the number of
hungry by half would be at least
$120 billion per year as a result of
longer, healthier and more
productive lives for several hundred
million people.
And the World gets Safer
A study conducted by the U.S.
estimated that if the World Food
Summits goal of reducing hunger
by half is met; it will lower the cost
of peacekeeping and humanitarian
operations by $2.5 billion per year.
5 WAYS YOU CAN HELP
RIGHT NOW
Direct from the President of The Borgen
Project, these are the five most important
ways you can help advance the cause and
improve living conditions for the world's poor.
1. Call your congressional leaders
The Borgen Project has quickly become a
politically powerful ally for the world's poor
and much of that influence has come from
Borgen Project supporters across the country
who make weekly Hero Calls to their
representatives in Congress. Political leaders
receive a weekly report from their staff that
tallies the number of calls they received on
each issue. Every call you make gets noticed
by your political leaders!
Time requirement: 30-seconds per call.
2. Mobilize your People
Mobilize your friends and family to call their
congressional leaders. Oftentimes a political
leader in Congress will support a
poverty-reduction bill with as few as 6-7
people calling their office.
Time requirement: 60-seconds per person.
3. Donate
President Barack Obama was able to build a
highly-effective, well-funded movement,
because everyday people donated what they
could $10, $25, $50. It all has an impact in
bringing political attention to global poverty.
Time requirement: 3-minutes
4. Build Buzz
Email, call, chat, Facebook... There are many
ways can you build buzz for the cause and
engage those around you.
Time requirement: Varies
5. Sign-up for E-Alerts & News
Our research shows that people who receive
The Borgen Project's E-Alerts become more
knowledgeable of the issues and engaged in
the cause.
Time requirement: 15-seconds
RIGHT NOW
Direct from the President of The Borgen
Project, these are the five most important
ways you can help advance the cause and
improve living conditions for the world's poor.
1. Call your congressional leaders
The Borgen Project has quickly become a
politically powerful ally for the world's poor
and much of that influence has come from
Borgen Project supporters across the country
who make weekly Hero Calls to their
representatives in Congress. Political leaders
receive a weekly report from their staff that
tallies the number of calls they received on
each issue. Every call you make gets noticed
by your political leaders!
Time requirement: 30-seconds per call.
2. Mobilize your People
Mobilize your friends and family to call their
congressional leaders. Oftentimes a political
leader in Congress will support a
poverty-reduction bill with as few as 6-7
people calling their office.
Time requirement: 60-seconds per person.
3. Donate
President Barack Obama was able to build a
highly-effective, well-funded movement,
because everyday people donated what they
could $10, $25, $50. It all has an impact in
bringing political attention to global poverty.
Time requirement: 3-minutes
4. Build Buzz
Email, call, chat, Facebook... There are many
ways can you build buzz for the cause and
engage those around you.
Time requirement: Varies
5. Sign-up for E-Alerts & News
Our research shows that people who receive
The Borgen Project's E-Alerts become more
knowledgeable of the issues and engaged in
the cause.
Time requirement: 15-seconds
Development Entrepreneurship:
Poverty reduction as a business
For some companies, poverty
reduction is central to their business
model. As a result, there is no
contradiction between helping the poor
and promoting the interests of the
company. After being approached by
Muhammad Yunus of Grameen Bank
for advice, ShoreBank started doing
international microfinance consulting in
the 1980's. Working mostly in Eastern
Europe and the Commonwealth of
Independent States, ShoreBank
eventually started investing in
microfinance ventures. Besides
making a profit, companies like
ShoreBank focus on improving the
lives of their clients.
Poverty reduction as a business
For some companies, poverty
reduction is central to their business
model. As a result, there is no
contradiction between helping the poor
and promoting the interests of the
company. After being approached by
Muhammad Yunus of Grameen Bank
for advice, ShoreBank started doing
international microfinance consulting in
the 1980's. Working mostly in Eastern
Europe and the Commonwealth of
Independent States, ShoreBank
eventually started investing in
microfinance ventures. Besides
making a profit, companies like
ShoreBank focus on improving the
lives of their clients.