1. Rural Poverty Portal: March 28, 2008

http://www.ruralpovertyportal.org/english/index.htm

 

This website takes a deeper look at poverty in rural areas: the causes, affected regions, and ongoing reforms. Specifically, in Nigeria, this site discusses the impacts of reforms made by numerous global organizations, such as African Development Bank (ADB), Food and Agricultural Organization, the World Bank, the United Nations, and numerous other organizations. Additionally, it discusses the actions of the Nigerian government to combat poverty, specifically in the rural regions, where we have found the majority of the poverty to exist due.

 

 

2. HIV & AIDS in Countries and Regions: April 2, 2008

http://www.avert.org/aids-countries.htm

 

This website provides a current look at the problem of HIV and AIDS worldwide. One of the UN’s Millennium Development Goals is to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases. This website looks at the HIV/AIDS epidemic around the world as well as what drives the high or low rates of infection in a given country or region. For groups that are studying a country with a low infection rate they can gain insight into what is factors have made the rate low. (Government intervention, education, health care system, etc.) This will allow other groups to brainstorm what could ameliorate the high rates that their regions suffer.

 

 

3. WEC: Sustainable supply and use of energy to benefit all people: no date

http://www.worldenergy.org

 

The World Energy Council’s (WEC) website is an excellent resource concerning energy use and its affect on developing nations. The website has several in depth reports that discuss energy policies by different nations and how those policies affect the global community. There website is useful because it has information on geographic regions (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, etc) and their action plans for combating the energy crisis. The publication “Energy Policy Scenarios 2050” offers a unique framework for viewing how different energy policies of developed nations will affect future energy shortages.

 

 

4. Digital Divide: Technology, Globalization, and the Poor: December 2004

http://www.digitaldividend.org/pdf/gkd_vc.pdf

 

This report is the compiled notes from an online conference held in December 2004 entitled “Technology, Globalization and the Poor.” This report includes various people’s remarks on topics such as:

 

•    Where corporations end and NGOs begin

•    Is profitability essential for sustainability

•    Win-win business models

 

This document is in a dialogue format but there is a lot of good information centering on how technology, business, and globalization affect the poor.

 

 

5. CIA: World Fact Book, Nigeria: March 20, 2008

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html

 

This website was extremely helpful in gaining a lot of facts and statistics on the current state of Nigeria. Specifically, there was an in depth analysis of the oil-based economy and how it affects the different regions of the country. Understanding how a resource rich country still has some of the highest level of poverty in the world is critical when studying Nigeria. The explanation behind this contradiction is discussed in terms of the high levels of corruption in the country. In reading this website, the group could more effectively look into why the country is corrupt and how that affects transportation, health systems, and other civil and social dynamics in Nigeria.

 

 

6. Riders for Health, Nigeria- Country Profile: 2007

http://www.riders.org/map_list.aspx?country=nigeria 

 

This website explains how Riders is "changing the world through effective transportation." It does this through five steps to ensure that health care can reach people in both the urban and rural areas of countries with poor transportation systems. Additionally, the website explains how the organization reaches out to governments and other NGOs and NPOs to expand the success of the program and raise awareness. In Nigeria, this program has brought health care to those who live in rural areas that are most affected by poverty. Understanding the program's business model helps us gain perspective of new initiatives that take place in Africa.

 

 

7. aDollaraDay: Finding Solutions to Poverty: August 2005

http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00282/over_whatis.htm

 

This website is done by a team of people from Thinkquest, and was very useful in determining exactly what poverty is. The website was an excellent resource and explained a variety of accepted definitions of poverty. It explores the idea of social poverty, statistical poverty and finally absolute poverty. It also includes some great details of how to measure poverty and is dedicated to solving the problem of global poverty. The first step in understanding poverty is establishing a definition and this website does an excellent job of doing that.

8. Social, Political, Economic and Environmental Issues: March 2008

http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Poverty.asp 

 

 This website suggests the global issues are all inter-related and, therefore, they cannot be viewed alone. It gives detail information on each cause of poverty such as corruption, food dumping, and inequality. Among the causes listed, structural adjustment (which includes cutbacks in health, education, and other vital social services around the world) is a major cause of poverty. It also contains some interesting facts and statistics about poverty. This website is useful is viewing the causes of poverty as a cyclical issue and is applicable to many regions around the world.

 

 

9. Environment and Poverty in Nigeria: no date

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_we_do/resources/downloads/wp_nigeria/wp_nigeria_envpov.pdf

 

This source is from a chapter of an Oxfam publication. This specific chapter focuses on how major issues like oil spill, land degradation, and unsustainable livelihood are associated with poverty in Nigeria. It also discusses problems with environmental management, which the Nigerian government should address. The chapter also suggests ways to protect the environment since Nigerians are so dependent on it for their livelihood.

10. LAPO: Fighting poverty with small loans: January 2008

http://www.lapo-ng.org

 

This is the official website of Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO), a microfinance institution seeking to empower the poor by providing a range of affordable financial services. The website provides detailed descriptions of the organization’s different savings and credit products and its target clients. By clicking on the client's name, users can access a page that contains the clients' personal information including their business description and their interaction with LAPO's financial services. This feature is very useful in allowing one to see who is benefiting from microfinance organizations like LAPO.

 

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