PovertyNet - Section of the World Bank's website dealing with the topic of poverty. Addresses what poverty is, measuring poverty, trends of poverty over time, and goals for the 21st century. I will add more on this site as I do more research.

Voices of the Poor - Research initiative which collected testimonies from over 60,000 poor men and women by the World Bank. The immediate impetus for the study was to prepare the World Development Report 2000/2001, which is a leading resource on development strategies. In the World Development Report 2000/01 on"Attacking Poverty", the World Bank wanted to make sure the voices of the poor - their experiences, priorities, and recommendations - would be taken into account. This page gives an overview of the project, as well as selected excepts and conclusions to be drawn from the study. One important insight is that the impoverished view poverty hollistically - "Poverty is much more than income alone. For the poor, the good life or wellbeing is multidimensional with both material and psychological dimensions. Wellbeing is peace of mind; it is good health; it is belonging to a community; it is safety; it is freedom of choice and action; it is a dependable livelihood and a steady source of income; it is food."

Can Anyone Hear Us?- Some of the research findings from Voices of the Poor study have been published in the this book, published by the World Bank and available for free on their website. In particular, see The Definitions of Poverty.pdf, which is the second chapter. The chapter reinforces the idea that poverty is multidimensional, but in much more detail, and citing specific examples. This resource was definitely very helpful.

UNDP Poverty Reduction - This page is the UN Developmental Program's section on poverty. It offers an overview of the UNDP's work, as well as strategies and policies that they're using. There's also a resource library with all the papers that are relevant to their work.

UNDP resource library - Has many papers under different sections that relate to poverty. Lots of case reports, like the Employment policies in Ghana under the employment section that may help us come up with recommendations for poverty.

Chronic Poverty 2004-2005 report - Takes a look at chronic poverty around the world and the issues of what is is, who it affects, where why and what should be done. There's a small section on latin america/caribbean but it doesn't really make a big distinction between the two and doesn't have any specific information on Jamaica if we choose to focus on that island. Some of the "why poverty exists" themes tie in pretty well with stuff mentioned in the Jamaica article.

World Development Report 2000/2001: Attacking Poverty - " At the start of a new century, poverty remains a global problem of huge proportions. World Development Report 2000/2001: Attacking Poverty argues that major reductions in all dimensions of poverty are possible--that the interaction of markets, state institutions, and civil societies can harness the forces of economic integration and technological change to serve the interests of poor people and increase their share of society's prosperity."  This one is mostly for those of you who are seeking to explain causes of poverty (and therefore, also those who are focusing most of your efforts on solutions and approaches to fighting poverty).  See World Development Report 2000-2001 - Attacking Poverty.pdf

"Somewhere over the rainbow" - The Economist - Supports that the world is actually getting better and outlines the reasons why.  Focuses on many different things from microcredit to less wars to birth control.  Overall, an interesting article. 

Reviews on and Key Facts from books about poverty 

Practical Steps to End Poverty 

Poverty in Jamaica

Jamaica PATH Program EvaluationOther

Water Advocates - 2007 New York Times Ad