Contents:
1. Does chronic poverty in Uganda matter?
2. UNICEF - UGANDA
3. Overview of Global Poverty - WorldBank PovertyNet
4. Global Issues - Causes of Poverty
5. A First Step for the Global Poor - Shatter Six Myths
6. Rural Poverty Portal
7. Poverty and the Elderly in Uganda - Cause and Effect
8. Invisible Children
9. Resolve Uganda - Consequences of Conflict
10. IFAD - Enabling poor rural people to overcome poverty
1. Does chronic poverty in Uganda matter?
http://www.chronicpoverty.org/pdfs/CPR-Uganda/2_CPR-Uganda2005_Summary.pdf
2005
This report gives an in-depth overview of how chronic poverty affects Uganda and how it has not yet been adequately addressed. It defines chronic poverty as severe and multi-dimensional poverty that lasts several years and is transmitted across generations. This website provides chronic poverty statistics, identifies those most likely to be affected, and explores the causes of chronic poverty. The report claims that current poverty reduction agendas will not benefit the chronically poor, and it offers suggestions about how to alleviate chronic poverty in Uganda. Ideas and initiatives include greater access to education, universal land rights, and measures to bring peace to the north.
Other groups - If your region/country suffers from chronic poverty, similar reports can be found at www.chronicpoverty.org.
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2. UNICEF - UGANDA
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/uganda_latest.html
December 2007
UNICEF’s webpage on Uganda provided background information, statistics, and current news about poverty in Uganda. The background information highlighted issues facing children in Uganda and the programs being done in response. We also found many statistics regarding education, health, economics, and demographics that were incorporated into our brochure. Additionally, the UNICEF website has a section dedicated to updates on funding appeals and humanitarian actions. This section discussed what is being done to eradicate the problems Ugandans face, and it provided links to UNICEF reports on current issues (i.e. the flooding of Northern and Eastern Uganda).
Other groups - If you have not looked at this website yet, they have helpful reports on every country at http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/index.html
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3. Overview of Global Poverty - World Bank PovertyNet
http://www.worldbank.org/poverty
April 2008 - current
This website provides an abundance of information on all aspects of global poverty including an overview of what poverty is and how it is measured. PovertyNet has pages dedicated to tracking the progress made in alleviating poverty, and has a section specifically devoted to the Millennium Development Goals. Our group found the interactive maps and charts to be very useful in visualizing not only how poverty has reduced over the years, but also how big of an issue poverty is. Additionally, PovertyNet provides overviews on specific regions, such as Africa – Sub-Saharan Africa; East Asia & Pacific; Europe & Central Asia; Latin America & Caribbean; Middle East & North Africa and South Asia, as well as articles on countries within these regions.
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4. Global Issues - Causes of Poverty
http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Poverty.asp
March 4, 2008
Global Issues explores many of the root causes of poverty like hunger, corruption, and economic instability. The facts listed throughout the website quickly conveyed striking details about the scale of poverty. We found these statistics were effective in depicting who is most susceptible and how they are affected. Global Issues also provides citations to all its facts and figures, allowing you to confirm the source and find additional information on the topic. Lastly, Global Issues explains controversies such as those brought up by the IMF and World Bank protests questioning the benefits of globalization.
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5. A First Step for the Global Poor - Shatter Six Myths
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0310/p09s01-coop.html?page=1
March 10, 2008
This detailed article identifies the myths surrounding poverty and asserts that they impair the solutions being proposed. Through this viewpoint, the author explains that the first step in solving global poverty is to realize that it is a problem that can be solved and that current methods are not working. For example, the author points out that funding alone is not the key to alleviating poverty - when aid becomes too high it actually negatively impacts economic growth. Instead, solutions should focus on core issues at the ground level that ensure aid is going to effective programs and is being coordinated across different organizations. The author is Mark Lange, a former speech writer for President Bush.
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6. Rural Poverty Portal
http://www.ruralpovertyportal.org
April 2008 - current
The Rural Poverty Portal focuses on news and information about the estimated 800 million people in the world who live in poverty in rural environments. This demographic includes farmers, fishers, artisans and indigenous people who cannot fulfill basic needs. This site argues that solving this demographic's problems is the first step to getting rid of poverty worldwide. A prominent feature on this site is the maps detailing the distribution of poverty-stricken populations in the world, along with more detailed maps of specific regions (Americas, Africa, Europe, etc). Accompanying each map is a detailed description of regional poverty that highlights pertinent policies, strategies, and programs currently addressing region specific issues. The site also contains country-specific pages, including one for Uganda, which feature statistics and additional resources.
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7. Poverty and the Elderly in Uganda- Cause and Effect
http://www.globalaging.org/resources/copenhagen/bishop.htm
March 6, 1995
This article outlines eight of the root causes of poverty in Uganda from the perspective of a native Ugandan. It has been very helpful in that it addresses causes of poverty that are unique and specific to the country of Uganda. The author is the archbishop of a large Diocese, and he gives his personal opinion on the state of poverty in Uganda. In particular, he feels the abandonment of the elderly is a crippling effect of poverty in Uganda, and he links this problem to the eight root causes of poverty in Uganda.
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8. Invisible Children
www.invisiblechildren.com
April 2008 - current
Invisible Children uses media to show how the fighting in Northern Uganda has driven millions into poverty. Invisible Children is a nonprofit agency started in 2003 that is working to raise awareness in the Western world about the horrifying issues surrounding the political turmoil in Uganda. The site documents how millions of "invisible children" have been displaced from their homes, abducted by the Lord's Resistance army (LRA), or forced to trek miles to safe havens each night. Invisible Children has initiated several programs that are directed towards alleviating poverty in Uganda. They specifically address the violence in the north and the displacement of children by focusing on education, employment, and awareness.
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9. Resolve Uganda – Consequences of Conflict
www.resolveuganda.org/consequences-of-conflict
April 2008 - current
This site provides a detailed description of how the Ugandan government’s fight with the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Northern Uganda has forced millions into poverty. In particular, Resolve Uganda explores the war’s impact on orphaned and abducted children, displaced families, abused and neglected women, and political instability. Our research identified all of these factors as important causes of poverty in Uganda. This site shows how each is clearly linked to the conflict in the north and it led us to identify the war as the biggest factor in preventing Uganda from alleviating poverty. Also, Resolve Uganda has up to date news about ongoing negotiations between the government and the LRA.
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10. IFAD – Enabling poor rural people to overcome poverty
www.ifad.org
April 2008 - current
The International Fund for Agriculture's site contains a wealth of information about the causes of rural poverty around the world and measures being taken to overcome it. The discussion and evaluation of IFAD’s operations identified particularly successful programs and approaches. Additionally, we were able to see how the IFAD works with sovereign nations, world-wide organizations like the U.N., NGOs, companies, and affected communities to implement its solutions. We also found information specific to Uganda, our country of study, on the site through their comprehensive compilation of outside links and reports (a detailed report on Uganda can be found here.)
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