Iqbal Quadir: How Technology Is Empowering the Poor
In his talk, which was part of a LongNow Foundaton seminar, Iqbal Quadir describes his long-term observations and why he thinks that technology and not aid will empower the people in poor countries.
Paul Collier: 4 ways to improve the lives of the “bottom billion”
And again a talk at TED in my Blog Action Day Week:
Paul Collier proposes a simple idea to help poorer countries develop by comparing the help for those countries in Africa to post-war Europe.
Please take a look at the right side of the post. Kiva is a micro-lending organization recommended by the Blog Action Day site. It helps people in poor countries to get a small business running by organizing a small loan from people in richer countries. If you want to learn more about Kiva, please visit their site.
Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you’ve ever seen
I decided to join the Blog Action Day. But instead of posting only on October 15, 2008, the actual Blog Action Day, I will cover this year’s theme "Poverty" the whole week starting with a great TED talk again.
Swedish professor Hans Rosling makes the data come to live by some animations, commenting it like a sports game.
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