Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Poverty in Latin America

Poverty seems to be a concern this week to the English-language press that covers Latin America. It should always be the word of the day but anyway...

Self-Financing that Works for the Poor from IPS.

Free coffins: political swag for Honduran poor from the AP/Miami Herald.

UN Agency to Stop Calculating Chile Poverty Stats from the AP/ABC News via @GregWeeksUNCC.

Finally, Claremont McKenna Students Try Life on $1 a Day in ‘Living on One’ is about a few students who tried to survive on a dollar a day in Guatemala.





Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/10/02/3030853/honduran-politicians-give-free.html#storylink=cpy

Claremont McKenna Students Try Life on $1 a Day in ‘Living on One’