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We need a new foreign assistance policy for the 21st century. The 2008 presidential...

While many people recognize that surviving on a dollar a day is a struggle, very few understand the nature of poverty. In addition poor people are ...

Short, funny video from a group of Chicagoans hip to global development--highlighting their State of the Union Bingo Party.

Meet Princess Cima. She's HIV positive and pregnant. And she's a super model. Her runway is on the streets of Africa. Check out her moves. She teac...

Meet Wayne and Li. After the local mine shut down, most of Wayne's friends left home. Li Jieli left home too to work in a factory. Her family count...

Meet Ibrahima Coulibaly from Mali and James Macha from the U.S. Both are cotton farmers, but with vastly different experiences. The American farmin...

Meet Maria. She dreams of starting her own business to make a better life for her family. From one of the poorest areas of Bolivia with a husband t...

Global Development Matters is a campaign to get the 2008 presidential candidates talking about global development. Global poverty is an urgent issu...