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Poverty, Development + Disaster Relief

Poverty is a pressing humanitarian issue in the US and around the world. But how do we end poverty? What does sustainable development actually look like?

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Housing

Food Security

Disaster Relief

Unpacking the Humanitarian Crisis in Tigray, Ethiopia

Understanding the Humanitarian Crisis in the Israel-Palestine Conflict

Amazon, Your Disaster Response Philanthropy Isn’t Fooling Me

For Small Islands, It’s Too Late to Mitigate

4 Million People Displaced in Seven Years: Understanding South Sudan

What’s Happening in Yemen: The Role of the U.S. in the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis

Beirut and the Disaster Life Cycle

The Future of Humanitarianism

Tips for Personal Charitable Giving

Five Ways to Help Food Banks during COVID-19

How to Help: the COVID-19 Pandemic

Episode 003: the Response to the Tennessee Tornadoes

How to Help: the Middle Tennessee Tornadoes

Viewpoint: Coronavirus as a humanitarian issue

How to Help: the Australian Bushfires

Economic Inequality

International Development

Financial Inclusion


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Impact

  • Write to your members of congress to help impoverished communities build disaster resilience
  • Endorse the Housing Not Handcuffs campaign
  • Donate to Islamic Relief USA
  • Donate to World Food Program USA

Books

  • Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance. | Book |
  • The Locust Effect by Gary Haugen & Victor Boutros. | Book |
  • The Last Hunger Season by Roger Thurow. | Book |
  • Evicted by Matthew Desmond. | Book |
  • When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor… and Yourself. by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert | Book |
  • The Big Ones: Natural Hazards That Have Shaped Us (And What We Can do About Them). by Lucy Jones. | Book |

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Movies + Documentaries

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