For the past three years Sedona Cyber Link has been developing the initiative ‘The New Silk Road.’ This is a program vehicle for providing technology and educational resources for communities in the developing world. The growth of demand for LOHAS products by buyers in the Western world and the growth of demand for products by BOP buyers in Asia is an important phenomenon of the modern global economy.

Global poverty is a dilemma that many of today’s under-developed countries and/or nations face. The current strategies are not working. Therefore it’s important to understand that the fundamental solution for the eradication of global poverty relies solely on the people, by changing social structures and fostering innovation and thought leadership.

Poverty has been defined as being “like a punishment for a crime you didn’t commit.” Millions of children in need around the world are being punished every day – and their only “crime” was being born into poverty.

Until we actually walk in the shoes of another human being or culture, our perspective towards that person / society is filtered through our own experiences, opinions and perceptions. The trauma of Haiti and its people is beyond true understanding, especially when witnessing it via the media, while food, water and a venti bold are within my grasp. Yet the suffering in Haiti, as well as many other countries, is a not recent situation.

The IFAD Gender and Water Report gives some startling facts about the difficulties faced by poor women in the developing world…just in their efforts to get water to their families every day.

Within all the global issues we face today—economic, environmental, humanitarian, political and social—water permeates each of these in a very significant way. In developed cultures around the world, these major concerns are noticed (or ignored) by the individual– certainly commented upon.

A physician in northern India explains one of the causes of the high mortality rate in India. Lack of oxygen in the first few moments of life leads to many more deaths than necessary. The technology is available to prevent this. What can be done?

Viewers of a popular Hollywood film can use to become more aware of the pressing problem of poverty, not only in America, but around the world.

The Secretary-General of the WTO believes that the Doha Round of the World Trade Organization (WTO) can be resurrected.

Restoration of the buildings is one thing. Restoration of the cultural life and the self-confidence of the people is another.