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  • About
    • About the Course
    • Course Aims
    • Time Commitment
    • Teaching Team
    • Getting Credit
  • Course Introduction
    • Course Introduction
  • Modules 1-3
    • Module One: Globalisation
    • Module Two: Global Citizenship
    • Module Three: Global Ethics
  • Modules 4-6
    • Module Four: Poverty
    • Module Five: Inequality and the Sustainable Development Goals
    • Module Six: Climate Change
  • Modules 7-9
    • Module Seven: Addressing Climate Change
    • Module Eight: Refugees
    • Module Nine: Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Australia
  • Modules 10-12
    • Module Ten: Preventing Genocide
    • Module Eleven: International Perspectives on Genocide Prevention
    • Module Twelve: Rising to Meet a World of Global Challenges
  • Assessment
    • Assessment

Module Four: Poverty

1. The Global Challenge of Poverty Outline
2. Module Four Introductory Video
3. Concept Corner
4. Watch a lecture about the ‘Bottom Billion’
5. Learn how we can combat Extreme Poverty
6. Get some Facts on Extreme Poverty
7. Discover how the MDGs reduced Poverty
8. Shed some Light on Poverty
9. Write a Blog about Poverty

Get some Facts on Extreme Poverty

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The Global Challenge of Poverty Activity Three (Required Activity)

Read The World Bank report: Prosperity for All: Ending Extreme Poverty.

What percentage of the world’s population lives in extreme poverty?

In what countries are they most likely to reside?

What countries have the highest percentage of people living in extreme poverty?

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTPROSPECTS/Resources/334934-1327948020811/8401693-1397074077765/Prosperity_for_All_Final_2014.pdf

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