http://library.wciu.edu/links/ Recent bookmarks posted to Latourette Library Internet Research Links 60 http://www.echonet.org/ Practical information for farming in developing countries. They also have free sample seeds for overseas missionaries, development workers, and scientists who are registered with and who work with groups of farmers and gardeners with small holdings. admin Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:50:45 +0000 agriculture developing countries farming gardening hunger poor poverty sample seeds seed bank http://web.mel.org/SPT--BrowseResources.php?ParentId=187 Lnks to a number of current social issues. admin Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:25:15 +0000 abortion activism activism and advocacy advocacy aids crisis bisexual studies civics civil rights conflict resolution crime current social issues death penalty diversity drunk driving gay studies human rights hunger immigration lesbian studies media consolidation men's issues non-violence peace privacy religious tolerance smoking teen pregnancy terrorism transgender studies war women's movement http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/reports/2005/top10.html Includes the rising incidence of tuberculosis in developing countries, hunger in Ethiopia, and the effects (including hunger, disease, and displacement of people) of continuing or past conflicts in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Colombia, Somalia, Chechnya, Burundi, North Korea, and Liberia. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Sat, 13 Jan 2007 07:26:25 +0000 burundi chechnya colombia congo (kinshasa) developing countries disease displacement of people ethiopia human rights hunger liberia north korea poverty refugees somalia the poor tuberculosis uganda underreportted humanitarian sites http://www.thenonprofits.com/ Click on a link and sponsors will donate to that cause. Give without using your own money! Has categories of Hunger and Poverty; Health, Education, Miscellaneous; and Environment and Animals. Many causes listed, not always updated. admin Sun, 07 Jan 2007 02:44:25 +0000 animals click to donate donate by clicking education environment health hunger poverty http://www.cartercenter.org/homepage.html Dedicated to fighting disease, hunger, poverty, conflict, and oppression through collaborative initiatives in the areas of democratization and development, global health, and urban revitalization. admin Fri, 10 Nov 2006 06:48:02 +0000 associations: sustainable development carter center conflict democracy democratization and development developing countries development fighting disease global health hunger institutions oppression persecution poverty president jimmy carter rosalynn carter societies sustainable development: societies urban revitalization http://www.wfp.org Information from this UN organization that distributes food aid throughout the world. Includes information about the organization and donors, a world hunger map, updates about areas needing food aid, news, photographs and videos, publications, and more. Some materials available in several languages.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Fri, 10 Nov 2006 02:16:40 +0000 assistance food relief aid hunger united nations world food programme http://www.thegreathunger.org Collection of material about the Irish potato famine that began in the 1840s. The site features transcriptions of workhouse minute books, a multimedia presentation about the Killarney workhouse minute books, digitized documents and papers, photographs, a bibliography, and links to related sites.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Fri, 10 Nov 2006 01:52:38 +0000 1845-1852 history hunger ireland ireland: history: famine poverty http://www.secondharvest.org/learn_about_hunger/Hunger_Almanac_2006.html National and state data on hunger and poverty, covering topics such as unemployment rates, poverty rates of children and seniors, and food insecurity and poverty rankings of states. Also has an overview of the U.S. food bank network, narratives on federal nutrition programs, and related material.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Fri, 03 Nov 2006 02:17:10 +0000 economic conditions Êunemployment rates food insecurity food relief hunger national and state data population poverty rankings of states poverty rates: seniors poverty rates: children statistics statistics: hunger statistics: poverty http://www.bfi.org/ Articles and books on alternative living structures, natural resources conservation, and sustainable development, with links to design science, energy, hunger, synergetics, and more. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Sun, 01 Oct 2006 05:47:54 +0000 alternative living structures architects: united states design science energy engineers: united states fuller: r. buckminster (richard buckminster) (1895-) hunger inventors natural resources conservation people structural design sustainable development synergetics