Where to Help
Countries
There are needs and opportunities to help all over the
world
Africa
Mid East, Central Asia, South Asia
Latin America, Caribbean
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Mobilizing Resources for
Socio-Economic Development
Mobilizing resources
Over the past two years there has been a substantial increase in the promises of funding
for socio-economic development ... the promises are substantial, but the modality of funding
is mainly government to government, and the effective use of these resources frequently
compromised
The Tr-Ac-Net resource mobilization initiative links modest scale activities in needy
communities with the incremental financial and technical resources needed to make some
practical progress. Instead of large scale and often ineffective fund flows, the Tr-Ac-Net
initiative aims to have high value from modest resources ... it is not only how large is
the fund flow, but how effectively does the fund flow create socio-economic value.
ZAP bad things ... there are many
ZAP Malaria ... ZAP Poverty ... ZAP Hunger ... ZAP Unemployment ... ZAP Disease ... ZAP
War and Violence ... What else should be ZAPPED in order to make the world a better place?
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According to WHO and UNICEF, malaria kills 3,000 children a day in Africa. This is
obscene since malaria can be controlled ... but instead of the situation improving
it has become worse. There are many ways to help reduce the burden of malaria. The
IMMC initiative is helping by providing practical advice at the grassroots level and
financial support for local initiatives.
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Malaria details
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Poverty is a crisis throughout the global "south". Countries with rich natural resources
have a poor population. The "bottom of the pyramid" ... BOP ... is a population of some
5 billion people compared to a population of less than 1 billion who are middle class or
wealthy. Poverty is a condition that leads
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... Poverty details
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Hunger and mal-nutrition are endemic in poor countries. Too many people are hungry, even when
there is available food. They are too poor to buy food in the market, and not able to grow
enough for their own needs. The reasons for poverty and hunger are many ... our help can make a
difference.
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... Hunger details
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In poor countries in the global "south", there are very few who have jobs in the formal
sector. Most are engaged in the informal sector, where productivity is very low. Using
unemployment as a measure suggests that perhaps 80% of more of adults of working age
are unemployed ... in fact most are working ... but in a very unproductive informal
sector. Helping to create jobs that can afford to pay reasonable wages is vital to
socio-economic progress.
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... Unemployment details
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Disease is everywhere in poor countries ... with may diseases easy to treat with modern
medicines. Without an effective public health sector, poor countries suffer from many
sorts of diseases. There are many social initiatives that are helping at low cost, and
very effective.
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... Disease details
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War and violence are endemic ... and a major cause of failed economics. Fighting is NOT the
way to stop wars and violence, but removing the root causes of the conclict. This has been
talked about for years at workshops and conferences, but there has been a lot less action
to address the root causes of conflict at the bottom of the pyramid (BOP)
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Microcredit and bottom of the pyramid (BOP) financial services
Microcredit and bottom of the pyramid (BOP) financial services are key to making the BOP
a viable self-sustaining part of the global economy. Though the individual absolute amounts
may be small, the percentages can be financially correct ... and in large numbers become
a significant part of the global economy.
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Microcredit has been demonstrated to help in poor communities ... and to be sustainable
because the poor are willing to pay interest and to repay their loans.
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... Micro-loan details
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Mini-credit is a grass-roots level financial service that provides resources to fund
activities that are larger than micro-credit, but smaller and more informal than what
is usually handled by mainstream banks. A small village cooperative seeking to buy a
used pick-up might be a candidate for a mini-loan.
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... Mini-loan details
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Muni loans are similar to mini loans except the borrowing group is the community that
is seeking to upgrade some aspect of its infrastructure. Loans to help a community improve
its local roads might be a candidate for a muni-loan.
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... Muni-loan details
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SUPPORT good things ... there are many, but rarely funded adequately
Good water ... Barefoor professionals ... Village infrastructure ... Helping children ...
Plant trees ... Build businesses ... What else should be SUPPORTED in order to make
the world a better place?
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Efficient easy access to good water is vital to a healthy population and a health economy.
Only a small proportion of the world's poor have access the good water. Helping to make
easy access to good water universal is an important step to ending poverty and all the
associated ills.
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... Good water details
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People are an important driver of productivity, and are the solution to problems. The
idea of barefoot professionalism is to upgrade the knowledge and capabilities of people
in communities so that they are able to do a more professional job ... within the context
of the community as it is. Training can build capacity in the community where it is most
useful.
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... Barefoot professional details
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Almost every village has work that it would like to do ... that would make it more productive.
But they usually lack the resources to build the infrastrucure that they most need.
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... Village infrastructure details
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Building is a key economic activity ... build something, but in ways that are suited to
the economic and social conditions. Involve local professionals in the design as well as
the construction. Make use of Open Design architectural information.
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... Build Something details
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Children are, it is said, the future ... but sadly at the present time there are more orphans
than at any time in history. Without help, orphans have little or no opportunity and they will
either die or become lawless street urchins. With help ... anything is possible. The best value
in social investment ... especially if coupled with initiatives that create a healthy socio-economic
society as well.
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... Help children details
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The degradation of the land is a global crisis ... and one small initiative that can help is the
planting of trees.
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... Plant tree details
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Being healthy and educated is a step in the right direction ... but it is better if there are
also job opportunities. Building business creates work opportunities.
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... Build-A-Business details
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ADOPT something ... getting involved for more than five minutes
Adopt-A-Village ... Adopt-A-Telecenter ... Adopt-A-Church ... Adopt-A-Business ...
Adopt-A-Health Center ... Adopt-An-NGO ... Adopt-An-Orphanage ... What else can be
ADOPTED in order to make the world a better place?
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The most cost effective development is development that is self-financing. The Adopt-A-Village
program helps to catalyze the total development of a village by helping where resources can be
the most valuable. When a village works at making sustainable progress ... the progress can be
sustainable.
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... Adopt-A-Village details
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Telecentres are relatively new ... but open up new frontiers for poor and disenfranchised
areas. They can be helpful in catalyzing progress, but rarely have the funding to do what
needs to be done to thrive and become sustainable ... and a part of a dynamic area
development. The Tr-Ac-Net program envisions using telecenters in the management of data
needed for a successful fight against endemic disease.
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... Adopt-A-Telecentre details
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Churches ... religious and spiritual life is central to many communities, especially poor
communities and the church is a wonderful partner in socio-economic progress. Help to make
progress by helping a church ... very much a win-win situation.
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Business is the driver of economic progress ... but rarely a part of the official relief and
development assistance support modality. Business that is profitable is also sustainable ... it
is in a position to grow ... to employ people and to be a driver of durable area development.
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Health centers ... health clinics ... are a critical component in fighting disease and
reducing its burden. Health clinics are seriously underfunded by government, and most
donors approach health center needs from a project perspective ... the need for help is
ongoing until the burden of disease is reduced and/or the area becomes more economically
wealthy.
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... Adopt-A-Health Center details
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Local NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) do an amazing amount of good ... often with little
or no external funding or support. What these organizations could do if they were helped just a
little bit would be incredible. Unpaid and local volunteer effort is substantial ... and could
be much more if the material resources were accessible to do more.
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... Adopt-An-NGO details
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Western style orphanages have been established in many places where the orphan crisis is
huge ... and they serve a critical need ... but keeping these operating is expensive and
they need all the help they can get. Saving children should not be a massive need ... but
sadly there are thousands ... no millions ... of children in need of help.
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... Adopt-An-Orphanage details
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Ways to Help
There are many ways that resources can be helpful in getting rid
of the burden of bad things.
ZAP bad things
Bad things should be addressed ... everything that it takes.
Microcredit
Help is needed for Microcredit and other financial services
for small activities and small communities.
Creating value
Many good activities need support. These things can progress rapidly when
many small initiatives are helped along.
Adopt-A-Something
There are all sorts of initiatives and organizations that need friends and
need money and support. These organizations can have major benefit in their
local communities.
More worthwhile initiatives.
If you have data about additional worthwhile initiatives please send
to Tr-Ac-Net at tracnet@gmail.com.
THANK YOU.
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