They feel a direct connection, like they can really participate in eradicating poverty."

VOA: special.2010.06.28

Born in Istanbul, in the early years of the Turkish republic, she rose to become a world authority in leprosy and was in the forefront of eradicating the disease in Turkey.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who just took office last week, said his country hopes to be a "bridge" for the world as it faces challenges such as the global financial and economic crisis, climate change, nuclear non-proliferation and eradicating poverty.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

Though funding from the IMF,the World Bank, the United States and other donors has made it possible to subsidize treatment and prevention methods in Africa, Dr.Rwagacondo says that local governments also have a key role to play in mobilizing their populations and eradicating malaria in the long term.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25