Officials say this will make it easier to measure the effects of policies and develop new solutions to help the world's poor.

VOA: special.2010.04.26

Actor Brad Pitt created the Make It Right Foundation to provide money to rebuild in this poor neighborhood.

VOA: special.2010.01.22

The Hansons were poor and they struggled to make their way in their new land.

VOA: special.2009.05.04

He wanted to make high quality eye care available to all, especially India's poor.

VOA: special.2010.04.27

KickStart sells its pumps to poor rural farmers, with the promise that they can make money with them.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

For generations poor northeasterners have migrated to richer parts of Thailand or abroad to make a living in menial jobs from driving taxis to dancing in sleazy go-go bars.

VOA: standard.2010.05.14

While women and minorities make up two-thirds of the American workforce, they represent less than The survey cites poor schools, and lack of quality science and math programs, persistent negative stereotypes, financial cost and school and workplace bias.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

"They remain treated as temporary migrants and, without that piece of paper, some form of identification, they are not able to access many of these government schemes that exist now, that have large funds behind them and could actually make a huge difference in poor people's lives,"

VOA: standard.2009.09.24