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  • How to Feed the Hungry, Faster

    Tina Rosenberg

    November 01, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Ethiopia

    America is the world’s main supplier of food aid to impoverished countries; however, food aid has the problems of long-distance transportation, the cost of the transportation and storage, and the navigation through dangerous zones. Different programs around the world are experimenting with alternative forms of aid, including vouchers and cash for work.

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  • Making Low-Interest Auto Loans Work

    Lisa Margonelli

    August 16, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    When you don’t live in a city, if you don’t have a car, you don’t have a job. But car payments can eat up a salary quickly - a New England program offers low-cost car loans to people who need them most.

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  • Helping the World's Poorest, for a Change

    Tina Rosenberg

    January 07, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal

    This is a column on an important new development program in use in at least 40 developing countries: give the poor cash payments, contingent on their use of health clinics and their children’s school attendance, to help break the cycle of poverty.

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