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  • 61El Salvador — /el sal veuh dawr /; Sp. /el sahl vah dhawrdd / a republic in NW Central America. 5,661,827; 13,176 sq. mi. (34,125 sq. km). Cap.: San Salvador. Also called Salvador. * * * El Salvador Introduction El Salvador Background: El Salvador achieved… …

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  • 62Nuru International — is a U.S. based social venture that equips the poor living in remote, rural areas to end extreme poverty in their communities.[1] Nuru is a Kiswahili word that means light. Nuru International currently works in rural Kenya. Contents 1 History 2… …

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  • 63chile — /chil ee/, n. chili. * * * Chile Introduction Chile Background: A three year old Marxist government was overthrown in 1973 by a dictatorial military regime led by Augusto PINOCHET, who ruled until a freely elected president was installed in 1990 …

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  • 64Chile — Chilean, adj., n. /chil ee/; Sp. /chee le/, n. a republic in SW South America, on the Pacific Coast. 14,508,168; 286,396 sq. mi. (741,765 sq. km). Cap.: Santiago. * * * Chile Introduction Chile Background: A three year old Marxist government was… …

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  • 65Family preservation — was the movement to help keep children at home with their families rather than in foster homes or institutions. This movement was a reaction to the earlier policy of Family Breakup, which pulled children out of unfit homes. Extreme poverty alone… …

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  • 66Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action — The Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, also known as VDPA, is a human rights declaration adopted by consensus at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993 in Vienna, Austria. Content The VDPA reaffirmed the Universal… …

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  • 67Income deficit — The Income Deficit is the difference between a single person or family s income and its poverty threshold. This term gives quantified data to show income inequality in a specific area. Different families are further from the poverty threshold… …

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  • 68Peru — Peruvian /peuh rooh vee euhn/, adj., n. /peuh rooh /, n. 1. Spanish, Perú /pe rddooh /. a republic in W South America. 24,949,512; 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Cap.: Lima. 2. a city in N central Indiana. 13,764. 3. a city in N Illinois. 10 …

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  • 69Uruguay — For other uses, see Uruguay (disambiguation). Oriental Republic of Uruguay República Oriental del Uruguay …

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  • 70Praxis Ethiopia — is an international organisation whose goal is to apply professional expertise to the problems of extreme poverty in Ethiopia. The word Praxis comes from the Greek language, and meaning the application of knowledge to solve problems. The… …

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