Global Issues: Rising Out of Poverty

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Teacher Introduction

This interactive WebQuest is a component of World Wise Schools' Global Issues module. Students focus on poverty as a critical global issue and explore the development of income-generating activities as an avenue for alleviating poverty at the community level. Students take the role of a Peace Corps Volunteer serving in a community with a high poverty rate and few economic opportunities.

After analyzing data on domestic and international poverty, the effects of poverty on individuals and communities, and approaches to rising out of poverty through economic development, students present an idea for a culturally-appropriate product or service that could meet a real need and generate income within their host community.