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likewise be encouraged by their parents and teachers.

On a super-regional level, support groups and organizations that are committed to ending extreme poverty. The One organization is just such a group that rallies around the goal of making poverty history.

On a national level, every nation should subscribe to the UN Millennial goals. Particularly informed citizens in developed nations should encourage national leaders to work towards making poverty history through the UN Millennial goals.

On a personal level, take time to educate yourself about the reality of poverty in all of its forms. Poverty may never be the number one news story, but being educated- and telling others- about the situation will bring it to the forefront of many people. Visit websites like the One Organization's web site at www.one.org or the Common Language Project's website at www.clpmag.org.

Both website's will explore the effects of extreme poverty and help people get involved in making a difference.

There are many factors leading to an increase in poverty around the world, climate change, disappearing water, rising food prices and decreased food production. It is only a matter of time before the problem of extreme poverty starts to hit home even in developed nations. Take steps now to help the problem before it becomes a local problem.

Then, and probably only then, will poverty become an important news story. Sad that that is what it will take to make it important, but if nothing is done now that is exactly what will happen.

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