In this course, we are interested in efforts to alleviate poverty and inequality, specifically how these efforts have evolved, and what are the results of such efforts. One phenomenon we are interested in is that of the Β a short-to-medium term effort organized by an institution or actor to make a change on a condensed level. The term has been used to refer to anything from efforts by international development agencies to build community farming collaboratives (Ferguson 1994), from NGOs working on housing the unhoused, to state health bodies vaccinating communities against a specific disease. are comprised of people, require funding, planning, and often, marketing. Finally, while donors and project-organizers often produce flashy websites and reports to show their projectΒs success, the reality is often not so clear cut. In this paper, your task is to: (1) identify a poverty alleviation and/or development project that has sought to achieve a specific goal; and (2) to analyze the make-up and outcomes of the project. To do so, y
ou must first choose one of the following three categories of poverty alleviation, identify a project that fits within this category, and have your project approved by your GSI. This first component Β identifying the project Β may take time, so make sure to start early! Categories: (1) Environment (2) Health Β Medical missions Β Nutrition (3) Commodities/Trade Β Global value chains Β Agribusiness Β FinTech Next, you will spend the semester researching the project to move beyond the headlines of the project. You will write a critical analysis of how the initiative/project actually works in practice by answering Β at a minimum Β the following questions: In order to properly analyze the project, you will need to consult a range of sources. You must do so, to understand better the details about the location (including demographics, population, history, etc.), the donor/organizer, the community where the project is taking place, and the need that the project is responding to. See below for a further discussion about sources.