Pilot projects

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Poverty and Human Rights: UNESCO's Anti-Poverty Projects



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Pilot projects

UNESCO's ethical and intellectual mandate and its role in standard setting and policy promotion, places it in a key position to contribute to achieving the first of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), that of eradicating poverty, especially extreme poverty and hunger. Below you will find a list of all UNESCO pilot projects in this area.


		Projects


		Breaking the poverty cycle of women: empowering adolescent girls to become agents of social transformation in South Asia Empowering marginalized adolescent girls in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan to become agents of social transformation


		Combating exploitative migration of women and children in Africa Promoting of culturally appropriate policy responses to exploitative migration of women and children


		Contributing to the eradication of poverty by strengthening human security in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Benin Strengthening the most deprived communities in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger


		Cultural and ecotourism in the mountainous regions of Central and South Asia Poverty eradication through sustainable tourism development in Central Asia and the Himalayas


		Enhancing the socio-economic skills of deprived youth in the Arab States A comprehensive skill training and capacity building program to improve the socio-economic opportunities for marginalized youth in four Arab countries


		Forging innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to the Aral Sea Basin Contributing to poverty eradication through innovative approaches in an ecological disaster area


		Handicraft as a socio-economic and cultural development factor Fighting poverty by developping handicraft in Africa, the Arab States, Asia and Latin America


		Indigenous building technologies in Central Asia and Afghanistan Developing and promoting indigenous building technologies to promote poverty eradication in Central Asia and Afghanistan


		Integrating science and technology into micro-finance schemes: from subsistence living to small-scale enterprises From subsistence living to small-scale enterprises to eradicate poverty in Eastern and Southern Africa


		Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in a global society - LINKS - Combatting poverty and promoting sustainable environments by enhancing local and indigenous knowledge in a global society


		Non-formal education and environmental management for indigenous communities in Indonesia Poverty eradication by supporting indigenous communities in Indonesia through non-formal education and environmental management


		Small-scale mining and sustainable development in Latin America Economic and social development to improving the lives of artisan and small-scale mining communities in the fragile ecosystems of Latin America


		Strategy for the sustainable development of tourism in the Sahara Fighting against poverty through sustainable development of tourism in the Sahara


		Technology and Poverty Eradication - TAPE - Employing technology to address basic needs, access resources and to promote sustainable livelihoods globally


		Technology-related vocational training for marginalized girls : schools and learning centres as community catalysts for poverty reduction Integrated approaches using formal and non-formal education as catalysts for poverty reduction among young girls in Cambodia, Indonesia and Nepal


		Universities in Solidarity for the Health of the Disadvantaged - UNISOL - Training health care workers in the use of social health indicators improve the lives of the poor in Africa through the UNISOL network


		Urban poverty alleviation among young and female migrants in China and Mongolia Fighting urban poverty among young and female migrants in China and Mongolia through training, support and action


		Youth development and poverty reduction through sustainable community tourism in the Caribbean - YouthPATH - Involving youth in community tourism, cultural and natural heritage preservation for poverty eradication in the Carribean (YouthPATH)

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