Portfolio 2: What Should We Do?

I think that as a class, we could help reduce poverty by doing something that would boost awareness of the situation in impoverished countries. I think that we should make the statistics of poverty known in some way: maybe a presentation or an article in a newspaper. We could also make the Sachs and Singer methods for reducing poverty known, and we should make known how easy they are to accomplish. We should let the public (or just the rest of the school) know how little they could give and the dramatic effect their small contributions would have on reducing poverty. Giving a presentation at school would no doubt boost awareness of the problem of poverty, and would probably be more effective than mentioning it in a newspaper article.
I think that we should give a presentation or newspaper article because it would educate those who are not keenly aware of the problem. Sure, most people hear the word "poverty" thrown around, but how often does the word have a dramatic impact? We need to show to people the seriousness of the situation and how easily it can be solved according to Sachs and Singer. The people need to know that they can give little and still have an enourmous impact on a small, impoverished village. All we have to do is convince people to understand the problem and give a little.