The Borgen Project

1. What is The Borgen Project? The Borgen Project is a nonprofit organization that strives to end poverty all across the world by ensuring food safety, food air reform, newborn, childhood and mother survival, access to clean water, sanitation and power to underprivileged individuals.

2. What is the story behind The Borgen Project? This nonprofit organization was founded in 2003 by Clint Borgen, who discovered his passion to tackle poverty on a political scale. Borgen volunteered at a refugee camp where he gained awareness of the necessity of building an organization that would fight global poverty and put this issue on the national agenda. As a result of his vision, the Borgen Project was created.

3. When it comes to helping the world’s

How does addressing global poverty improve the economy and create jobs in the United States? When we address global poverty, we acknowledge the role that the United States has in providing the solution to end poverty. Thus, when anti-poverty efforts are executed, it allows for a diverse range of jobs to transpire, such as outreach, communications, organizing, political activists, and an international bureaucracy.

5. How does addressing global poverty improve national security? There has been studies that have linked poverty with a rise of terrorism, as some of the poorest countries are in areas where the level of terrorism is very high. By the United States addressing poverty on the international sector, it will allow poor countries to economically thrive. In effect, these countries will gain the foundation and resources they need to investigate, crack down, and enforce illegal activity. Ultimately, decreasing the national security risk on the international

Name or give the background of a Borgen Project board member? Congressman Adam Smith is a passionate advocate for addressing global poverty in the political field. Congressman Adam introduced the Global Poverty Act of 2005, because he felt if Congress should be on the forefront in fighting poverty.

9. The Borgen Project… (Highlight which is most accurate)

a) Sends teams of volunteers to build water wells in Africa.

b) Focuses on advocacy and influencing members of Congress to better fund poverty-reduction programs.

c) All of the above.

d) None of the above.

10. Why does The Borgen Project want people calling their congressional leaders in support of poverty-reduction bills? Political leaders listen to local constituents when they are concerned because these are individuals that are proactive in the democratic process, can vote, and reside in the area they are representing. When constitutes voice concern about poverty, it amplifies pressure to congressional leaders to do something about it. I believe in the power of numbers, and if local constituents unite to support poverty reduction bills by emailing, calling, and meeting with their representative, real impact will begin to