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Stimulating economic growth to eradicate global poverty has for decades been approached with attempts to link traditional markets to the global economic mainstream. Billions of dollars have been invested in hard infrastructure,modern economic activities and trade agreements that meet industrialized market needs,which inevitably only furthers the divide between the have and have-nots. [...] Not long ago I received word from Kristy,our program manager at SKI in Canada,that a Canadian NGO was interested in receiving the Street Business Took Kit training for their local partners in the Eastern region of Sierra Leone. While I was familiar with the training material and of its benefits for budding young [...] My return to Sierra Leone 2 ½ years on was unexpected and bitter sweet. As one of the least developed countries in the world,the country faces unimaginable daily hardships and challenges for both those who call this country home and those of us lucky enough to get a taste of the beautiful land known [...] | |||||
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