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Another Poverty Immersion Program

The FT reports that a large number of wealthy private philanthropists see the advantage in living like the world's poor for a week – and are willing to pay 8,000 pounds for the privledge (along with a course on how to be a better philanthropist). That's a lot of money, but the organizers say they that there is more demand than they can accomodate.

 

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Kevin Dean

Kevin Dean is a graduate student pursuing a master's degree in international conflict management and humanitarian emergencies at Georgetown University. Before returning to school in Fall 2006, he spent six years working in the former Soviet Union - most of that time spent in Central Asia. He has managed a diverse range of international development programs for the US State Department and USAID. He has also consulted for several UN agencies and international NGOs, and is fluent in Russian. Kevin is originally from Des Moines, Iowa and studied Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at the University of Iowa.