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Prosperity Enhancement & Poverty Reduction
Welcome to Your Learning Circle's Online Community
Poverty is a complex problem and, like all such problems, it poses challenges even in terms of how it is framed. A wide range of factors are involved, and stakeholders have different perspectives and priorities, leading to many different conceptions of poverty. The fuzziness stemming from diverse approaches operating side-by-side can hamper comprehensive, multisectoral initiatives in their efforts to build effective partnerships, design poverty reduction strategies, assess progress, and communicate their work in ways that empower low-income households and mobilize support for poverty reduction efforts.
To learn more about prosperity enhancement and poverty reduction, click here.
Use this online community to share ideas, thoughts and helpful resources to build a body of knowledge about themes you explore each session. You can navigate through this community using the links above - Forums for discussion; Library for sharing documents and links. Please direct your questions, comments and feedback to Rachel Gainer.
About Liz Weaver
Liz Weaver is the leader of the Prosperity Enhancement & Poverty Reduction Learning Circle, and the director of the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction - a cross-sectoral community collaborative focusing on tackling the issue of poverty in Hamilton, Ontario. Liz is passionate about community involvement and leadership and is interested in continuous learning and change.
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