Living Proof

Living Proof presents, according to organisers, a more complete view of what is happening in the "developing world". Organisers say: "We regularly see stories of famine and floods, chaos and corruption. It's no wonder some people feel skeptical about what our efforts can achieve." The concept is offer "living proof" that transparent, accountable aid has helped people find effective, affordable solutions to the problems associated with extreme poverty.

Specifically, visitors to the Living Proof website may browse stories by these issues:

• HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria (Example story: "Mobile phone technology is being used by local health workers in developing countries to speed up diagnoses and help combat preventable diseases such as malaria, TB, and polio...");
• Other infectious diseases (Example story: "Thousands of trained women provide basic health care to rural communities in Ethiopia...");
• Maternal and child health (Example story: "In Nepal, female community health volunteers are getting the training to save lives of mothers and children...");
• Agriculture and food security (Example story: "When it comes to lifting themselves out of poverty, the residents of one Malawian village have discovered that their most valuable resource is knowledge..."); and
• Education (Example story: "Since 2000, Room to Read has supported 10,000 girls across eight countries in Asia and Africa with an education through secondary school...").

In each of the above sections, success stories are told via videos, photo galleries, and downloadable PDF resources that tell of progress being made in each topic area.

Development Aid.

According to organisers, "donor nations are currently spending $30 billion on global development assistance, a figure representing only 0.03% of their collective incomes. Even with this small percentage, investments in global development have saved and improved millions of lives."