Welcome to Project Pyramid!
The Project Pyramid: Global Poverty Alleviation program is a Vanderbilt University organization dedicated to ending global poverty. Through its three pillars - Education, Collaboration, and Sustained Action - Project Pyramid looks to alleviate global poverty by targeting the future leaders of business, education, law, medicine and religion: Vanderbilt University graduate, professional and undergraduate students.
The Project Pyramid: Certificate Program will give any Vanderbilt University master’s degree candidate the opportunity to receive a Certificate in Global Poverty Alleviation Studies by taking courses from each participating school. Through classroom learning, international immersions, independent studies and active business management, Project Pyramid provides future world leaders with the tools needed to successfully alleviate global poverty.
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Recent Journal Posts
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Project Pyramid Spring 2009 Class- Designing & Implementing Solutions to Poverty
Please see the documents linked below for the information regarding the Owen project Pyramid class to take place in the spring of 2009 that will focus on the design of specific projects in the areas of Economic Development, Education, Health, Energey, and Water. You’ll als find a link to the application to go on [...] ... -
Class 6 The role of Health in Poverty
The role of Health in Poverty What role does health care and AIDS play in poverty and poverty alleviation?What does health care look like at the bottom of the pyramid? ... -
Class 5 Microfinance
Microfinance· What is microfinance? How and why has it been so successful?· What are the barriers and enablers to micro-lending?· What are the next steps? Micro-equity? Micro-insurance? ... -
Class 4 Measuring success
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