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SUMMARY:Who Owns Poverty? A Radical Shift from Aid to Action
CONTACT:Donna Zinser Clark\, 852-5612\, email:donna.clark@louisville.edu
DESCRIPTION:What if everything we thought we knew about poverty was wrong? 
 For decades, experts have tried to solve poverty from the top down, yet it
  persists. Dr. Martín Burt, world-renowned social entrepreneur and microf
 inance pioneer, argues that families and communities hold the power to lif
 t themselves out of poverty.\n\nIn this talk, Dr. Burt introduces the Pov
 erty Stoplight, a revolutionary methodology that fires the 'experts' and p
 uts families in charge of their own destinies. Families examine their uniq
 ue challenges across six key areas and create individualized road maps to 
 improving their overall well-being. Discover how shifting from aid to acti
 on is helping millions around the world do the unthinkable: eliminate pove
 rty for good. The Poverty Stoplight is currently being implemented by mor
 e than 583,000 families and 1000 organizations in 60 countries. \n\nDr. B
 urt is the founder and CEO of Fundación Paraguaya (1985), a social enter
 prise named Latin America’s most impactful and innovative development or
 ganization by the Inter-American Development Bank. In public service, he h
 as served as Chief of Staff to the President of Paraguay, was elected Mayo
 r of the capital city of Paraguay, Asunción, and was appointed Vice Mini
 ster of Commerce. Dr. Burt has written books on economics, development, mu
 nicipal government, poetry and education. His latest books are “Who Owns
  Poverty?” and “Poverty Stoplight: A Practical Step-by Step Guide to E
 liminating Poverty in the World.” He holds a PhD from Tulane University
  and is Distinguished Visiting Professor of Entrepreneurship and Social In
 novation at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a Visiting Professor at th
 e Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala. Dr. Burt resides with his
  family in his native Paraguay.\n\nThis event is part of the Center for Fr
 ee Enterprise Menard Family Lecture Series and its Truist Speaker Series.
  It is free and open to all UofL faculty, staff and students, as well as t
 he community. It is Cardinal Flight approved for College of Business stude
 nts. Registration is not required. Free pizza will be served to attendees
GEO:38.2190;-85.7601
LOCATION:Harry Frazier Hall - College of Business
URL:https://events.stage.louisville.edu/events/who-owns-poverty-radical-shi
 ft-aid-action/2026-03-25
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