This paper starts by exploring and defining poverty reduction in African society and discuses how
poverty affects different groups in society, namely: women, Orphans and vulnerable children (OVC),
youth, rural and urban slum-dwellers.
Different mechanisms used to address poverty alleviation are briefly assessed including policies, and
access to resources. The role of access to information and knowledge forms the final part of the
presentation and deals with specifically how information stimulate and promote the economic and
cultural changes essential for the sustainable development.
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