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Idea to send:	Topic Sister State(s) Content High rates of global poverty result in frustrated and angry populations. These peoples often react by supporting terrorist and insurgent groups. With over two billion poor, current efforts by the United Nations and others are insufficient to meet basic needs. USAID (the U.S. Agency for Intl. Development) has frequently given "aid" dollars to corrupt governments whose leaders used funds for personal gain. What is needed are direct people-to-people efforts that will help the poor to help themselves. Such an approach can provide significant contributions to world peace. Oklahoma could help by selecting a developing country, or one province within a developing country, as a "sister state." A working relationship would then be established, and a series of helpful exchange programs started to benefit the participants. If Oklahoma provides the example, other states would undertake similar exchanges in other developing nations. Thus, we would all contribute to the global peace efforts.