WPI celebrates Martin Burt's efforts to eradicate poverty

Martin Burt, visiting professor of social entrepreneurship at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, is founder and chief executive officer of Fundación Paraguaya, a nonprofit devoted to the promotion of social entrepreneurship and economic self-reliance to eliminate poverty around the world.

A pioneer in applying new poverty metrics, microfinance, micro-franchise, youth entrepreneurship, financial literacy and financially self-sufficient agricultural technical vocational methodologies, Burt shares what he has learned studying cultures around the world in his new book, Who Owns Poverty? READ MORE.