Six Ways Global Education Would Reduce Global Poverty
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Girls’ Enrollment a Success of Education in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda is a small, two-island Caribbean country that became an independent state within the British Commonwealth in 1981. In 2017, Hurricane Irma destroyed most of Barbuda, whose population evacuated to Antigua. Antigua is now home to approximately 97% of the population of 102,634, 75% of which is rural. Antigua and Barbuda is a […]
Water Quality in North Korea Affected by Recent Drought
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Water Quality in Chile: The Good and the Bad from North to South
Latin America is notorious for having poor water quality. Worried travelers and residents try to avoid drinking tap water or cooking with it. But most people do not know the facts about water quality in Chile. Here are a few from the north of the country all the way to its southern tip. In northern […]
10 Facts about Poverty in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico, also known as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a self-governing organized territory of the United States of America. This means that Puerto Ricans are citizens of the U.S. Approximately 3.3 million people live on the island but, due to rising problems, a larger mass exodus is occurring than in the 1950s. Here […]
Hunger in Uzbekistan: A need for change
Hunger in Uzbekistan remains a serious issue, yet it is not recognized as a national one. Close to 75 percent of the working-class population in Uzbekistan live in rural areas, and thus the income of this stratum of the population typically remains low, which exacerbates the lack of food security. This level of poverty has […]
The Water Quality in Saudi Arabia: Resisting Water Salinization
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The Increasing Poverty Rate in Egypt
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Why is Myanmar Poor?
Located in Southeast Asia and bordering six other countries, Myanmar is slowly working to correct economic woes that have crippled the country for decades and have led many to ask “why is Myanmar poor?” Aside from widespread poverty, Myanmar is dealing with potential acts of genocide after 600,000 Rohingya have fled to neighboring Bangladesh. This […]
Important Facts about the South Sudanese Refugees in Uganda
South Sudan is a country located in East-Central Africa with a population of approximately 13 million. The country is rich in fertile agricultural land, as well as precious gems and metals such as diamonds and gold. Yet, South Sudan is one of the world’s poorest countries and ranks low in many socioeconomic categories, due to […]
