Technology and partnerships are crucial when it comes to poverty eradication. According to the Global Resilience Partnership, investing in innovation and cooperation is not only a game-changer but also the key to building resilience and prosperity for the poor. Using its network to bring the public and private sectors together to work toward resilience and high […]
Founded in 1937 by three members of the Lilly Family (J.K. Lilly Sr. and his two sons, Eli and J.K. Jr.), Lilly Endowment is one of the largest private philanthropic organizations in the United States. Based in Indianapolis, it derives the bulk of its funding from gifts of stock in the family pharmaceutical business, Eli […]
Every year, the World Economic Forum (WEF) gathers the global business, political and academic elite in Davos, Switzerland to tackle the planet’s toughest issues. This year, Pope Francis was once again invited to address the group and his message was clear: fight inequality. A cardinal from the Vatican read the Pope’s letter to forum members […]
Since the 1970s, women have had a key role in addressing women’s rights in terms of ending global poverty. There are several reasons for this phenomenon, whether laws in certain countries stimulating this repression or customs in a society. Laws protecting women often remain unimplemented at the national and local levels. The U.N. Commission for […]
Community Capital Management, Inc. (CCM) is one of the top fixed income impact investing managers in the United States that prides itself on corporate social responsibility. CCM reported that the company’s CRA Qualified Investment Fund Institutional Shares (CRANX) ranked among the top one percent of all performers out of 309 government funds during 2015. According […]
It is estimated that there are between 1,500 and 5,000 street children in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Approximately 65 percent of these children are between the ages of 10 and 17 — and around 30 percent are girls. Street children are those for whom the street has become their real home — a situation in which there is no protection, supervision […]
Attending preschool can drastically improve the intellectual capacity of children. Research has demonstrated positive effects on learning and development in both the short and the long run. A recent study from Northwestern University suggested that children from lower income families tend to perform significantly worse in the first years of elementary school. This is due […]
UNICEF and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) have announced that they will launch four pilot health centers in 2016. As a result, thousands of rural residents may be able to receive basic health care in Lesotho. The health centers, called One Stop Shops, are an effort to bring HIV, malnutrition, blood pressure screenings, […]
Ways to Help the World’s Poor Do you want to know some easy ways to help the world’s poor? Well, here are 10 simple ways to help the world’s poor, which can often be done without even having to leave your home! 1. Donate One of the quickest and most obvious ways to help […]
The World Bank has launched a data literacy program to improve evidence-based policymaking and development outcomes in Sudan. Funded by UKAid, experts from the World Bank will work over the next eight months to bridge the gap between data producers and data consumers. The program will bring together statisticians, who produce oftentimes complex development indicators, […]
