Compassion is the emotion that forms out of concern for others. For many individuals, this is easy to feel, but harder to put into action. The desire to do good, but not knowing where to start and how to help are common roadblocks. Luckily, this block is easily overcome. Whether you are young or old, […]
Project Loon, a product of Google X, the semi-secret research and development facility run by Google, is an innovative operation providing inexpensive or free wi-fi to people living in remote rural areas around the world via a fleet of huge helium-filled balloons floating in the stratosphere. According to Google, these balloons can deliver widespread economic […]
UNICEF and the World Food Programme announced recently that volunteers will go door to door over the next 12 months in an effort to screen 250,000 children for acute malnutrition in South Sudan. The initiative will target households in the state of Warrap in Buhr el Ghazi, where an estimated 26,000 children are thought to […]
A chef connects solutions to poverty and malnutrition in Haiti with cooking. Chef José Andrés has discovered a new approach to solving poverty in Haiti, and it starts in the kitchen. In Huffington Post’s recent feature on Andrés, Lifestyle Blog Editor Zoë Lintzeris details Andrés’ love affair with Haiti, describing his innovative ideas to improve […]
It’s commonly thought that the bigger the natural disaster, the greater the death and destruction, but that’s hardly the case. The 2010 Haiti earthquake that killed 160,000 people registered at 7.0 while the Japan earthquake that occurred a year later and registered at 9.0 killed only 15,893 people. Why did the much larger quake have […]
The fact is that some 795 million people in the world do not get enough food to lead healthy, productive lives, and the vast majority of the world’s hungry live in developing countries. The following are three myths about foreign aid: 1. We shouldn’t bother. Our small contributions won’t make a difference in such an […]
In the last century, droughts have killed 11 million people and affected 2 billion more through crop failure and reduced drinking water. The U.S. has lost a total of $195 billion to related economic recovery. The most well-known drought occurred in the 1930s. Due to overpopulation and poor soil conservation, much of the Southwest in […]
The goal to eradicate global poverty continues to be a growing challenge facing the world today. This year, an estimated 700 million people worldwide still live below the poverty line. In a survey conducted by the charity Action For Happiness, they identified ten everyday habits that make people happier. On a scale of 1-10, each […]
It is unlikely that the average American will experience poverty firsthand in Africa, South America or elsewhere. However, with the adoption of virtual reality (VR) technology, citizens across the globe can gain insight into what it is like to live in poverty, deal with life-threatening diseases or survive without basic necessities. In a change from […]
The introduction of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) marked a deadline: the world has 15 years to eradicate global poverty. However, in order to achieve this goal, the causes of global poverty must be carefully analyzed. One such factor is how war impacts those who are living in poverty. Afghanistan, Iran, Sub-Saharan Africa, Syria and […]
