The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, started by President George W. Bush in 2003, has tried to tackle the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. The program has been tremendously successful, providing treatment for two million people and care for 10 million, including four million orphans and vulnerable children. Below are three major lessons the world of […]
Last March, two young Brazilians started a Facebook page called SP Invisivíl, or Invisible Sao Paulo, to highlight the large homeless population in the city. The founders of Invisible Sao Paulo are Vincius Lima, 18, and Andre Soler, 21. Lima says the purpose of the project is to “open people’s eyes, and show them that […]
Myanmar is situated in Southeast Asia, bordered by Thailand to the south, India to the west and China to the east. Given its strategic location, one might assume that Myanmar has great potential to become an economic powerhouse in the region. However, the country continues to grapple with poverty and remains one of the poorest […]
SNV Ghana and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have been collaborating on a new fishing technology that produces healthier and cleaner fish to meet both local and international standards. SNV Ghana with the Food and Agriculture Organization has teamed up to launch a new fish smoking technology called the FAO-Thiaroye Technique (FTT) that benefits the people […]
2014 marks the 25th anniversary of FXB Village, an innovative international NGO with a holistic approach to poverty reduction. FXB Village provides sustained assistance to 80 to 100 families in impoverished locales for a three-year period. During this period, FXB Village provides families with training in a diverse range of fields, from healthcare to business. […]
Over the course of the last 200 years, the increase in average standard of living has largely mirrored increased urbanization. In 1800, just 10 percent of the world’s population lived in urban areas. The UN believes that this number will reach 55 percent in 2015. According to The Economist, 64.1 percent of the developing world, […]
History has shown that government and institutional corruption can greatly hinder progress in developing countries. A new study by Transparency International reports that countries with faster-growing economies are more prone to government corruption. The research shows that governments in countries such as China, Turkey and Angola are becoming more corrupt with increased fraud and bribery […]
Out of the 7 billion people on the planet, 6 billion have a mobile phone. Cell phones have become widespread in developing countries, and that is not necessarily a bad thing. The mobile technology has become ubiquitous even in poverty-stricken areas and its impact on users is rapidly changing poor populations. Studies conducted in the past have shown […]
The largest public health problem in the developing world is currently non-communicable diseases, or NCDs. NCDs like cardiovascular disease and cancer kill around eight million people before they are 60 years old each year in developing countries. NCD-attributed deaths make up about 90 percent of premature deaths in the world. Urbanization, higher life expectancy and […]
Poverty is a complex, multidimensional topic that has many factors. Different aspects of poverty affect each other and oftentimes continue to reinforce the negative aspects. The cycle of poverty is perpetuated by so many factors: poor health and education outcomes, not enough capital, vulnerability to life changes and lacking a voice to participate in society. […]
