Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa, struggles with conflict-induced household displacement. This poses significant challenges to crop production and harvests, resulting in issues of hunger in Burkina Faso. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported that in 2022, more than 90% of the surveyed households were involved in crop production. According to the […]
Nigeria is a sub-Saharan African country bordering Niger to the North and Cameroon to the South. Although living conditions in Nigeria have seen a positive change in recent years, a large amount of its population still lacks access to everyday living needs such as clean water, healthcare and education. Construction of Waterpumps and Sanitary Spaces […]
India is a nation with immense economic potential. In 2021, the World Bank ranked the nation first among the world’s seven largest emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs). India boasts an economy expected to grow by 7% in 2023. Despite this, its agricultural sector has struggled to keep up with the productivity levels in other […]
The “feminization of poverty” is the concept of social and economic factors that keep women disproportionately poor globally. It touches on how women experience poverty in more severe forms than men. It also looks into how poverty is on the rise among women. Gender inequality is the most common form of inequality in the world, […]
From the steam engine to the World Wide Web, the U.K. has long been a scientific pioneer. Now, Rishi Sunak’s government is determined to secure the U.K.’s place as a “science and technology superpower by 2030.” In doing so, he could also help transform foreign aid from the U.K. In a bid to secure scientific-superpower […]
An international crackdown on piracy in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) in recent years has successfully reduced the number of Somali attacks. Ironically, this has left East African waters more vulnerable than ever, with foreign fishing in Kenya becoming a major issue. The presence of Somali piracy along the East African coast, which peaked in […]
Austria, a small Central European country with a population of nearly 9 million people, is a middle-performing European nation according to OECD metrics that evaluate a variety of economic and living standards. In the past 20 years, Austria’s population has only modestly increased, which, along with a rise in the average lifespan, has caused Austria’s […]
Education is the key. According to the World Bank, “education promotes employment and earnings,” which consequently affects health and helps with poverty reduction. On a larger scale, this enables the country to experience long-term economic growth, innovation, strengthened institutions and better social cohesion. In countries experiencing population and economic growth, such as India, it is […]
There are more than 13.8 million children globally between 0-17 years who have lost their parents to AIDS. Lesotho has a high prevalence of HIV/AIDs. This disease has rendered a lot of children orphans leaving more than 200,0000 orphans in Lesotho. As a result of this, orphans are unable to return to school but rather work […]
In Russia, achieving financial stability has been a challenge for people with disabilities for a long time. Approximately 13 million individuals out of an estimated population of 146 million are classified as having some degree of disability. However, in the absence of strong government action, local, volunteer and advocacy groups are taking the lead in […]
