Businesses can positively impact their communities and play a significant role in the global fight against poverty. Fenty Beauty, Rare Beauty and Charlotte Tilbury are some of the beauty brands contributing to poverty reduction. Fenty Beauty The brand Fenty Beauty works alongside the Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF). This foundation supports and funds children’s education, health […]
Peru has excellent potential for renewable energy — its geographical landscape offers opportunities for solar, wind, geothermal and hydroelectric energy. In recent years, the Peruvian government and energy companies have shifted focus to increasing the use of renewable energy in Peru, which would provide jobs and create an opportunity for export growth. Electrifying Peru The […]
Statistics prove that poverty affects women more than men as women make up the majority of the world’s poor. The social structures and barriers in many, if not all, countries are the reasons for this accelerated rate of poverty among women. These barriers include gender wage gaps, the lack of access to decent working conditions […]
Nigeria is Africa’s most populated country, with about 223.8 million people, and Lagos is its biggest city. Underemployment and unemployment remain a challenge in Nigeria, especially for the youth. Several Nigerian designers are using their platforms and knowledge to create opportunities for African artisans and young Nigerian designers. 5 Nigerian Designers Empowering People Lola Faturoti. […]
There are several barriers to education in Oaxaca, Mexico, including a lack of resources and funding, high poverty rates and inadequate infrastructure. Organizations are working to make quality education accessible to children in Oaxaca and improve literacy rates through reading programs. Poverty in Oaxaca According to World Bank data from 2020, agricultural land accounts for […]
Over the last three decades, maternal and children’s health has improved significantly worldwide. The newborn survival rate has almost doubled since 1990 and maternal mortality rates have seen a 34% decrease since the beginning of the century. However, progress in health care is not globally even. Maternal and child health care in developing nations is […]
On March 8, 2023, the International Committee of Jurists (ICJ) with UNAIDS and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) launched a new set of expert jurists’ principles called the 8 March Principles to guide the implementation of international human rights law. Upholding International Human Rights Law International human rights law enacts […]
Since the dawn of democracy in Argentina in 1983, corruption has proved a serious issue, threatening public confidence in politics as well as the economic welfare of the country’s people. Throughout the 1990s, “patronage and partisanship” plagued public administration with politicians pursuing their own “modus operandi” and authority remaining in the hands of the few […]
Multinational technology company Apple Inc. first launched its smartphone, the iPhone, in 2007 and the company has since grown to hold about 24% of the global market share for smartphone trading. As of late 2022, the Taiwanese firm Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd., produced an estimated 70% of the world’s […]
At the height of the pandemic, the critical global message was “no one is safe until everyone is safe.” It referred to the common-sense view that vaccinating everyone was the only way to control COVID-19. However, vaccine inequity among the stateless presented a barrier to raising global vaccination rates. In countries such as Montenegro, Lebanon […]
