Taiwan has become a key destination for migrant workers across Asia, with many supporting its industries and aging population. Migration to Taiwan has increased over recent decades, prompting the government and local organizations to introduce reforms and advocacy efforts to improve labor rights, strengthen protections and promote social inclusion. These policies show how the authorities […]
On Dec. 10, 2021, President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Prohibition of Child Marriage Law (Republic Act no. 11596), which prohibited marrying a child under the age of 18, to end the abuse and trauma of adolescent Filipinas. However, child marriage in the Philippines still persists today. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Law Prior to the […]
Timor-Leste, one of Southeast Asia’s youngest nations, continues to grapple with a range of social and economic challenges, one of which is the gender wage gap. Despite progress in political representation and laws promoting equality, women in Timor-Leste frequently earn less than men, limiting their economic independence and the nation’s growth potential. Addressing the gender […]
Niger has one of the lowest HIV rates in sub-Saharan Africa – but experts warn that low prevalence does not mean low risk. Behind the calm statistics lies a fragile health system, deep gender disparities and poverty that magnifies every infection. According to the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), as of 2020, about […]
According to the Bertelsmann Stiftung Country Report (2022), 7.36% of the Taiwanese population is relatively impoverished. In other words, the poverty rate in Taiwan is relatively low. The low rate may be due to Taiwan’s strict definition of poverty. However, there is a cultural significance that expresses the value of well-being in humanity. For example, […]
Healthy soil is at the heart of the food system, yet its decline is putting billions of lives at risk. For communities that rely on agriculture, fertile land is not just valuable; it’s essential. The impact of soil degradation on global poverty often goes unnoticed, but it impacts food security, economic stability and well-being worldwide. […]
Until recently, Costa Rica had one of the highest child marriage rates in Latin America, affecting more than 359,000 girls nationwide. About one in six young women married before turning 18. Poverty, social inequality and cultural norms that limited girls’ autonomy often drove these early unions. In the past few years, child marriage in Costa […]
In 2025, Australia is introducing new legislation to address the volatile housing market in Australia, which is affecting the country’s growing unhoused population. Australia is focusing on enforcing a new bill, which the Australian Capital Territory Greens leader, Shane Rattenbury, introduced. Now that Australian law has deemed the housing crisis inhumane, sufficient action to resolve […]
When Dorothy, a young woman from Hopley, a suburb of Harare, dropped out of school, she believed her chances at a stable future had ended. Jobs were scarce and her family struggled to make ends meet. But through a short vocational course offered under the USAID-GOAL Uplift II program, she learned baking, catering and entrepreneurship […]
Recent data from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) indicates a steady increase in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) enrollment from 2020 to 2024. Over the last five years, from 2020 to 2024, the TVET Sector in the Philippines has shown a “consistent upward trend” in both enrollment and graduation outcomes. […]
