While the Gambia may be the smallest country on the entire African continent, poverty remains the nation’s most significant challenge. In 2020, the national poverty rate stood at a whopping 53.4%. This poverty rate mainly concentrates on the rural areas, where the majority of the people living there are very poor. This affects around 76% […]
Until recently, child marriage in South Korea remained legal for teens as young as 16 with parental consent, making the country an outlier among developed nations. However, that changed when lawmakers amended South Korea’s Civil Act to set the minimum marriage age at 18 with no exceptions. While child marriage affects one in five girls […]
In June 2018, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved the country’s first Action Plan to achieve the 2030 Agenda, making various poverty-reduction initiatives possible both domestically and abroad. Seven years later, the Action Plan for Spanish Cooperation has evolved into an essential resource that will influence the country’s future foreign policy. At its heart is […]
Women earn less than men in Eritrea. This article explores the reasons for the gender wage gap in Eritrea as well as documenting implemented solutions. According to TimeCamp, factors include societal norms, gender roles, educational attainment and occupational segregation. A further discussion of each factor follows. Societal Norms and Gender Roles Eritrea is a patriarchal […]
Argentina, located in South America with a population of 45.7 million, has faced persistent economic instability, with 38% of the population living in poverty at the end of 2024. Although the number of people experiencing poverty in Argentina is alarming, this percentage has decreased from 53% in the first half of 2024 with President Milei’s […]
As Sudan’s civil conflict enters its third year, health conditions have sharply deteriorated as the collapse of the food systems in Sudan has overwhelmed them. The country is currently facing the world’s largest hunger crisis, with 24.6 million individuals experiencing food insecurity. The civil war has devastated the Sudanese economy, agricultural livelihoods and food markets, […]
The story of Ukrainian refugees shows how migration can generate not just financial assistance, but also the transfer of ideas, skills and civic values. These “social remittances” can help Ukraine recover from war, resist aggression and build an economy less vulnerable to poverty. Remittances, sums of money sent to another place, are often a way […]
In Chad, thousands of girls as young as 14 years old are pressured to leave education behind and marry before reaching adulthood. Girls Not Brides underlined that in 2019, nearly 61% of Chadian women between the ages of 20 and 24 were married before their 18th birthday. While child marriage rates remain high in the […]
Mali has a complicated relationship with recurring challenges such as climate crisis’ and conflict-driven violence. Whether it be due to the shocks of extreme heat and floods, or the violence from armed forces within different villages, USAID programs in Mali have benefited Malians greatly, with more than a third of the population being in need […]
Poverty drives child marriage as families use the practice to escape their poor economic situation. Large families feel the burden of poverty to a greater extent, with many regarding underage marriages as a tool to decrease the burden of families that are unable to take care of their children. People often use underage marriages as […]
