“On the one hand it’s crazy because when you take a course at INFOTEP, if it’s not in Santo Domingo, you can’t get a job, just a diploma… but if you do it online you get a job,” said Berkis Mateo, a former INFOTEP student from San Cristóbal, in a phone interview with The Borgen […]
Slovenia is a success story in many aspects of development, and their success in keeping HIV prevalence low is no different. Universal access to treatment, a focused prevention strategy and gradually decreasing stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS have coalesced to form a unified approach. HIV/AIDS in Slovenia has failed to escalate into a dominant issue, largely thanks […]
Saint Lucia is a small Eastern Caribbean island with a population of less than 200,000 people. Saint Lucia’s poverty rate rests below 25% with a middle to upper-income economy. Its youth population is more than 40,000. Saint Lucia produces fresh fruits and crops such as bananas, avocados, yams and sweet potatoes. Tourism is a major […]
North Macedonia, a small landlocked country surrounded by Serbia, Greece and Albania, has often flown under the radar. It is a country that has struggled with poverty for years, with about 21.6% of people living in poverty. Energy poverty is a common struggle that Macedonian households face, with more than 33.1% of the population unable […]
International Youth Day was celebrated on August 12, 2025 under the theme “Local Youth Actions for the SDGs and Beyond,” highlighting youth’s role in translating global ambitions to local impacts. As innovators, deeply tied to their communities, youth are essential for progress on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by all United Nations (UN) […]
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 […]
