Bombing, blockades and economic collapse have pushed Yemen into one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises. Disability and poverty in Yemen are deeply intertwined with 82.7% of Yemenis now living in multidimensional poverty as of 2023. Amid this emergency, at least 4.5 million people (about 15% of the population) live with a disability, the […]
The One Eleuthera Foundation is a nonprofit organization that funds vocational education training centers in The Bahamas, in both Eleuthera and Harbour Island. Its technical programs provide hands-on training for a number of different careers, in order to promote “sustainable social and economic empowerment and development” within its community. Poverty and Food Insecurity in The […]
The Maldives, a nation known for its natural beauty and growing economy, has taken meaningful steps toward gender equality. However, wage disparities persist. Women in the Maldives earn approximately 20% less than men, highlighting a gender wage gap that reflects systemic inequality. While policies have improved legal protections, barriers to equal pay and economic opportunity […]
Rice is more than just a staple food in the Philippines, it is also a cornerstone of daily life, culture and survival for millions. Not only is rice a core nutritional component to the Filipino diet, but it is also a major source of income for millions of Filipino farmers, so much so that rice […]
The U.K-Peru G2G Agreement is set to improve Peru’s health care infrastructure that has notably faced significant challenges, including fragmented systems, limited resources and disparities in access. A shortage of health care professionals and inadequate funding have exacerbated these issues which have greatly affected the quality of care provided. Despite making progress in the health […]
With the international poverty line being at $2.15/day (USD), roughly 1.7 million Senegalese live below this margin as of April 2025. While this is alarming, it is important to note that the poverty rate is steadily decreasing. As of 2023, approximately 8% of those 15 and older experience some form of functional difficulty. In terms […]
Authorities reported the first HIV/AIDS case in Estonia in 1988. Since then, the number of people with HIV/AIDS in Estonia has decreased, but the country is still making progress. What Is HIV/AIDS? HIV/AIDs is a virus that attacks a person’s immune system and weakens it, leading to an increased number and severity of infections. People […]
More than 32% of the population in Myanmar lived below the national poverty line in late 2023/early 2024 and about two-thirds face economic insecurity. These most recent statistics erase all of the progress the country had made since 2015. By 2017, the poverty rate in Myanmar had dropped below 25% with 24.8% of the population […]
Haiti has suffered with both environmental disasters and political chaos since 2010. As the poorest country in the western hemisphere, it is no surprise that more than half its population lives in poverty. The nation constantly struggles with food insecurity, clean water and access to quality health care. Limited job skills training exacerbated these struggles, […]
The civil war has impacted fragility and the rule of law in Sudan, and the safety of 50 million people. According to the World Food Programme (WFP), a total of 24.6 million people are acutely food insecure, while 637,000 face catastrophic levels of hunger. Meanwhile, Sudan is in the top four countries in the world […]
