Vietnam is known for its beautiful landscapes, rich culture and an unfortunate, challenging history. After years of war, Vietnam has become one of the fastest-growing economies and has seen the poverty rate decrease to below 4% in 2023. With one of the most successful implementations of universal healthcare in Asia, Vietnam hopes to see more […]
Millions of Kenyans live in abject poverty. In 2022, the overall poverty rate was approximately 40%, and the food poverty rate was around 32%. Kenyans suffer financially and lack the resources to live a stable and productive life, even as the country’s economy grows. To address this inequality, the Kenyan government and NGOs have implemented […]
Senegal aims to become an emerging economy by 2035, but to achieve this goal, it must tackle a persistent challenge in its labor market: the gender wage gap. Despite economic progress, the country still has one of the highest disparities in pay between men and women. Closing the gender wage gap in Senegal is essential […]
Sao Tome and Principe is an island nation on the coast of Central Africa, with a population of nearly 240,000 and a land area of 386 square miles. Although the island is small, one cannot understate the role of women in its success. They are the backbone of society, and while Sao Tomeans have made […]
Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 has strained the rule of law in Ukraine as the country navigates maintaining human rights and order amidst unprecedented challenges. While the invasion has caused the oppressive influence of the post-soviet Oligarchy to diminish with aid from Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s introduction of the anti-oligarchy law in 2021, millions of […]
Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a republic in Southeast Asia. Stretching from the foothills of the Himalayas to the Thai-Malay peninsula, the region is populated with more than 135 officially recognized ethnic groups (and numerous others). The National League for Democracy’s historic election in 2015 marked the country’s first civilian government after more than […]
Food systems in Brazil are diverse, complex and influenced by the country’s size, geography and rich cultural heritage. With 90% of its food domestically produced, the country is a leader in agribusiness and one of the world’s largest producers of agricultural products such as soybeans, coffee, sugarcane, beef and chicken. Yet, Brazil still faces a […]
Foreign aid to South Africa has been crucial in sustaining its people for over two decades. South Africa is a country that faces a multitude of issues that hinder its way of life. Disease, government corruption and lack of infrastructure are but some problems that the people of South Africa face. The country has an […]
The Independent State of Samoa is a small archipelagic country of two main islands and eight small islets in the South Pacific Ocean. The Dutch discovered the islands in 1722, but it was more than 150 years before the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany claimed parts of the kingdom. Subsequent to a civil […]
The State of Qatar is a small country located on the Qatar Peninsula in the Middle East, neighboring Saudi Arabia on its southern land border and surrounded by the Persian Gulf on all other sides. Since gaining its independence from Britain in 1971, Qatar has been a constitutional monarchy. It is a desert nation with […]
