An education is very important especially for children of young ages. Education poverty is a big issue in sub-Saharan Africa In fact, sub-Saharan Africa has low participation rates amongst children going to school which can decrease the chance of continuing school, dropping out and having a low rate of achievements. Sub-Saharan Africa is one of […]
Of all of the countries in the world, Luxembourg is among the richest. Luxembourg has one of the highest GDP per capita, after Liechtenstein and Monaco in the top spot. Additionally, according to almost every ranking system, including the World Health Organization (WHO), Luxembourg has one of the best health care systems in the world. […]
Project ERTAD (Empowerment, Resilience, Transformation and Development) represents a four year scheme to ameliorate the socio-economic conditions of the most vulnerable families in Georgia experiencing poverty. The project is a joint effort by the organizations World Vision Georgia, World Vision Germany, LEPL Social Service Agency and Danish Refugee Council in Georgia. Receiving financial support of […]
Despite having faced multiple challenges and with “more than half of its population living below the poverty line,” the people of Haiti remain resilient. Haiti was once the wealthiest colony in the Americas producing sugar, coffee, cacao, cotton and indigo. Today Haiti is the poorest country in Latin America and the Caribbean region. As of […]
Aida Muluneh is an Ethiopian photographer and cultural entrepreneur. Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, she works as an educator “developing projects with local and international institutions in Ethiopia and Côte d’Ivoire.” Shining Light on Water Poverty In 2018, alongside WaterAid and the H&M Foundation, Aida created a series of works focusing on the scarcity of […]
Belarus is an Eastern European country bordering Russia to the east, Poland to the west, and Ukraine to the south. It has a population of 9,255,524, making it the 96th most populated country in the world. As a developing country, it is ranked 60th on the Human Development Index. Belarus is a member of multiple […]
Iraqi Kurdistan has been greatly affected by civil conflicts, terrorist attacks and government instability. More than 90% of Iraq’s 300,000 refugees reside in the Iraqi Kurdistan region and more than 1 million Iraqis remain internally displaced. Charities in Iraqi Kurdistan in support of refugees are especially important to help asylum seekers gain essential support to […]
In the past three decades, HIV/AIDS in Trinidad and Tobago has been a defensive battle. In 1983, there were only eight registered cases of AIDS, however, a mere nine years later, Trinidad and Tobago ranked 17th out of 164 countries in reported cases per 100,000-person population. National Planning Alongside the Caribbean as a whole, Trinidad […]
Uzbekistan has taken a series of initiatives to address the mental health crisis, which affects one in eight people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Improving mental health in Uzbekistan has the potential to yield an impressive return on investment. The WHO estimates almost half a trillion Uzbekistani sum (UZS) return over the […]
The Korean wave is taking the 21st century by storm with the world of K-pop, K-dramas and K-beauty. Within the context of this cultural phenomenon, this is how South Korea emerged as an influential global force and what it has done to tackle poverty reduction. South Korea’s Journey to Economic Success After the Korean War […]
