Cambodia is predominantly associated with the world’s largest religious monument, Angkor Wat, a bucket list tourist attraction for avid travelers in South East Asia. It is this tourism, along with garment exports, that has fueled Cambodia’s economic growth over the last 25 years. According to The World Bank, this growth measured at 7.7% between 1998 […]
In India, the month of October brings festivities and celebrations to each part of the country. In a nation full of people belonging to diverse religions and cultures, one witnesses the coming together of lights, colors and veneration with every festive season. One such festival celebrated in India is the nine-day-long Durga Puja, a worship […]
In Turkmenistan, 41 in every 1,000 babies born in 2021 died before reaching their fifth birthday. About 21.8% of the population has been living in poverty, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific estimated in 2018. Child poverty in Turkmenistan is prevalent as well but efforts are in place to address […]
According to NITI Aayog’s National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2023, 14.96% of the Indian population live in multidimensional poverty. However, like the rest of the world, there is an intersectionality between gender and poverty in India. In particular, women are most susceptible to experiencing poverty and poverty most harshly impacts them. SwaTaleem is a nonprofit […]
Earlier in 2023, the United Nations (UN) reported that more than 3 million children living in Somalia currently have no access to education. Poverty has an influence on children’s education in Somalia – the World Bank reports that 73% of people in Somalia live in poverty as of 2023. The following is an overview of […]
Afghanistan has one of the top 10 highest maternal mortality rates worldwide. Pregnant Afghan women are 30 times more likely to die during childbirth than pregnant women in the United States (U.S.). There are various factors currently impacting childbirth safety in this Middle Eastern country. Sociopolitical Factors Britannica’s profile on Afghanistan describes how the country […]
The Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has recently reported that women own 40% of the businesses in Nigeria, which is a large improvement from the World Bank’s report of only 34% of women owning businesses in 2018. Women in the Workforce Women in Nigeria lead the entrepreneurial charge. More Nigerian women are now focused on […]
Cambodia is one of the most heavily mined nations due to conflicts between the 1970s and 1990s. It has the highest proportion of landmine survivors, with more than 9,000 people in need of artificial limbs. The landscape of disability is evolving with an increase in cases resulting from traffic accidents, workplace incidents and diseases related […]
Bordering the Indian Ocean, Kenya is famous for its dramatic Great Rift Valley, expansive Savannah and inspiring annual migration of more than 2 million wildebeests. Located in East Africa, Kenya is home to 53 million people. While the nation has recently advanced to lower-middle-income status, two-thirds of its population still live in poverty, earning less […]
An ethnic region comprised of more than 500 indigenous languages, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. Being the most inhabited African territory as of 2018, child marriage in Nigeria is prevalent with it holding the highest number of child marriages. According to UNICEF Nigeria, an estimated 22 million child brides live in Nigeria […]
