When analyzing progress created from global trade, employment opportunities and local equality, the world witnesses how to help people in Cabo Verde. Tourism and Trade With only 10 percent of land in Cabo Verde suitable for agriculture, it is essential for Cabo Verdeans to get support from outside sources. Thus, the fight to help people […]
Situated in the heart of Africa and home to more than four million people, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has, for many years, struggled to improve its educational system. With an overall literacy rate of approximately 63.8 percent, the nation’s literacy has declined from its 1995 rate of 77.3 percent. Critically, though, education in the Democratic Republic […]
Holy See, also known as Vatican City, is a small nation located in southern Europe and is an enclave of Rome in Italy that is the seat of the Catholic Church. It is not exactly known how much personal wealth the citizens of Vatican City have, but it is known that the Holy See poverty […]
In recent years, the struggle of the Palestinian Territories has become increasingly publicized. The territories, located in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, are the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The increase in attention given to this conflict and related issues often raises the question “why are Palestinian territories poor?” The Palestinian territory poverty […]
In 2011, the U.N. designated October 11 to be International Day of the Girl, which is a day dedicated to recognizing the achievements of girls around the world in order to empower girls to fight against gender inequality. Specifically, girls’ education is a large issue in developing countries because a large number of girls do not […]
Smallholder farmers in Kenya are overwhelmingly denied access to traditional financial services, stunting the growth of the country’s agricultural industry. FarmDrive is an innovative startup that connects this unbanked population to new capital flows. So far, FarmDrive has facilitated 400 loans that amount to over $125,000. There are 50 million smallholder farmers in Kenya, but […]
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a country located in Europe that is landlocked between Switzerland and Austria. It is a relatively wealthy country, containing one of the highest measures of GDP per capita in the world, a low inflation rate and the benefits of a monetary and economic union with Switzerland. It therefore has one of the highest […]
Cyprus, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, gained its independence from Great Britain almost sixty years ago. Today, Cyprus is home to just over 1.2 million people, the vast majority of whom are Greek. These people are governed by the Republic of Cyprus, which is a presidential democracy. As is the case across the world, […]
The Citizens Foundation (TCF) is a U.S. based non-profit that supports education for underprivileged children in Pakistan. Since its inception in 1995 TCF has opened 1,441 schools serving 204,000 students, 50 percent of which are female. With adult female literacy in Pakistan resting at 42.7 percent, the organization makes the education and employability of girls […]
In 2016, Cyclone Winston, the most powerful tropical storm on record in the southern hemisphere, ripped through the island of Fiji. Winston killed 44 people, destroyed 30,000 homes, and caused nearly $200 million in damages. Later that same year, Cyclone Zena caused significant flooding and damage to Fiji as well. Much of the country’s formerly […]
