Fighting poverty requires smart policy intervention. In 2023, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development advised competition authorities to prioritize essential markets that take up large portions of family budgets. In 2025, the World Bank’s Competition Advocacy Contest highlighted reforms in Georgia, Egypt and Mexico for producing measurable consumer benefits. Together, these cases show how […]
For many students in Malawi, a lack of electricity limits educational opportunities. However, solar technology in Malawi is helping schools overcome these challenges, providing reliable power, expanding access to digital learning and creating better learning environments. Solar energy could help address this gap, as an estimated 75% of Malawi’s population lives on $3 a day […]
The recent drought is a prominent cause of food insecurity in Somalia, leading to mass displacement as citizens leave their homes in search of new water sources. Early 2026 has proven difficult as the country faces below-average rain seasons, which are depleting water sources and grazing conditions for livestock and reducing agricultural production. The World […]
Matcha has become a global phenomenon, fueled by its distinctive green color and viral popularity on social media. Rising demand has pushed the Japanese tea far beyond its traditional market, with 22% of the United Kingdom adults swapping out their morning tea or coffee for a functional alternative like matcha, herbal blends or mushroom drinks. […]
Worldwide, about 10% of pregnant women and 13% of women who have just given birth experience a mental health condition, primarily depression, according to the World Health Organization. In developing countries, that figure rises to about 15.6% during pregnancy and nearly 20% after childbirth. Depression is among the most common mental health conditions during pregnancy. […]
Improved sanitation, rehabilitation training, and a new civil rights law are improving the lives of India’s untouchables. As people of the lowest caste or social standing, many face poverty and are unable to feed their children. Untouchables number about 200 million, or 16% to 17% of India’s total population. Because they are of lower status, […]
For most children, discovering role models through bedtime stories is a formative experience that shapes confidence, goal setting and personal development. Yet for many children in sub-Saharan Africa, this opportunity remains out of reach. Among African adolescents aged 15 to 19, 26% of girls are neither working nor in school, compared to just 9% of […]
In low-income countries, a basketball court can be much more than just a place to play. Courts for Kids, a nonprofit that uses sports to alleviate poverty, was officially established in 2007 after an initial volunteer trip to the Philippines in 2006. Impact in the Philippines In 2006, 72.5% of people in the Philippines lived […]
Henrik Lundqvist, a former New York Rangers goalie, founded the Henrik Lundqvist Foundation with his wife, Therese, in 2014. The foundation combats poverty internationally by funding education, safe play spaces and health resources for marginalized children. Partnerships The Henrik Lundqvist Foundation ambassadors have partnered with Ebba Lovenskiold, the founder of Together For Better. The foundation […]
Romania is one of the lower-income countries in Europe. Its gross domestic profit (GDP) per capita in 2024 was only $20,080, significantly lower than that of other European countries such as Spain, at $35,326, or Italy, at $40,429. Communist Rule in Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu ruled Romania as a communist dictator from 1965 to 1989, first […]
