India’s large and growing economy moves millions of tons of raw materials, finished products and food across thousands of kilometers of railway tracks. Indian Railways uses freight trains to transport these goods. For decades, freight trains shared heavily congested routes with passenger services, limiting the speed and capacity of freight movement. The Dedicated Freight Corridor […]
Chile is located in southwestern South America between the tallest section of the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. As one of the longest and narrowest countries in the world, it is home to roughly 20 million people and borders Argentina to the east and Bolivia and Peru to the north. Despite ranking among the […]
In July 2026, a group of teachers gathered to discuss ways to improve education in South Africa. They addressed issues such as textbooks, artificial intelligence (AI), race and bilingual learning. Two PhD candidates, Samkelo Matutu and Ignacious Leeuw, led an exercise during the gathering. They asked each teacher to pretend they had just arrived in […]
Over the past decade, a changing climate has increasingly affected the Pacific island nations of Kiribati and Vanuatu. In response, local communities and aid organizations are working to build resilience. This effort has drawn support from global organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent […]
The mention of Madagascar may cue images of DreamWorks Pictures’ 2005 animated comedy for many. However, far removed from this fictional imagery is the fourth largest island in the world, Madagascar, a country with one of the world’s highest poverty rates, at about 80%. For the majority of its more than 30 million people, being […]
As international funding drops, locally led humanitarian aid in Nigeria is stepping up to address poverty and displacement in crisis-affected regions. In collaboration with the United Nations (U.N.), a sweeping transition has begun, aiming to shift control of the nation’s humanitarian operations to national actors. With local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) receiving 70% of funding allocations […]
Around 37% of Burkina Faso’s children are exploited for child labor, maintaining one of the higher rates globally, according to the United States Bureau of International Labor Affairs. Continued displacement and insecurity have made struggling families and young children vulnerable to exploitation as they fight to sustain means of survival. Numerous agencies are at work […]
Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and poverty are closely connected. In Vietnam, significant progress has been made in reducing poverty over the last few years. The number of people living on less than $1.90 a day fell from 37% in 2002 to 1.8% in 2018, and about 10 million people moved out of poverty […]
In the mountain villages of Kyrgyzstan, herding has long been the only source of steady income, but a network of local guides and homestays is opening a new path. Community-based tourism (CBT) in Kyrgyzstan now spans 17 member communities across the country, turning trekking routes through some of Central Asia’s highest terrain into a shared […]
While poverty rates in the Czech Republic are among the lowest in the European Union (EU), with Eurostat (2022) noting a 9.5% poverty risk in 2020 compared to a 16.7% average across the EU, vulnerability still exists. Factors contributing to poverty include economic instability. By outlining the causes of impoverished conditions in the Czech Republic […]
