Between June 2024 and May 2025, remittances to Kenya totaled KES 931.8 billion (approximately $7.2 billion). Recipients spent the largest share of remittance income on food, household goods, education and medical care, a pattern linked to progress on the Sustainable Development Goals covering poverty reduction. Even so, the reported spending patterns do not by themselves […]
For Evelyn Suárez, getting her daughter Alexa healthy required more than medical care. It required finding a way to afford food, transportation and medicine while her daughter struggled with malnutrition. Doctors said Alexa had moderate acute malnutrition and was not gaining weight. After she received care at a UNICEF-backed clinic in El Progreso, Alexa started […]
Five years ago, the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, dismantling two decades of legal reform and setting aside the country’s constitution in favor of the group’s own interpretation of Islamic law. For the Afghan people, and especially for women and girls, the impact of the Taliban has been severe and, according to a recent report […]
On Aug. 10, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, killing hundreds and worsening conditions across some of the country’s poorest regions. Humanitarian aid missions have reached Colombia’s Pacific Coast in the weeks since, but their work has largely gone unnoticed by the public. Telecommunications and information networks were fragile before the earthquake and remain […]
In a study with implications that could change the fight against poverty in rural Senegal, researchers working along the northern Senegal River basin found an unexpected solution to schistosomiasis in Senegal. The parasite, which disproportionately affects those facing extreme poverty, may be reduced through native fish. Schistosomiasis, a snail-borne disease, spreads when parasite larvae released […]
In Ghana, poverty is increasingly concentrated in rural communities, where many families depend on agriculture to survive. According to Opportunity International, 43% of Ghana’s population lives in rural areas, while 29% of the country’s workforce is employed in agriculture. Cocoa, the country’s largest export crop, supports millions of livelihoods and has the potential to help […]
In the Philippines, in the heart of Tondo, Manila, The GUIDON reports that roughly 12,000 people live in a community surrounded by garbage. This community, Barangay 105, better known as Happyland, is often described as one of Manila’s poorest informal settlements. Homes are built close together, many using makeshift materials, while piles of waste surround […]
Mycetoma, a neglected tropical disease, results from bacterial or fungal infections. Symptoms typically begin with swelling under the skin and can progress to deformities in skin and tissues. The disease disproportionately affects poor, rural communities, where involvement in agricultural and pastoral activities increases contact with contaminated soil. Although a 2022 national survey reported that mycetoma […]
Women entrepreneurs in Fiji are playing an increasingly important role in the country’s economic development, particularly through tourism and small businesses. Across urban centers, rural communities and local markets, women are creating businesses that provide income for their families while contributing to their communities and the wider economy. However, many women continue to face barriers […]
The prospect of economic security is one factor associated with the practice of child marriage in Guyana, with legislation allowing some individuals under the age of 18 to marry. International organizations are urging the Guyana government to combat this human rights violation through stronger child protection measures, poverty reduction initiatives and legislative reform. Latin America […]
