“The primary resource of the country is its people, so people there believe in education,” Razan Brown, a former resident of Jordan, told The Borgen Project in an interview. As a small Arab nation without many natural resources, Jordan relies on its people and their skills to develop economically. Because of this, education in Jordan […]
Over the last three decades, Vietnam has become one of the world’s leading poverty reduction stories. Between 2010 and 2020, the World Bank’s poverty rate for lower-middle-income countries fell from 16.8% to 5%, lifting more than 10 million people out of poverty. Yet this progress has not reached all communities equally. In 2020, 27% of […]
Since the outbreak of the Israel-Palestine war in 2023, many people have become familiar with Hamas, a condemned militant wing that launched the Oct. 7 cross-border attack. However, fewer people are familiar with another allied political force making waves just 1,500 miles away in Yemen. Houthi Influence in Yemen An Iran-backed armed movement known as […]
Chagas disease, caused by a parasitic infection, is endemic in 21 Latin American countries. It is primarily transmitted by contact with bugs, vinchucas, which dwell in the walls or cracks of buildings. This disproportionately affects people in extreme poverty who live in dilapidated housing, with a particularly high disease burden on impoverished rural and Indigenous […]
Papua New Guinea (PNG), located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, is one of these hot places. The island’s high heat and humidity, combined with around 40% of the population living below the poverty line, has left the country extremely vulnerable to the life-threatening disease of malaria. In 2024, PNG accounted for 90% of reported cases […]
The Middle Eastern country of Saudi Arabia is a powerhouse in the oil industry. However, no country, not even Saudi Arabia, is without its challenges. The role of women in society involves a struggle between economic disparity and a hopeful increase in employment. Unfortunately, due in part to the divide between the employed and unemployed, […]
Women in Chad face numerous challenges regarding their human rights, often due to societal, cultural or religious norms, and the impact of poverty. Child marriage rates for girls in Chad are around 60%, and only 38% of girls complete primary school. This number drops to 14.1% for lower secondary school, and only 3% of Chadian […]
Women have played an important role in Colombia’s efforts to build peace after more than five decades of armed conflict. The conflict had a particularly serious impact on rural women, as violence and displacement cost them their land, livelihoods and economic security. United Nations (UN) Women reported that rural and Indigenous women were pushed into […]
In recent years, Niger has endured both domestic and regional instability that has worsened the dire situation of people living in extreme poverty. Tillabéri is one of Niger’s seven regions this instability has severely affected. However, community projects in Niger have been working to provide a new beginning to those in the Tillabéri region who […]
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 […]
