How Many Nigerians Will Be In Poverty Because Of Cost Of Living Crisis?
Over half of all Nigerians could be living below the poverty line in the next few years as a result of the cost of living…
As India’s capital gets makeover for G20 summit, poor say ‘lives destroyed’ | Poverty and Development News
New Delhi’s crowded streets have been resurfaced. Streetlights are illuminating once dark sidewalks. City buildings and walls are painted with bright murals and graffiti. Planted…
Rags For Menstruation: The Harsh Reality Of Period Poverty In North East Nigeria
Eunice Elisha is one of many young girls experiencing hardship as a result of period poverty in Adamawa State, North East Nigeria. “The effect is…
‘The fire ruined everything’: Lives, livelihoods lost in Johannesburg blaze | Poverty and Development
Johannesburg, South Africa – Just hours after going to bed on Wednesday night, Adam Kamuweluze was woken in a frenzy in his small room on…
Asia’s poor grew by 68 million people after pandemic, report says | Poverty and Development
More than 155 million people were living on less than $2.15 a day last year, Asian Development Bank says. Nearly 70 million more people lived…
Why California officials traveled to Kenya to find solutions to poverty
California officials representing some of the wealthiest cities in the world traveled to one of the poorest villages in Africa this week to study universal…
US pauses foreign assistance to Niger as it reiterates support for Bazoum | Poverty and Development News
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says life-saving humanitarian and food assistance will continue. The United States has announced the suspension of some aid to Niger…
Cost Of Living Crisis: Fuel Subsidy Removal Deepens Poverty For Nigeria’s Urban Poor
By his own account, life had been alright for taxi driver Kasali Ogundele. But now, suddenly, he’s approaching his old age and has to set…
In Vietnam, risking all in the search for a better life | Poverty and Development News
In late October 2019, ambulance crews in the United Kingdom were called to a scene of horror. On a quiet road in a nondescript industrial…
Nations where 3.3bn live spend more on debt than health, schools | Poverty and Development News
Almost half of humanity lives in countries that spend more servicing interest on debt than health or education, UN says. Approximately 3.3 billion people –…
ACT Council of Social Service says 10 per cent of Canberra is living in poverty as prices for essentials rise
Eighty-nine-year-old Primrose Brimson keeps warm in her Canberra home by curling up underneath handmade quilts — but she says she has now made her last, with the cost…
Empowering Lives, not Just Wallets: Embracing Capability Approach in Poverty Analysis
Education has long been hailed as the cornerstone of progress and personal growth, providing individuals with the tools to navigate the complexities of life and…
Exclusive: Disturbing number of Australians living in substandard conditions, new data shows
Hundreds of thousands of working families in Australia, many earning more than the minimum wage, don't have enough money to live a basic, healthy lifestyle…
Southern Poverty Law Center labels parents’ rights groups extremist, anti-government
The Southern Poverty Law Center released a report Tuesday, saying hate groups are on the rise and targeting public education through bans on books (pictured,…
Tackling poverty can start with embracing the GDP of the poor | Opinions
Over the past three years, a cost-of-living crisis has spread across the world, affecting both rich and poor countries. Many are blaming it on the…
With Reusable Pads, A Pharmacist Is Tackling Period Poverty And Protecting The Environment
It began with an idea. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Kano, a state in Northwest Nigeria, Maryam Muhammed noticed how scarce sanitary pads had become. …
Pakistan needs a new vision — an intra-elite war isn’t the answer | Poverty and Development
Crisis is now passé in Pakistan. Admittedly, the current standoff between the authoritarian populist Imran Khan and the military has an element of novelty to it,…
Reagan Condemns Welfare System, Says It’s Made Poverty Worse Instead of Better
SANTA BARBARA — President Reagan, in his strongest language on the subject to date, on Saturday denounced the nation’s welfare system as “misguided” and said that…
Demand for food relief rises rapidly in ACT as more Canberrans seek cost of living respite
One in three Canberrans lining up for food relief have never sought charity aid before, new data suggests.Key points:OzHarvest says 31 per cent of the Canberrans…
Murhaf, 11, raises $230,000 selling flower pins in Sweden | Poverty and Development News
Sales skyrocket after a viral post about the boy, and a racist backlash only brings in more money as people rally behind him. Stockholm, Sweden…