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poverty wealth
January 28th, 2019
Yawning wealth gap a pointer to everything that is wrong with the world
by:Bob Koigi
Our economy is broken, with hundreds of millions of people living in extreme poverty while huge rewards go to those at the very top.
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Hyppo Water Roller
December 03rd, 2018
A Zimbabwean woman who defied the odds in the fight against sexual abuse
in:Humans
by:Cyril Zenda
Rita Marque-Mbatha from Zimbabwe, does not regret the day she started what later turned out to be a drawn-out 16-year legal battle for justice.
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poverty uk
November 23rd, 2018
The U.K.'s efforts to destroy people with poverty
by:Gurmeet Singh
The UN's assessment of the U.K.'s austerity policies is bleak: the U.K. is unnecessarily punishing its poorest citizens.
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UN Logo
October 22nd, 2018
Will the real UN please stand up?
by:Bob Koigi
Is the UN “just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time”?
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serverfarm
July 03rd, 2018
How to uncover the ghost wars behind our digital overload
in:Technology
Where algorithms form the modern day confirmation bias, we are less radical than we think we are.
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poverty
June 28th, 2018
Trapped at the bottom
by:Maria João Morais
“The world has also learned that economic growth, by itself, cannot close the gap between rich and poor.” (Dalai Lama XIV)
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fossil fuel africa
May 28th, 2018
Can Africa break free from fossil fuels?
by:Bob Koigi
African citizens and communities pressure their governments to break away from fossil fuels and embrace renewable energy.
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devaid
April 24th, 2018
Inclusivity is the only way to escape fragility trap
by:Bob Koigi
Despite spirited campaigns to improve millions of lives through global aid and donor funding, various countries have sunk further into poverty abyss.
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March 14th, 2018
Payment nightmares hit poor Zimbabweans hard
in:Humans, Economy, Technology
by:Cyril Zenda
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) promotes the use of electronic payment systems that has only served to worsen the plight of citizens.
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A soldier stands guard beside the Cosco Wellington, the first container ship to depart after the inauguration of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor port in Gwadar
February 25th, 2018
Why is Pakistan becoming increasingly isolated?
by:Shadi Khan Saif
After many years, the alleged Pakistani state-sponsored terrorism in its immediate neighbourhood is taking its toll on the country's own economy.
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Oxfam image
January 22nd, 2018
Wealth inequality: the yawning gulf continues to widen
by:Gurmeet Singh
Although living standards are rising globally, and deep poverty is being eradicated – the gap between the richest and the poorest is widening, not [...]
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Chinese poverty
January 08th, 2018
Chinese poverty coming to an end
by:Gurmeet Singh
China aims to eradicate extreme poverty by 2020.
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global-goals-logo-share
September 25th, 2015
One small step for the UN, one giant leap for mankind
by:Ama Lorenz
Today, 193 world leaders will commit to 17 Global Goals to achieve 3 extraordinary things in the next 15 years: end extreme poverty, fight [...]
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September 01st, 2015
Scores languish in poverty, as jobs haemorrhage continues in Zimbabwe
in:Humans, Economy
by:Henri-Count Evans
More than 27,300 people have lost their jobs since the 17th of July 2015 when the Supreme Court ruled that employers had the right to terminate [...]
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kenya-pest
July 07th, 2015
African farmers triumph over pests
in:Nature, Economy
by:Bob Koigi
The situation reverberates across Sub Saharan Africa where $4 billion is lost each year, even as 29 percent of the population remains hungry, according to and the Food [...]
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kenya-millionaire
April 07th, 2015
Value addition births millionaire farmers in Kenya
in:Humans, Nature, Economy
by:Bob Koigi
Traditionally Kenyan farmers' obsession with certain crops has worked against them as evidenced in market oversupply. Farmers would produce the same [...]
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September 16th, 2014
Kenya’s ticking time bomb: climate refugees
in:Humans, Nature, Economy
by:Bob Koigi
Nowhere is this effect more felt than in Africa where the bulk of the population relies on agriculture, the worst hit sector by climate change, for [...]
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Riots in Rosarno 2010
July 12th, 2014
Blood Oranges
in:Humans, Economy
by:Ama Lorenz
The African laborers came to the marketplace of Rosarno in Calabria to protest against inhumane living conditions, working days of 14 to 15 hours, starvation wages of 20 to 25 euros per day and against [...]
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sudan women
February 25th, 2014
Press Review: Woman convicted of "indecent acts" after rape in Sudan & Women in poorest nations not benefitting from strides in health care and education
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Rebecca Silus
Her arrest followed the release of a video showing the rape, which prosecutors used to prove she participated in “indecent acts.” In addition to [...]
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Conflict in the Congo
January 21st, 2014
Press Review: UN warns of genocide in Central African Republic & France refuses to pay more for Niger uranium
in:Humans, Economy
type:Allgemein
by:Rebecca Silus
Director of operations John Ging says that the situation resembles previous genocides in Rwanda and Bosnia. People are committing atrocities against [...]
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Haitian Street Children And Restaveks
January 15th, 2014
Haitian Restaveks
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Jonathan Lutes
Out of desperation, many families see no other option but to send their children to the slightly less impoverished homes, where they work for room, board and, [...]
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PP048_congoRiver
January 14th, 2014
Fossil fuels and poverty
in:Nature, Economy
type:Allgemein
by:Jonathan Lutes
Around three billion people, almost half of the world’s population, resort to open fires or leaky stoves in their kitchens, causing a great health risk. Around 1.2 billion people still live with no access to [...]
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Nigerian Oil Feature
December 31st, 2013
Press Review: Ugandans worry about cost of commercial oil production & 2013 death toll for journalists hits 70
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Rebecca Silus
Critics are less optimistic about the outcomes, citing lack of transparency in planning and that despite billions already paid out by oil companies, [...]
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October 18th, 2013
Privilege V. Privation
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Jonathan Lutes
The Hewitts are white, which made them an unusual sight in their adopted neighborhood. For thirty-one days, the family lived the life of one of the millions of poor families in [...]
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October 23rd, 2012
France moves to arrest Equatorial Guinea Vice President
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Jack Bicker
As a result of rich oil and gas reserves, Equatorial Guinea has managed to develop a per capita GDP just below that of Finland, and yet, the small [...]
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banladeshi money 2
October 11th, 2012
Save the world's best bank
in:Economy
type:Allgemein
org:Avaaz
You have the power to keep that hope alive. As global citizens, we urge you to stop the government takeover of Grameen Bank, starting with reversing [...]
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make up child
October 02nd, 2012
End child marriage in world's poorest countries
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
org:change.org
Globally, an estimated 60 million girls in the developing world under the age of 18 are married, a figure that is estimated to increase by another [...]
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