In September 2015, 193 member states of the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and committed themselves to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs are ...
When most people hear the word poverty, they think of empty pockets, begging on the streets, or . However, poverty is much deeper than just not having money. It can affect your access to education, ...
COSM scholars and AEI affiliates include some of the nation’s foremost experts on poverty measurement. On October 17, COSM gathered several of these scholars to provide a primer on opportunity in the ...
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A Tanzanian farmer tractor driver in Makuyuni, Arusha, Tanzania. Shutterstock One of the clearest trends in wealth and poverty in Tanzania is shown by the slow decline in rural poverty relative to ...
Springfield resident Andrea Carter has worn many hats: school teacher, community leader, mom, prisoner, dishwasher and someone with a substance use disorder. Now, she’s a change leader with Think Tank ...
Rates of child poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand remain stubbornly high, despite the issue being the focus of considerable political attention while Jacinda Ardern was prime minister. In 2022, 120,000 ...
January is Poverty Awareness Month, but poverty is not something that exists only in statistics or distant places. It shows up in longer waits at the doctor’s office, crowded classrooms, and local ...
This article by Nimaya Dahanayake originally appeared on Groundviews, an award-winning citizen journalism website in Sri Lanka. An edited version is published below as part of a content-sharing ...