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Poverty is a state or condition in which an individual or group lacks the resources, income, or access to opportunities to meet their basic needs, such as food, shelter, and healthcare. Poverty can be measured in various ways, including absolute poverty, which is defined as the lack of access to the minimum resources necessary to meet basic needs, and relative poverty, which is defined as the inability to participate fully in the economic and social life of a society due to a lack of resources compared to others in the same society. Poverty is a global issue that affects millions of people around the world, and it is often linked to other social and economic issues, such as inequality, unemployment, and poor health.
*Based on a true story. It was raining that morning at the river crossing, little circles forming on the surface of the muddy water. Sampson* and his brothers, Elshaddai* and Yaw,* were traveling with an older man, getting ready to cross over. It had only been a few months since their parents died, but it…
LOS ANGELES — Ahead of “Giving Tuesday,” The Los Angeles Dream Center is kicking off its “Make 30 Matter” campaign, hoping to help the citizens of Los Angeles overcome steep financial hurdles heading into 2023. With inflation currently at 7.7%, 14.2% of LA County residents living below the poverty line, homelessness up 4.1% in the…
The recent marriage of a 5-year-old girl in Pakistan’s western province of Baluchistan has reignited debate over child protection, and the role of hard-line clergy in family matters. In October, two men in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province were arrested after police were tipped off that a 5-year-old girl had been forced into a marriage contract. The…
International Philanthropist Len Morris during an interview at African Network for the Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN) Regional office in Nairobi on November 22nd, 2022. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] More than 27 years after he set his feet in Kenya, Len Morris did not know his pursuit to document stories about child…
As the European Union develops new rules to hold companies accountable for social and environmental harms, such as deforestation and child and forced labor, the spotlight is on the chocolate industry. Cocoa production is notorious for causing adverse impacts on farming communities and the land. Companies and governments claim to be working to make cocoa more…
The increasing levels of poverty among the citizenry is the major cause of child trafficking in the Central Region, the Regional Social Welfare Directorate has stated. The Directorate explained that parents’ inability to provide basic needs such as food, shelter and education, among others for their wards, has resulted in children being exchanged for a…
On a sunny November afternoon in Banjaras, a tribal hamlet in Rajasthan’s Alwar district, 17-year-old Pooja Banjara sports a smile when asked what she aspires to be in life. Seated on a cot laid out on the mud porch of her brick house, she picks up her cell phone and reveals her WhatsApp profile picture,…
You’re never too young to give back. A Better World Canada (ABW), a lay-led Adventist supporting ministry, is witnessing firsthand the dedication that young people in Canada have toward helping others their own age. Among those who have contributed significantly are from École Lacombe Upper Elementary School in Lacombe, Alberta, and Ponoka Secondary Campus in…
Stephanie Hunter McMahon of the University of Cincinnati College of Law discusses why labor performed by incarcerated workers should be subject to tax. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. David D. Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I’m David Stewart, editor in chief of Tax Notes Today International. This week: prisoners’ dilemma. On…
Child labour is evil not only because it steals away the carefree days of childhood, but also because it pushes children the way of serious harm. Child labourers are vulnerable to toxic workplaces, being employed in dangerous tasks where they can be seriously injured or die. Child labour can also lead to child trafficking, slavery…
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