(74) Plastics For Change Foundation India Donates House To Plastic Recyclers
The Plastics For Change India Foundation has been working to develop and improve the quality of life of informal waste-collectors across India. the waste -pickers/ waste-collectors- are the backbone of the solid waste management system in India, providing a valuable service to society and contributing to environmental sustainability. Millions of people in India make a […]
(73) 8.1 Million People In Thailand Poor, 4.4 Million Below Poverty Line
In the education sector, it was found that more children have dropped out of school, especially those who are not living with their parents. Citing its Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) which identifies four dimensions of poverty, namely education, health, quality of living and financial stability, it said 8.1 million Thais are suffering from poverty. “As […]
(72) One Third Of The World’s School-Age Children Have No Internet Access At Home
Globally, among school-age children from richest households, 58 per cent have internet connection at home, compared with only 16 per cent from the poorest households. The same disparity exists across country income level as well. Less than 1 in 20 school-age children from low-income countries have internet connection at home, compared with nearly 9 in […]
(71) Mobile School On Train Tracks Helps Underprivileged Philippine Children Get An Education
Among the nearly 27 million children that call the Philippines their home, there’s a large number that still don’t have adequate access to education. Often times, where they live contributes to those difficulties, especially when far from urban centers. According to a 2019 situational analysis by UNICEF, an estimated 2.85 million children in the Philippines […]
(70) One Person Dying Of Hunger Every 4 Seconds
In an open letter addressing world leaders gathering in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, 238 organisations from 75 countries, including Oxfam, Save the Children and Plan International expressed outrage at skyrocketing hunger levels. Pointing out that as many as 19,700 people are estimated to be dying of hunger every day, the NGOs […]
(69) Poorest Pakistanis Face Heavy Cost Of Floods
Floods have ruined crops and homes across Pakistan, leaving many of the country’s poor struggling to restart their lives. Floodwater covered a third of the land, affecting 33 million people and creating an estimated $10 billion in damage. But funds for recovery are tight as villagers struggle to meet basic needs. Across Pakistan, millions of […]
(68) Somalia’s Drought Leaves Nearly 7 Million Desperate With Hunger
The UN says nearly 7.1 million Somalis, almost half of the country’s population, face acute levels of food insecurity. Most Somalis are pastoralists, relying on their livestock for food. But according to the UN, about three million livestock animals have perished due to the continuing drought and more than 805,000 people have been displaced. Nearly […]
(67) How Urban Gardening Can Help Kampala’s Poor
Although over two-thirds of Uganda’s population live in rural areas, populations are exploding in urban areas too. IN Kampala, Uganda’s capital, there are over 12 million people, and land is scarce. To meet the growing population’s need for food, some people are growing vegetables using a technique called “vertical farming”. A global analysis found that […]
(66) World Refugee Day 2022 : Global Displacement Hits a Record 100m
While the Ukraine war significantly increased global displacement, the figures have more than doubled over the past two decades and have risen each of the past 10 years . The UNHCR’s annual Global Trends Report 2021, published last Thursday, found that by the end of 2021, 89.3 million individuals worldwide were forcibly displaced as a […]
(65) Taxing Extreme Wealth Could Lift 2.3 Billion People Out of Poverty
A new analysis published by the Fight Inequality Alliance, Institute for Policy Studies, Oxfam, and Patriotic Millionaires found a shocking rise in global wealth among the world’s richest people despite deepening inequality during the COVID-19 pandemic. Globally: 3.6 million people have over $5 million in wealth, with a combined wealth of $75.3 trillion. There are […]