Poverty
China’s moth-eaten social safety net: Who will catch the poorest of the poor? Not corporations.
China is, without a doubt, on a fast track to ‘development’ with an astonishing US$3.2 trillion in foreign reserves. But inequality, particularly rural and urban, is extreme with an estimated 150 million people living below the United Nations poverty line
China’s moth-eaten social safety net: Who will catch the poorest of the poor? Not corporations.
China is, without a doubt, on a fast track to ‘development’ with an astonishing US$3.2 trillion in foreign reserves. But inequality, particularly rural and urban, is extreme with an estimated 150 million people living below the United Nations poverty line
Somalia: Famine doesn’t exist in a vacuum
The drought in Southern Somalia has escalated over the past few months ‘to the worst humanitarian disaster’ in the world.
Somalia: Famine doesn’t exist in a vacuum
The drought in Southern Somalia has escalated over the past few months ‘to the worst humanitarian disaster’ in the world.
REMINDER: It’s not just about giving money
The squandering of $3.2 million as part of Madonna’s charity project in Malawi is another reminder that money alone is not the answer to lifting people out of poverty.
REMINDER: It’s not just about giving money
The squandering of $3.2 million as part of Madonna’s charity project in Malawi is another reminder that money alone is not the answer to lifting people out of poverty.
Work in Progress – HandsOn Shanghai
This week’s WIP (Work in Progress) is inspired by China’s bitterly cold winter. I am currently in Beijing for a month doing an intensive Chinese course and it is FREEZING.
Work in Progress – HandsOn Shanghai
This week’s WIP (Work in Progress) is inspired by China’s bitterly cold winter. I am currently in Beijing for a month doing an intensive Chinese course and it is FREEZING.
A quagmire of poverty – The case of PNG
The shocking news this week of a young Australian raped during a car hijacking in Papua New Guinea is another visible symptom of a country drowning in poverty. Beyond these sporadic publicised incidents is a reality so bleak it is
A quagmire of poverty – The case of PNG
The shocking news this week of a young Australian raped during a car hijacking in Papua New Guinea is another visible symptom of a country drowning in poverty. Beyond these sporadic publicised incidents is a reality so bleak it is