Bangladesh’s Remarkable Rise from Poverty: A Lesson for the Developing World
By Tahseen Ali
Bangladesh’s overall rate of poverty currently is 24 percent, down from 40 percent a decade ago and the country is on track to being designated a middle-income country in only five years.Street Games Soothe Woes of Zimbabwe´s Jobless Youths
By Ray Mwareya
Zimbabwe's idle youths, bending under a reality of 80% joblessness, and an economy stuffed by $9, 9 billion in external debt, are now hooked to playing or owning a “snooker” table.African Economic Giants Awakening from Slumber
By Winston Mwale
Leaders from 26 East and Southern African countries are meeting in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe to make final touches to an agreement that may see the formation of what could prove to be Africa's largest free trade area.The proposed Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) is touted to improve the economic and social welfare of the citizens of the COMESA-EAC-SADC region.
Domiciliary Care for the Elderly in Romania: A Social Dilemma
By Luciana Grosu
Being old in Romania often equals being poor. Romania’s population is younger compared to other EU countries, nevertheless, it is aging rapidly.
There are indeed elderly people who die of hunger, alone in their homes. We often hear about such cases, but there’s not much we can do about it”, admits Lisei Maria.
Can There Be a Workable Microfinance?
“That’s not to say that microfinance won’t help the very poor, rather that there needs to be a recognition that microfinance isn’t the only thing that can work", argues Oxford Microfinance Initiative’s President Vicente Solera Deuchar.
Tortured, Killed and Chained: International Trade & Tourism May Cause Extinction of Elephants Within...
By Jameela Freitas
The total number of elephants is rapidly decreasing globally as elephants are continued to be poached for ivory, and tortured and killed for tourism and entertainment.Restoring Nepal With Solar Lamps And Clean Water
Contrary to traditional relief and rehabilitation models, in the wake of Nepal’s devastating earthquake, a Kathmandu-based start-up, Ecoprise, has started distributing solar-powered lamps and mobile chargers in earthquake affected areas.
Energy Efficiency in Russia and Central Asia – Time to Conserve?
by Meerim Shakirova
Several developing country issues, particularly those concerned with the environment, such as population growth, the greenhouse effect, ecological degradation and natural resource...
Philippines: Hungry Farmers Asking Food Get Bullets
By Rey Ty
Government in the Philippines has responded with bullets when thousands of peasant protesters demanded for food aid and hunger relief.How Children are Trafficked and Sold into Bonded Labour in India
By Aarthi Gunnupuri
18-year-old Adhir Pasvan from the east Indian state of Bihar, was trafficked and turned into a slave at a shoe manufacturing unit 1200 miles away from home. According to government reports, an astonishing 100,000 children go missing in India every year and many of them are never found.