Some good news from Mozambique: poverty levels have been reduced: Mozambique has recorded significant poverty reduction in recent years. REUTERS/Grant Lee NeuenburgThere has been a serious deficit of good news in Mozambique for quite some time. The recent release of Mozambique’s Fourth Poverty Assessment, based on a large nationally representative household survey conducted in … [Read more...] about Some good news from Mozambique: poverty levels have been reduced | The Conversation
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Awards More Than $6 Million for Innovative Approaches to Fighting Extreme Poverty
Awards More Than Million for Innovative Approaches to Fighting Extreme Poverty: The U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) U.S. Global Development Lab has announced $ 6.2 million in new grants to 12 organizations from around the world. The awards are funded through the Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) program, an open innovation fund that sources, tests, … [Read more...] about Awards More Than $6 Million for Innovative Approaches to Fighting Extreme Poverty
Nearly 385 million children living in extreme poverty, says joint World Bank Group – UNICEF study
Nearly 385 million children living in extreme poverty, says joint World Bank Group – UNICEF study: Children are more than twice as likely as adults to live in extreme poverty, according to a new analysis from the World Bank Group and UNICEF. Ending Extreme Poverty: A Focus on Children finds that in 2013 19.5 per cent of children in developing countries were living in households … [Read more...] about Nearly 385 million children living in extreme poverty, says joint World Bank Group – UNICEF study
Better livestock policies in Africa offer a pathway out of poverty | The Conversation
Better livestock policies in Africa offer a pathway out of poverty: Boran cattle are a popular a local breed in eastern Africa. ShutterstockA majority of rural households in Africa keep different livestock species. But only a small proportion can afford to keep good quality livestock. This is mainly due to a combination of low government funding and the poor policies of … [Read more...] about Better livestock policies in Africa offer a pathway out of poverty | The Conversation
Only targeted policies focused on rural people will eliminate poverty in developing countries, concludes new report
Only targeted policies focused on rural people will eliminate poverty in developing countries, concludes new report: Economic growth is not enough to save those threatened daily with starvation. Governments need to tailor policies and investments to transform rural areas in developing countries if they want to eliminate poverty, according to a new global study released by the … [Read more...] about Only targeted policies focused on rural people will eliminate poverty in developing countries, concludes new report
