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Evolving Solutions to Economic Inequality
During a recent interview with Foreign Affairs, World Bank president Jim Yong Kim was asked about the challenges to economic development and what the institution is doing about it. He responded by naming two goals: ending extreme poverty by 2030 and… Read More
Ebola: The Big Picture
Millions of people in West African nations are bracing themselves in the face of the worst Ebola outbreak in human history. To date, the outbreak has led to 2,100 deaths.  Over 3,000 have been infected.  As Ebola makes its way from remote… Read More
Globalization in Africa: The Need for Technology
From smartphones to computers, the endless stream of new gadgets in the global market has ushered an age of unparalleled access to communication. As a result, schools in the US have replaced cursive writing with keyboarding. Children’s games are now… Read More
The Changing Face of Malaria
Since 2000, The World Health Organization (WHO) has been on the forefront of the initiative to end malaria. With over half the world’s population at risk of contracting the infection, the agency has pushed to provide the adequate treatment and… Read More
Millennium Development Goals: How is Africa doing?
On July 1st 2013 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon issued The Millennium Development Goals Report 2013. In 2000 the Millennium Summit issued eight goals which Sub-Saharan Africa is supposed to be working towards relating to poverty, hunger, health,… Read More
Microfinance: A Great Alternative to Traditional Aid
80% of Americans live with the threat of poverty, joblessness, or a dependence on welfare assistance. In Kenya, 50% of the population lives under the poverty line (Associated Press).     With the state of the globe as grim as… Read More
Foreign Aid: Is it really aiding sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, where much of the population lives on less than a dollar a day, continues to be one of the largest recipients of foreign aid since the Marshall Plan. Yet incomes, life expectancy, and literacy (among other things) don’t appear to… Read More
The Significance of a One Year Child Sponsorship
What can happen in one year? For many, one year simply marks one more wrinkle, one more pant size, and one more bill to pay. Some are memorable, while others go by unnoticed. For others, one year marks the moment in which they decided to give the… Read More
First Day Death Rates in Sierra Leone
A child faces the greatest risk of premature death on their birthday. This is the case regardless of being born in a rich or poor country. However, families in developing nations are the most vulnerable to losing their newborns within the first… Read More
Microfinance: A Meaningful Lifeline to the Poor?
Microfinance means much more than simply the lending of money. Originating from a movement that envisioned a world in which low-income households had access to financial services previously only accessible to those with higher incomes, it provides… Read More

 

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