Chad votes with 30-year ruler Deby poised for sixth win
Chad has struggled with poverty and instability since gaining independence from France in 1960. Its leader, Deby, is a former rebel and career soldier …
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‘Using our coconuts’: Revitalizing a major industry
Most starkly, many coconut-dependent regions of the country are poverty-stricken. Secretary Dar’s recovery agenda for the coconut industry needs to …
DAR, NNC and farmers organizations tie-up to mitigate hunger in Central Visayas
… organization (ARBOs) and help mitigate hunger, ensure food and nutrition security, and reduce poverty in urban and rural communities in the area.
Ramadan charity helps Pakistan’s poor
The downturn has particularly impacted those below poverty line – nearly 25% of Pakistan’s 210 million population. “Ramadan is the perfect time to …
Only the lonely
In Maynila poverty dictates circumstance (girl needs job; boy needs girl), and everyone knows poverty in one form or another. Then there’s Gil Portes’ …
TV5 beefs up programming with the launch of TODOMAX
It follows the story of two siblings who are facing poverty, hopelessness, and miracles in life. After which, viewers can get their dose of the highly-followed …
Infrastructure is as essential as ‘lugaw’
… has turned (epidemics) into a manageable challenge,” we reaped death and poverty during this pandemic “because of bad political decisions.”.
On microfinance’s identity crisis: The commercializing trend
His Grameen Bank — the pioneer microfinance model established in 1983 — had the clear objective of poverty alleviation by providing those …
Roma face tougher challenges during coronavirus
“The situation of the Roma community, struggling with deep poverty and discrimination, has deepened during the pandemic,” Elmas Arus, chairwoman …
March inflation slows, but still impacts poor
The PSA defined the poverty threshold as “the minimum income/expenditure required for a family/individual to meet the basic food and non-food …
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