poverty
Worsening world hunger affects 821 million, says UN
World
July 16, 2019
Worsening world hunger affects 821 million, says UN
More than 821 million people suffered from hunger worldwide last year, the United Nations reported Monday — the third year…
Israel social impact bond to help Bedouins in maths studies
Middle East
July 15, 2019
Israel social impact bond to help Bedouins in maths studies
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Social Finance Israel (SFI) has launched a social impact bond to improve maths performance for high…
Africa’s demographic dilemma
World
July 11, 2019
Africa’s demographic dilemma
Africa’s population is not only young – it is also growing fast. But the large number of children is not…
Egypt to receive US$500 million fund for Social Safety Nets project
Egypt
July 4, 2019
Egypt to receive US$500 million fund for Social Safety Nets project
Egypt’s Minster of Investment and International Cooperation Sahr Nasr said that the World Bank (WB) approved a decision to fund…
News IMF approves $6 bn loan for Pakistan
World
July 4, 2019
News IMF approves $6 bn loan for Pakistan
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday approved a $6 billion, three-year loan for Pakistan to help right the South Asian…
Egyptian initiative builds better houses for the poor in an eco-friendly way
Features/Interviews
June 24, 2019
Egyptian initiative builds better houses for the poor in an eco-friendly way
When Radwa Rostom was just a civil engineering student at Cairo’s Ain Shams University, she participated in various charitable activities…
Poverty, not lychees, the real culprit in Indian ‘brain fever’ outbreak
World
June 21, 2019
Poverty, not lychees, the real culprit in Indian ‘brain fever’ outbreak
From lychees to heat, the factors behind almost 120 children dying in eastern India this month are many, but there…
Record 70.8 million people displaced at end of 2018: UN
World
June 19, 2019
Record 70.8 million people displaced at end of 2018: UN
More than 70 million people were counted last year as displaced from their homes, a record that underestimates the real…
Egypt’s Solidarity Ministry signs protocol with french NGO to develop children’s aid
Society
June 9, 2019
Egypt’s Solidarity Ministry signs protocol with french NGO to develop children’s aid
Egypt’s Ministry of Social Solidarity has signed a cooperation protocol on Sunday with French NGO Samusocial International to provide aid…
Daily hell for squatters in Caracas’s poorest areas
World
May 29, 2019
Daily hell for squatters in Caracas’s poorest areas
Erick Hurtado wants to escape the abandoned Caracas building that has been his home for eight years, but despite his…