A local rice program dubbed “Bodega ng Bayan” has benefited 1,134 families in four barangays in Siargao town, providing ...

Nigeria’s economy grew but poverty worsened, especially in the rural areas. The country needs a radical shift in its economic ...

Could I see the country for what it was, not what I wanted it to be? I called the T+L A-List travel advisor Tesa Totengco, a ...

Working in the refugee camps and among the orphans of El Salvador’s war, for the first time in her life she met the face of extreme poverty and need, and she was awed and humbled by what she saw. She ...

After first meeting Vince Lampert last year, I recently sat down with the dynamic executive director of Nay Palad Hideaway for an insightful conversation.

These are the four key questions that a new World Bank initiative set out to answer. This initiative, the Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Poverty Diagnostic, encompasses 18 countries, ...

Since 1990, the World Bank has reported estimates of the number of people worldwide that live in extreme poverty. This poverty standard is based on how the poorest countries in the world define ...

Josie was born in Siargao, a small island in the eastern Philippines. Home to what is probably the Philippines’ best known wave, Cloud Nine, Siargao is a deep green teardrop in the bright blue ...

Luang Prabang is experiencing an economic boom due to a surge in tourism, leading to a significant reduction in poverty within the city. Increased infrastructure and accessibility have attracted ...

The agreement outlines the universities' roles in co-hosting the 6th International and 9th National Conference on Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development (Ipovcon 2025), which will be held on ...

One in five in Portugal still at risk of poverty. Credit: Nicola Barts Portugal has made progress in tackling poverty, but a new report shows that more than two million people are still at risk of ...

In a remarkable feat, Mantaraj, a resident of Gaya district in Bihar, has cleared the JEE Advanced examination with impressive success. Despite being physically challenged and having severely impaired ...