Tag: Poverty
How China’s victory against absolute poverty offers hope to the world
At a grand gathering held in Beijing on Thursday to mark China's victory in its fight against absolute poverty, Shibadong, a Miao ethnic enclave...
What does China’s poverty reduction victory mean to the world?
Ending absolute poverty in the world's most populous country is nothing less than a history-making moment.
Alleviating poverty is a common and enduring challenge to...
GGN supports girls and women with menstrual cloth pads, cups
Grooming Girls Network (GGN) in partnership with Needbe Foundation has supported over three hundred needy young girls and women with cloth pads and menstrual...
Abuse Relief Corps advocates strong parent-child relation to combat SGBV
Mr Anthony Boateng Bediako, Director of Abuse Relief Corps (ARC), has advised parents to develop strong relationships with their children, especially the girls to...
China’s Juncao technology alleviates poverty in Africa
By Lin Zhanxi
Minning Town is a great Chinese TV drama. It vividly mirrors how Juncao, a Chinese-invented technology using grass to grow mushrooms, has...
EU supports Ghana Employment and Social Protection programme
The European Union (EU), has provided logistical support for Ghana’s social protection, employment and business development services, under the EU funded Ghana Employment and...
Chinese president’s remarks on poverty reduction, sustainable development
Ahead of the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, Chinese President Xi Jinping has visited southwest China's Guizhou Province, home to...
Senegalese experts commend China’s success in fighting poverty
Senegalese experts have highly commended China's successful efforts in its fight against poverty.
Senegalese academic Ibrahima Niang, who visited China several times, said in an...
Make environmental cleanliness part of New Year resolution – Anglican Bishop
Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Tamale, the Right Reverend Dennis Debukari Tong, on New Year’s Eve charged members of his congregation to make...
China’s triumph over poverty example for Africa: Kenyan scholar
China's triumph over poverty is an example for Africa, a Kenyan scholar said on Sunday.
Peter Kagwanja, CEO of the Africa Policy Institute, a regional...
Project to establish village savings and loans scheme
The Family Strengthening (FS), a project meant to support families, caregivers, and youth in society, is championing the formation of a village savings and...
Nigeria announces plan to lift over 5 mln farmers out of extreme poverty
Nigeria plans to lift at least five million smallholder farmers out of extreme poverty with support to increase their productivity, said a top agriculture...
China Brings Good News for Humankind: Eliminating Poverty and Discovering Abundant Energy for the...
December 6, 2020
Below are updates from EIR news on China’s progress in eliminating poverty and generating abundant energy for the future. Despite continued malicious...
Mastecard Foundation and NBSSI support artisans
The Mastercard Foundation through the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) in collaboration with the Birim Central Municipal Assembly, have presented a number...
Equality and quality education is crucial to fighting economic and gender inequality – SEND...
Inequality is on the rise, thus undermining poverty reduction, holding back economic growth and threatening social stability in the country.
Education is know to be...
Poverty, cause of teenage pregnancies in Assin Central Municipality – GHS
The Assin Fosu Municipal Health Directorate has identified endemic poverty as an underlining cause of teenage pregnancies in the Area.
It noted that many parents...
UK urged to strike trade deal with Ghana before Brexit
As the UK’s exit from the European Union on December 31 draws closer, there are growing calls for the government to strike trade deals...
Xi calls for sustained efforts to win complete victory against poverty
President Xi Jinping has urged continuous efforts to win a complete victory in the battle against poverty as China marked the seventh National Poverty...
Let us develop creative home-grown economic solutions-Development Planner
A Development Planner has stressed the need for the country’s political leadership to search for creative workable home-grown economic policies, to help lift the...
World Bank Group New Report: Pandemic Threatens Human Capital Gains of the Past Decade
The COVID-19 pandemic threatens hard-won gains in health and education over the past decade, especially in the poorest countries, a new World Bank Group...
Covid-19 threatened poverty fight and economic gains – Oppong Nkrumah
Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister of Information has described the ravaging effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as a cloud on the Country's fledging...
China’s poverty alleviation “inspiring model” for developing states – Egyptian politician
by Mahmoud Fouly
China's accomplishments in poverty alleviation represent an inspiring model for developing countries to learn from,...
Chinese training program helps reduce poverty in Zambia
Andrew Mwewa, a 23-year-old Zambian youth, had a dream to become a teacher after completing his secondary education, unluckily his dream has not...
Malawi youths find ways to cushion poverty as COVID-19 cases surge
As COVID-19 continues to affect many people globally, youths in Malawi are finding better ways to cushion poverty woes. Many youths have started...
COVID-19 to increase poverty, inequality in South Africa – UNDP
COVID-19 will lead to major setbacks in addressing poverty, unemployment and inequality and make many South Africans fall off the middle-class to below the...
China Eliminated Poverty With Science and Infrastructure. It Can Be Done in Africa Too!
August 14, 2020
If one examines the long path from the end of China’s disastrous “cultural revolution” in the 1970s to China’s 2020 modern miracle...
Embrace mass cocoa spraying exercise-Chief Farmer
Cocoa farmers in the country have been urged to embrace the mass cocoa spraying exercise introduced by government.
In an exclusive interview shortly after a...
UN report: Pandemic response in South-East Asia must address rising inequalities
The United Nations has commended governments in South-East Asia for acting swiftly to stem the most serious health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Robust...
Kenya grapples with human trafficking amid COVID-19 pandemic: report
Human trafficking is likely to increase in Kenya due to poverty and social ills linked to COVID-19 pandemic, says a report that was launched...
Data shows high multidimensional poverty rate in Ghana
A new report by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) on Thursday indicated here a persistent high multidimensional poverty rate in Ghana.
The Multidimensional Poverty...