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Poverty not an excuse to humiliate Jan-Jan: columnist

On Sunday, mom and columnist Cathy Babao Guballa wrote a letter to Jan-Jan, the 6-year-old boy who was made to dance in a lewd manner in television show Willing Willie in exchange for P10,000. Since then, the letter has been making [...]

Posted On : Mar, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

‘Poverty behind falling school enrolments’

Growing poverty in Pakistan is behind the falling school enrolments since majority of poor families prefer their children to be working somewhere in order to earn the bread and butter for family, says Society for Educational Welfare (SEW [...]

Posted On : Mar, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

The cure for poverty is marriage, not more government spendi...

A new report on poverty in New Jersey is revealing – but perhaps not surprising – both in what it includes and what is left out. What it includes is the usual, but ineffective, remedy for fixing poverty as prescribed by most [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

WALTHAM FOREST: More than one in three children living in po...

Over a third of children in Waltham Forest are living in poverty, according to new statistics. The 35% figure equates to 20,769 children in the borough and was released along with nationwide data by the Children in Poverty Action Group ( [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Poverty norm or calorie norm?

This report, a joint initiative by the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation — an institution with a remarkable long term commitment to issues related to food security — and the United Nations World Food Programme, should serve [...]

Posted On : Mar, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Food Stamps and Tax Aid Kept Poverty Rate in Check

Without a flood of food stamps and tax benefits for low-income families, about 250,000 more New Yorkers would have slipped into poverty at the height of the recession, according to calculations to be released Monday by city officials. [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Richmond mayor appoints anti-poverty commission

With one in five residents living in poverty, Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones announced Friday a commission that will be charged with identifying strategies for increasing employment, educational achievement, access to transportation and [...]

Posted On : Mar, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

MN child poverty rate spikes, children of color most affecte...

The number of Minnesota children living in poverty has jumped to 14 percent, according to the latest "Kids Count" report - the highest level since 1993 - and the disparities for children of color are widening. While Minnesota h [...]

Posted On : Mar, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Poverty to Dictate Future Power Play

Those who believe that economics, rather than individuals or events, is the driving force behind history are going to have their faith sorely tested in the coming weeks. Emotion and experience say the revival of nuclear power can not and [...]

Posted On : Mar, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Global Poverty Deserves Local Outreach

The hardship and poverty suffered by those far removed by distance and culture typically only enters the collective consciousness during war or mass famine, while news headlines seem to eschew the day-to-day struggle of people living in [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Manchester father in child poverty plea to chancellor

Unemployed single parent Saeed Jan said that, after paying the bills, he was left with about £5 a week for himself and his daughter Hannah. He joined other parents asking George Osborne to include plans to help struggling families [...]

Posted On : Mar, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Anti-fuel poverty scheme launched

A pilot boiler replacement scheme will benefit hundreds of homes across Northern Ireland. Reduced cost gas and electric will also be available to help fight fuel poverty. Social Development Minister Alex Attwood has announced £127 [...]

Posted On : Mar, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Poverty reduction in Northern Ghana needs concerted efforts ...

Poverty reduction and the transformation of livelihoods in Northern Ghana can only be achieved through the concerted efforts of all stakeholders in the agriculture sector. This will help reverse the resultant low agriculture productivity [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Global Poverty Project comes to Pepperdine

A presentation by the Global Poverty Project proved to be more than just another convocation, Monday night in Elkins Auditorium. Led by Jessica Mason, one of the organization's "road scholars," the presentation aimed to enc [...]