THE CULTURE BEAT : Here’s how we can tackle poverty in Africa

In 2013, the World Bank Group announced two goals that would guide its development work worldwide. The first is the eradication of chronic poverty. More formally, it is the target of bringing the number of extremely poor people, defined as those living on less than 1.25 ppp-adjusted dollars a day, to less than 3pc of the world population by 2030.

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Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

TheCitizen

20 Oct

THE CULTURE BEAT : Is education our way out of poverty as a nation?

I recently read a tweet of someone lamenting about the high cost of education.

 

11 years ago

Daily News

22 Jan

Forum told of need to tackle poverty

Forum told of need to tackle poverty
Daily News
THE road to 'zero extreme poverty' in the country will only be achieved through coalition, alliances and collaboration with other development sectors with government taking the leadership role. The remarks were noted by the Permanent Secretary in the ...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

06 Jun

Set politics aside at eala, tackle poverty

A 2010 report by the African Development Bank (AfDB) has data that should generate a long and intense debate for members of the East African Legislative Assembly (Eala).

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

23 Jul

EDITORIAL: Tackle poverty by action, not sentiment

It would be naïve for anyone of us to think or demand that, conquering poverty – the bane of this country’s majority –  is an easy, short term engagement, since  resources needed to achieve this are in short supply.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

06 Oct

THE CULTURE BEAT : We need to give in the name of honesty

A group of young men in New York conducted a social experiment on how giving the society is in the face of an honest beggar that states what he needs the money for versus a beggar that is with a sick child.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Dec

THE CULTURE BEAT : The phenomenon of hermaphrodites

In sociology 101 I remember encountering the whole idea of intersex/hermaphroditism in human beings. That was just an aspect in the spectrum of topics related to gender and sexuality in our societies that has fascinated me since that day.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

17 Nov

THE CULTURE BEAT : The ‘downside’ of women empowerment

Stories of abuse and rape are so common that a lot of women still find abuse from a partner to be a normal thing. However, women empowerment has had a huge role not just in support of abused women but in making sure that their stories are heard and that justice is served.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

30 Dec

THE CULTURE BEAT: It’s alright to be alone during festive season

>It has been rumoured that suicide rates increase during the festive season. At least that’s what someone on Facebook (and lots of internet speculators) said.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

24 Nov

THE CULTURE BEAT : Having children should be a personal choice

The word “family” means different things to different people. The initial definition of family only catered for the conventional idea of families: mother, father and children.

 

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