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[SINGAPORE] US charity Compassion International on Thursday (Jun 26) launched in Singapore, with the aim of tackling child poverty in Asia. Singapore is Compassion’s newest fundraising country, as the ...
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said that he will personally reach out to top leadership of India's top 100 companies to participate in his poverty alleviation ...
Poverty alleviation: what really makes a difference?Poverty alleviation: what really makes a difference? Self-employment also plays a key role in lifting families out of poverty.
Global policy choices Providing nutritious free school meals is a fundamental cornerstone of government policy to ensure child welfare. It’s used as a poverty alleviation measure all over the world.
Poverty alleviation presents a critical global challenge, particularly in South Asia. While India has achieved remarkable success in reducing extreme poverty through strategic, digitally-driven ...
Dr Sania Nishtar, former Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, gives a plan as to how can a viable social policy be devised as per Pakistani dynamics.
Bangladesh’s expenditure on poverty reduction has been gradually declining, and in the upcoming fiscal year of 2025-26, it is set to hit a four-year low due to a decrease in spending that ...
Tuesday night, City Council passed the Poverty Elimination Action Plan. The 5-year plan focuses on improving issues ranging from economic development to affordable housing.
VIENTIANE: Laos continues its efforts to combat poverty by improving rural living conditions and lifting communities out of hardship, with a strong emphasis on agricultural development.
Did you know that the Filipino poor have significantly declined over the last 20 years in both percentage and number, and that the gap between rich and poor has also narrowed? Yes, there is some ...
A new tier of child benefit designed to lift tens of thousands of children out of poverty is to be considered in advance of Budget 2026.