Development projects must be tailored to the context of the communities they are supposed to help.
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Free secondary educational policy in Ghana is worthwhile but struggles to keep up with quality.
Over one million Canadian children live in poverty. Child poverty is a pernicious childhood adversity that has detrimental long-term impacts on health, development and well-being throughout life.
Nigeria needs more industrial production, foreign and domestic investment, not just handouts.
The federal budget proposed several measures aimed at reducing poverty. But escaping poverty is extremely difficult and can’t be addressed by quick fixes.
Building business skills to improve livelihoods is increasingly recognised as bringing value to the fight against poverty. But it can also set up identity conflict and community-level tension.
Mexico gives poor, jobless moms up to $147 a month to feed and educate their kids. But money with strings attached may actually overburden women while freeing up their husbands’ time and money.
South Africa has made significant progress with some of the sustainable development goal targets. But with others its lagging far behind.
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