Poverty/World Development

The list of burdens borne by women in poverty is long and brutal, but a movement is building to turn all of this on its head -- and charity gifts can help.

Nov 29, 2009 - K. Gregg Elliott

The UN set in 2015 the deadline to achieve the millennium development goals and put an end to poverty, but time is running fast and much work remains to be done.

Nov 27, 2009 - Elena Mozzato

Even with the current economic woes, some international corporations have discovered their philanthropic efforts engender customer approval and loyalty.

Nov 19, 2009 - Mistie Shaw

Combining sustainable agriculture with urban development could help end industrial agriculture practices and create a network of food secure, sustainable communities.

Nov 13, 2009 - Angela Higbee

Samaritan's Purse is an international Christian relief organization. Volunteers for Operation Christmas Child hand-deliver shoe box gifts to children around the globe.

Nov 13, 2009 - Mary King

Olympic Games carry a history of celebration along with displacement of local residents in the rush to create new developments. Civil rights may also be challenged.

Nov 13, 2009 - Bev Yaworski

A nice fire, hot cocoa, popcorn and a DVD on TV - these are the reasons many people enjoy winter. Yet, for homeless people, winter is a time of extreme hardship.

Nov 12, 2009 - Mistie Shaw

Action must be taken both internationally and in local communities to end global hunger and promote sustainable agriculture development in the places that need it most.

Nov 9, 2009 - Angela Higbee

The global food shortage crisis could soon become a worldwide food shortage catastrophe as severe drought in major food-producing regions affects 2009-2010 harvests.

Nov 9, 2009 - Angela Higbee

Chronic malnutrition has become a multi-generational issue, and the global food shortage has an economic impact that goes far beyond the ability to buy enough food.

Nov 9, 2009 - Angela Higbee

The global food crisis is affecting more than 1 billion people worldwide, and officials are predicting that global food shortages and famine are going to get much worse.

Nov 9, 2009 - Angela Higbee

The Room to Read organisation has won the Fast Company/Monitor Group Social Capitalist award five years running, but 3,000 zealous volunteers in 14 countries are the key.

Nov 9, 2009 - James Parsons

When Thanksgiving and Christmas are around the corner, people celebrate in all sorts of ways.

Nov 8, 2009 - Gaurav Bhatia

The Office of Civic Engagement has been putting out barrels throughout Georgia State University.

Nov 8, 2009 - Gaurav Bhatia

Placing the indices of well-being, peace and communal responsibility within the definition of economics would restore the balance between money and real wealth.

Nov 7, 2009 - Mary Desaulniers

Despite billions of dollars spent in the developing world to raise living standards poverty still refuses to loosen its grip.

Nov 5, 2009 - Rupert Taylor

For new grads facing a recession-wracked job market, volunteering abroad is more attractive than ever. But it's not for everyone. Before you sign up, do a reality check.

Oct 24, 2009 - Cathy Sunshine

Immunization campaigns have made great gains against deadly diseases. But a new study warns that millions of children in the developing world are being left behind.

Oct 23, 2009 - Cathy Sunshine

The Charitable Hamburg Association Edget Baandnet Children Centre Supports with Different Projects Destitate Children and Youngsters in Awassa, in Ethiopia.

Oct 23, 2009 - Christine Rödel

People are finding ways to provide healthy, nutritious food to the homeless. Local, organic produce takes over lower quality goods in food banks.

Oct 22, 2009 - Lauren Znachko

Water engineer Matthew Bond says the East Timorese don't need charity, they need development aid that utilises their own strengths and assets.

Oct 20, 2009 - Rachel Williamson

The Maya Centre in North Islington, UK, celebrating its 25th birthday this year, has been nominated for a national award for their work in mental health.

Oct 12, 2009 - Anna Reitman

With more 14,000 people sleeping rough, Sin City contributes to making Nevada a state with a very high homelessness rate.

Oct 3, 2009 - Rupert Taylor

Alternative gift ideas and charity cards from national charities, fair trade, international aid and relief agencies will help make this an ethical Christmas

Sep 25, 2009 - Suzanne Bosworth

It seems nothing moves fast in Africa, not even an investigation where kids lives are on hold. Liberia has been investigating international adoptions since January.

Sep 24, 2009 - Sue Turner

Many people resolve to work with voluntary organisations at Christmas as a way of putting something back into the community and to kickstart a year of volunteering

Sep 24, 2009 - Suzanne Bosworth

Collecting change for UNICEF on Halloween is a rite of passage for school children, but adults can get in on the action by making donations with mobile text messages.

Sep 9, 2009 - Genna Cockerham

Mikey Arroyo, son of Philippine President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, recently made headlines when he admitted to a lack of integrity on national television.

Sep 8, 2009 - Justine Tajonera

Rabbi Charles A. Kroloff's book, 54 Ways You Can Help the Homeless, debunks myths about homeless people and offers practical solutions.

Aug 26, 2009 - Jennifer Copley

Around 10 million Kenyans are at risk of starvation even after the government launched an ambitious Ksh. 24 billion Relief Plan to aid famine victims.

Aug 24, 2009 - Michael Onderi

By providing everyone with a guaranteed minimum income, it may be possible to solve many challenging social problems that have resisted other approaches.

Aug 22, 2009 - James Quirk

Nine years after commitments to cure the problems of Third World poverty, the global community has made disappointing progress.

Aug 13, 2009 - Rupert Taylor

Zimbabwe's sick are dying of easily curable diseases.

Aug 11, 2009 - Melissa Miller

These are difficult economic times for everyone. St. Elizabeth Seton Parish is helping Family Promise of Acadiana in their mission to aid homeless families in need.

Aug 3, 2009 - Maria Blanco

Deadly hunger is something most Westerners can not fully comprehend, yet for millions of children in developing nations it is a daily reality.

Jul 22, 2009 - Melissa Miller

For two years, a volunteer group in British Columbia has hosted a quality 5K, 10K and half marathon that raises money for forgotten people in remote villages in Ethiopia.

Jul 19, 2009 - Michelle Watrin

When tough financial times hit due to job loss or family crisis, low-income assistance programs provide comfort, information, and services to the needy.

Jul 12, 2009 - Elayne Masters

Institutions matter. This is the credo of institutional theory. But can the promise of the New Institutional Economics to understand economic development be realized?

Jul 9, 2009 - John Stephens

Pope Benedict XVI issued a new encyclical that addresses love and justice against the backdrop of the global financial crisis and the greed of financial looters.

Jul 8, 2009 - Michael Streich

To many people, the face of homelessness is the man standing along side of the road asking for money. Unfortunately, that face is changing.

Jul 7, 2009 - Doris Keeler

A comprehensive United Nations report warns that, despite many successes, overall progress has been too slow for most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Jul 7, 2009 - Christian Strohmann

Appeasing rumbling stomachs could be the desire of many awaiting to enter food banks. This summer, America is battling hunger.

Jul 1, 2009 - Carmen Livingston

The Global Recession is threatening food security, especially in developing countries as shrinking incomes and lack of access to food are increasing hunger and poverty.

Jun 11, 2009 - Natasha Malinda

In Accra, the Capital of Ghana, there are three main issues contributing to an enormous waste problem: privatization, rural to urban migration, and a strong urban bias.

May 30, 2009 - James Jackson

In these challenging economic times, the economies of Japan and the OPEC nations continue to remind us that a nation's economic recovery can depend on many factors.

May 10, 2009 - James Jackson

Lives are put at risk in the shady business of human organ trading as wealthy patients pay the poverty stricken for a chance at a longer life.

May 8, 2009 - Rupert Taylor

Clean water is a finite resource around the world that many say should be viewed as a basic human right.

May 7, 2009 - Rupert Taylor

Heart attacks and strokes, once thought to be predominantly diseases of prosperous western societies, cause far more deaths in developing countries than AIDS does

May 1, 2009 - Sanjiva Wijesinha

Diversity is a not just a buzz word to be examined in the workplace it is something that shapes the successful makeup of a worldly cultural experience.

Apr 27, 2009 - Alicia Michelle Morgan

The surge of piracy has exposed the threat that chaotic Somalia poses to world peace. Has the Brussels Conference set the right path to curbing the crisis?

Apr 25, 2009 - Tongkeh Joseph Fowale