Ensuring that poverty-alleviation initiatives reach those most in need has been slow and difficult in most developing countries. But if governments make the most of existing data and systems, carry ...

Methods commonly used to measure poverty can lead to vastly different conclusions about who actually lives in poverty, according to a new Stanford University–led study. Based on household surveys in ...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded $75 million to a consortium of leading global institutions, including the Pulte Institute for Global Development at the ...

Methods commonly used to measure poverty can lead to vastly different conclusions about who actually lives in poverty, according to a new Stanford University-led study. Based on household surveys in ...

SIR: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu‘s recent policy decisions regarding the distribution of funds for palliative measures and subsidy removal in Nigeria have ignited discussions and raised concerns among ...

Precise identification requires timely screening of populations vulnerable to falling back into poverty, ensuring early ...

I WROTE last week about the unending cycle of poverty, corruption and maleducation (PCM) which appears to be systematically perpetuated by the powers-that-be, primarily benefiting well-entrenched ...

As of June 2025, the Government of Japan has contributed US$854.3 million to the JSDF program, funding nearly 800 projects. The JSDF has become the leading source of support for innovation in ...

Poverty reduction in India is showing progress. Over 2015–2021, the World Bank reported a decrease in poverty from 60.9 to 46.5 per cent and India's National Institution for Transforming India ...

Click the photo and watch the video. * Located deep in China's Wuling Mountains, Shibadong Village is widely known as the birthplace of "targeted poverty alleviation." This approach became a ...

Pakistan, May 6 -- In the dusty corners of Pakistan's war-torn regions, poverty is not just an economic condition; it is a harsh, visible reality etched into every wall, every field, and every face.