Poverty

BY Isabela Sedano ·
12·28·24
Poverty is a complicated topic interconnected with other serious global issues. Understand its gravity and open your eyes to reality as you read the thoughts and solutions of various people through our list of poverty quotes.

BY Sam Colyer ·
01·19·22
Welcome to #TRVSTLOVES. We curate news, ideas, and inspiration from across the world that demonstrate how real action can accomplish a positive social impact. This time, we’re looking at the progress made to tackle period poverty last year.

BY Jennifer Okafor ·
05·30·21
Many people leave their countries because of violence, natural disaster, persecution, and human rights violations. These people cannot go back home, and they have to cross national boundaries into neighboring countries or look to seeking new lives in developed countries. People who come from affected areas of conflict can seek asylum legally. The following refugee […]

BY Jennifer Okafor ·
05·29·21
Many people around the world live extremely poor without support, on the sidelines. Developing nations suffer tremendously on human development indicators such as health, food, funds, work, education, and mortality. Whereas statistics may seem bleak, we continue to push, and many initiatives exist to reduce poverty worldwide. These poverty facts highlight all you need to […]

BY Jennifer Okafor ·
05·22·21
Homelessness is not just a housing problem for the poor. Housing and Urban Development should be the concern of all individuals. As our compilation of homelessness facts demonstrate, all forms of homelessness can cause post-traumatic stress disorder and damage people's health and well-being immediately and over the long term.

BY Jennifer Okafor ·
09·03·20
Homelessness is a significant issue in today's world. It is an issue that can affect anyone at any time. Unfortunately, prejudice abounds, and many people cannot imagine a world in which they themselves find themselves without a home. Choosing to become a homeless shelter volunteer is a compassionate extension of your support to people who […]

BY Sam Colyer ·
02·09·20
This month we’re talking about the very topical subject of period poverty. It's not really good enough that we live in a world where women are unable to meet basic hygiene needs. We must continue to break the stigma around menstruation to ensure we can have sensible conversations about period poverty.

01·06·20
Every day hundreds of people are forcefully driven out of their homes due to conflicts, war, or natural disasters. The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR reports that globally, an estimated 70.8 million people are currently homeless. More than 30% (25.9 million) of that staggering figure are refugees, half of whom are under the age of 18. […]

01·06·20
There are 150 million people globally on any given night who will have to sleep in the street, in their cars, or in abandoned spaces. Homelessness is an issue that spans all parts of the globe. There are overwhelming numbers of homeless people in first-world countries, third-world countries, and countries torn apart by conflict. Our […]

