Why do poor people stay poor?

From the testimony given by Yeng Calaguas, yesterday at Rizal Park for the International Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty: “What (…) Read more →

Gestu and Xeex Ndool

On the outskirts of Dakar, in the heart of the Guinaw Rails North district, is Gestu and Xeex Ndool house, (…) Read more →

A holiday from poverty

A short film about Frimhurst Family House produced as part of the Why Poverty? Series. Why Poverty ? is a (…) Read more →

Millennium Development Goals Analysis By People Living in Extreme Poverty

“Tons of clothes were unloaded, but we needed help to get our children to school” People living in extreme poverty (…) Read more →

Millennium Development Goals analysis, by Ban Ki-moon

The most vulnerable have been left behind. This year, the UN Secretary General’s evaluation of the Millennium Development Goals focussed (…) Read more →