Covid-19 is a rising concern in Africa; Africa has 23% of global disease burden but only 1% global health expenditure. Covid-19 was slow to reach Africa but food supplies have decreased and is impacting low-income countries, many in sub-Saharan Africa. Countries who are experiencing Global Food Security are suffering from extreme malnutrition and lack of food services. In 2019, 135 million people in 55 countries face food insecurity and require urgent action. In many developing countries, millions of families already spend up to half of their income on food in normal circumstances.
In 2019, the global refugee population doubled since…
The world’s population is roughly 7.8 billion, and 736 million of those people are living in poverty. About half of those people live in India, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia and Bangladesh. Global poverty is a rising concern that is present in all parts of the world. The severity of global poverty is unknown to most people in the United States, and we lack the amount of people that can and have the knowledge to spread awareness. …
Many of us struggle as women in this country, at school, at work, in politics, and many other places here in the United States. 100 years ago, we as women were given the right to vote, and since then we have had an improvement of being recognized in our Country. But what about the world, and the other women in other countries?
Many of you might not know the extent of what other women and girls go through in other countries. 736 million people live in poverty across the globe, which impacts a vast majority of women and girls. About…
Haven Rector
Lives in Charleston, SC. Currently working for the Borgen Project.
