Throughout the world, poverty takes many forms and affects our lives in many ways. And yet, it's the least understood problem of our times. Most governments still rely on assumptions and beliefs regarding how to tackle poverty and help the poor .

Impoverishment and deprivation are mankind's oldest issues.

In ancient times it was about lack of water, food, shelter etc. Nowadays, this is much more complex. All these issues are now combined with unemployment, lack of energy, infrastructure, resources, etc...

Result? Many governments are simply at a loss at where to begin!

Within any country, the poor and the well-off often live in completely different worlds, completely insulated from one another. That's why the first step to ending this problem must be researching the causes and effects of poverty in different contexts.

That's why you'll here find information on the destitution and needs of the people country by country and issue by issue to show you that each crisis is context-bound (e.g. different climates, history, resources).

Everything you'll find here is about practicalities, studies and down-to-earth account of the situation. You will find high quality information and data that stem from field research from all around the world. All articles are boiled down from the best sources and yet the often unknown, or simply unused ones:

- Academic research

- International institutions (United Nations, World Bank,...)

- Development and aid agencies

- Professionals' and NGOs' ground reports

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