Could the Afghan humanitarian crisis been avoided?
by Ritu Mahendru The traumatic events that transpired in recent months have once again placed Afghanistan at the centre ofContinue Reading
Author: Keetie Roelen
Episode #21: A fair chance in life for everyone – UN Special Rapporteur Olivier de Schutter
Children growing up in poverty experience disadvantage in housing, schooling and later on in employment, giving them an unfair chanceContinue Reading
COP26: No climate justice without social justice
With world leaders, civil society and campaigners congregating in Glasgow this week for the global climate conference COP26, climate justiceContinue Reading
Episode #20: Lives built on trash: the story of wastepickers in Mumbai – Saumya Roy
On the outskirts of Mumbai in India lie the Deonar garbage mountains. Like in so many places around the world,Continue Reading
Improving childhood outcomes – is cash enough?
by Madison Little and Keetie Roelen In short: it depends… Providing parents with cash is now common practice across theContinue Reading
Episode #19: The Social Guarantee – meeting the universal need to thrive
Giving people access to the things they need and ensuring there is a basic level of life’s essentials that noContinue Reading
Persistent poverty – what we say matters
by Keetie Roelen With Covid-19 shining a spotlight on persistent and worsening poverty in many places around the world, weContinue Reading
Episode #18: Millennials, a generation of frustrated aspirations – Thomas Rochow
Secure employment and affordable housing: the two most desired goals of many millennials in the UK. Yet so often theyContinue Reading
How negative life events impact aspirations of people in poverty
by Maheshwar Pratap Over 150 million people are expected to fall into poverty in 2021 as a result of theContinue Reading
Episode #17: Aspirations and poverty – a double-edged sword
Aspirations inspire individuals to become more economically and politically involved, but living in poverty often hampers such aspirations. Efforts toContinue Reading
Poverty Unpacked 