Episode #28: Climate change – How can people in poverty be better supported to cope with climate shocks?
People in poverty contribute least to climate change yet also benefit least from policies that either try to mitigate climateContinue Reading
Author: Keetie Roelen
Disrupting poverty in the US: five things I learned
by Keetie Roelen Last week I had the pleasure and privilege to attend the conference ‘Disrupting Poverty’ organised by EMPath,Continue Reading
Episode #27: Graduating out of poverty – can it be done?
Empowering families in poverty to take control and set them on a path towards a better life, this is atContinue Reading
Cost of living crisis: what does it look like around the world?
by Keetie Roelen After almost two years of grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic and all the misery it caused, theContinue Reading
Episode #26: Cost of living crisis: fighting to survive – the Trussell Trust
Rising prices in the face of fuel shortages and war in Ukraine are pushing up the cost of living acrossContinue Reading
Crypto: what can it do for those in poverty?
by Keetie Roelen It’s a warm summer’s evening in June 2021 when my phone pings to tell me I receivedContinue Reading
Episode #25: Can mobile phones help to end poverty? – Rosa Wang
Finding out about prices, checking the balance on your bank account and sending money to others – mobile phones canContinue Reading
Welfare queens and benefit broods: women get the blame
by Keetie Roelen Picture this: You’re a mother of a new-born. It’s only been a few weeks since you gaveContinue Reading
Episode #24: Why are women poorer than men? – Annabelle Williams
Women are paid less than men are for doing the same jobs. They take on more and longer periods ofContinue Reading
Coaching to break the poverty cycle – (how) does it work?
by Keetie Roelen “I crossed the bridge to economic independence” says Haroun about his experience with mobility mentoring. “I’m nowContinue Reading