Episode #15: Navigating Japan’s social hierarchies and migrant hostilities – Dreux Richard
Japan is a hard place to be poor, and even more so as an immigrant. Many of the country’s NigerianContinue Reading
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‘Leave no one behind’ – a pledge to reduce inequalities
by José Manuel Roche The leave no one behind (LNOB) pledge is central to the 2030 Agenda for the SustainableContinue Reading
Episode #14: Digitising the fight against poverty – poor use of technology?
Social services around the world are rapidly being digitised. It is cheaper and more efficient, and it can improve theContinue Reading
Poverty has a language
by Keetie Roelen A few weeks ago, I asked for your help to identify terms that we use to describeContinue Reading
Episode #13: Tackling child poverty: both urgency and opportunity
Child poverty has life-long adverse consequences, undermines children’s psychosocial wellbeing, and ultimately hurts all of us. Investing in the earlyContinue Reading
The hidden value of social health insurance: breaking the intergenerational poverty trap?
by Christoph Strupat In the last decade, we witnessed a global campaign to extend health care coverage in the developingContinue Reading
Episode #12: Working-class writers – voices to be heard
Working-class writers or from those with disadvantaged backgrounds are underrepresented in the publishing world. Amplifying voices and hearing stories fromContinue Reading
Reducing child labour: good intentions gone wrong
by Keetie Roelen 2021 is the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour. According to estimates of the InternationalContinue Reading
Episode #11: Poverty, politics and activism – Tabitha Morton
A dominant narrative within politics and media in the UK and elsewhere is that for one group to gain, anotherContinue Reading
“All I want for Christmas” – moving beyond the blame of poverty
by Keetie Roelen Christmas is almost upon us. In many places around the world, this a time for festive dinners,Continue Reading
