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
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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
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
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
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
Episode #23: Mobility mentoring to navigate the trauma of poverty – a brain-science based approach
What would you do if encountered a tiger? Not in zoo behind a fence, but in the wild in frontContinue Reading
Episode #22: Trapped in a hole – the reality of life on a low income
Imagine having to choose between turning on the heating, buying food or getting your child a school uniform. These areContinue Reading
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
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
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