Episode #30: Basic income – more than just cash
Regular cash transfers, no strings attached and no questions asked. What is their potential? Can it disrupt the power dynamicContinue Reading
Tag: social protection
Books about poverty – here you go!
Last month I threw a question into the Twitter sphere asking for recommendations on books about poverty. I was overwhelmedContinue Reading
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
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
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 #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
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 #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
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