poverty

Psychologist explains life after giving birth at 18, growing up in abject poverty

Reading Time: 5 minutes Every cloud has a silver lining, so goes a famous saying. This is particularly so for Salima Njoki Macharia, who […]

Create wealth to address inequality

Reading Time: 2 minutes The world is today experiencing unprecedented trends—such as the new phenomenon of a few individuals controlling the bulk of global […]

How women and girls fight period poverty with pad banks

Reading Time: 6 minutes It is midday and a windy breeze mixed with fresh cow dung smell from homesteads fills the hot air in […]

Poverty, neglect and mistreatment rob kids of their childhood

Reading Time: 4 minutes Thomas Bwire @thomasbwire As a child, Rebeccah Kadenyeka Omulakayi missed school to attend to housechores. Living with her aunt in […]

Sustainable businesses key to attaining SDGs

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Karnika Yadav        As countries struggle to attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline, […]

8,300 Kenyans enjoy wealth as millions wallow in poverty

Reading Time: 2 minutes Only 8,300 of the more than 44 million Kenyans hold most of the wealth in the country, a new report […]