Poverty Reduction

Kenya’s textile and apparel sector is struggling with various bottlenecks

Increased use of mobile phones and mobile payment systems opens up unexpected possibilities for insuring disadvantaged people

In times of climate crisis and pandemic, low-income groups worldwide need better access to affordable insurance

Informal workers deserve to be shielded from shocks such as sickness and unemployment

Textile production is an ethically, morally and ecologically complex issue – the industry needs social and sustainability standards

African societies are the most vulnerable when disasters strike

Catholic nuns try to help young women in Zambia to escape poverty

Automation will have multiple implications, positive and negative – for example people will have better training so their opportunities improve

Sub-Saharan health-care systems tend to be weak, but vaccinations help to make people’s lives safer

Some see modern slavery in Ethiopian garments production, other appreciate the creation of jobs