Poverty Reduction

What purposes our Digital Monthly serves, and how it differs from the print issue

The transition to a CO2-neutral economy can only succeed if it is done in a socially just way. Alternative jobs, social security and regional structural policies are essential.

Burundi tries to fight the worst hunger and keep youngsters in school by providing school meals

Homelessness is a considerable problem in Brazil. Very young children are affected too, and their rights are massively violated

South Africa has seen several waves of migration from Zimbabwe. After apartheid, Zimbabweans were welcome. But with South Africa’s own economic problems, they have been met with growing hostility over the past years.

The Mexican diaspora is the second largest in the world. Few opportunities, poverty and increasing crime are prompting Mexicans to leave

Secularisation is a growing trend in parts of Europe and North America. But it would be a mistake to think this means religion is becoming less relevant for German development cooperation

In the last harvest season, a flood destroyed most of the crops in the Machinga district in the southern region of Malawi

Marginalised communities especially benefit from good pre-school facilities, for example in India

Frustrated by a lack of opportunities at home, many educated Bangladeshis are seeking work in foreign countries