Poverty Reduction

After dramatic social-spending cuts, it does not make much sense to speak of a European social model anymore

What impression European welfare states made on the leaders of former colonies

Carpenters, painters, architects and even young people with no formal education learn drywall construction at the Knauf training centre in Ghana

Fishermen on Zambia’s Lake Kariba are drowning in growing numbers

Researchers analyse the reasons why people emigrate or flee

Researchers are calling for more money for refugee assistance and a more efficient use of funds

To escape poverty, a young refugee started to sell self-made pottery in Uganda and succeeded

Rural revitalisation is essential for transforming rural areas, not only in Africa

Revitalising rural areas means improving infrastructure and boosting people’s opportunities

Urban hunger is an under-rated problem, for example in Nairobi