Non-extreme poverty is a major problem in Lebanon, and state agencies do not help

State action to facilitate market dynamics

An Italian nun has spent all her life in Uganda helping people in need

Laws in Ghana are supposed to protect children against becoming victims of violence

A poor female charcoal-vendor in Uganda managed to send her children to university

Life expectancy has improved in Benin, but poverty remains a serious challenge

Literacy rates have risen in sub-Saharan Africa, but reality is probably worse than official numbers suggest

Zambia’s efforts to achieve the MDG goal of primary education has affected secondary education negatively

In Togo, teachers often go on strike to demand better pay

In Zambia’s rural areas, poor girls are often promised jobs in the city, and then sold by human traffickers