Poverty Reduction

Child labour

Childhood in a quarry

Many countries fail to enforce their laws banning child labour in quarries

Women’s empowerment

Double burden of household work and earning money

As in many developing countries, masses of women are slaving away in Nigeria’s informal sector

Child labour

Exploited minors are denied a school education

In view of wide-spread poverty, child labour is still far too common in Bangladesh

Global environment

Fundamental questions of survival

Humanity’s food security depends on biodiversity and ecosystem services

Pensions

Poverty in old age

Zimbabwe’s senior citizens face lives of grinding poverty

Child brides

The scourge of early marriage

Poverty and cultural traditions push young girls into marriage in Malawi

Child labour

Facing an uncertain future

Benin’s children face systematic exploitation as low-paid labourers

Trafficking

Pressed into service

Human traffickers in Burundi find ways to get around child-protection laws

E-commerce

Africa’s Amazon

The Nigerian e-commerce platform Jumia has been making a difference in consumers’ lives for nine years

Children’s rights

On society’s fringes

Burundi’s legal safety net for children remains full of holes

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