by Rebecca Laes-Kushner | Oct 2, 2024 | policy
Approximately 50 million people today are in slavery, including 12 million children and 22 million people in forced marriages (many of whom are children). Overview of modern slavery Although the top 10 countries are North Korea, Eritrea, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia,...
by Rebecca Laes-Kushner | Jun 7, 2024 | policy, poverty, SDGs
Poverty – i.e., financial poverty – is exacerbated by other poverties. Food poverty, including hunger and malnutrition, lead to health problems that impact a person’s potential earnings. Similarly, inadequate schooling hinders a person’s...
by Rebecca Laes-Kushner | Mar 5, 2024 | development, policy, poverty, public health
The importance of small farmersMicro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) play a critical role in the food system in developing countries. Worldwide, SME farms produce approximately 50% of calories, over 85% of fruits and vegetables and about 80% of meat and...
by Rebecca Laes-Kushner | Nov 13, 2023 | climate change, development, environment, health, policy, poverty, public health, Sustainable Development Goals
Roy Cordova is a development expert from Bolivia. He has worked on monitoring & evaluation for projects in natural resources, municipal waste management and entrepreneurship for underserved populations. Today he talks about a big environmental problem in Bolivia:...
by Rebecca Laes-Kushner | Aug 23, 2023 | development, evaluation, M&E, outcome measurement, policy
Data collection for development projects In rural areas far from internet service or in cities with electricity or internet access disrupted by violence or shortages, some #development projects still use paper and pen forms to collect information – primary...
by Rebecca Laes-Kushner | Jan 12, 2023 | disease control, health, health care, policy, poverty, public health, Sustainable Development Goals
Lack of micronutrients causes diseases ranging from anemia to stunting in children as well as child mortality and cognitive deficiencies. One key intervention is large-scale food fortification (#LSFF), which adds #micronutrients to food staples such as rice, wheat and...
