by Rebecca Laes-Kushner | Aug 19, 2026 | development, humanitarian, policy, poverty, SDGs
Rebecca Laes-Kushner, Bawoke Tesfaye and Belayneh Tilahun “When a village water system fails, we step in to fix it. Restoring clean water and seeing the community’s joy makes me proud. Thanks to Helvetas for giving me the skills to make this possible.” — Hareg...
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 | Dec 7, 2022 | health, policy, poverty, public health, SDGs
Approximately two billion people worldwide, at least one quarter of the world’s population, suffer from the “hidden hunger” of micronutrient deficiency. [1] Micronutrient deficiencyMicronutrients – vitamins and minerals such as Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, folic...
by Rebecca Laes-Kushner | Nov 22, 2021 | business, climate change, environment, health care, policy, public health, SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals, UN
22 November 2021 The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals are targets for how we, on a planetary basis, need to restructure our economies, production, use of natural resources, and the living circumstances of men, women and children around the world. The 17 goals...
