BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A total of 832 counties, 128,000 villages and nearly 100 million people were living in poverty. This was the reality that China had to face. The task of providing support to ...

Behind every success is a history of hidden sacrifices, and for Denver Maennard Baldogo of Anao, Tarlac, his journey is a testament to what happens when a persevering individual meets the right ...

A young man who grew up in poverty and relied on a government scholarship to finish college has become a certified public ...

MALIPO, China — The rural villages of Malipo are a world away from gleaming Chinese cities like Beijing and Shanghai, reached by narrow roads that sometimes skirt dangerously close to deep ravines.

URBANA, Ill. – In Bangladesh, programs targeting ultra-poor, rural households can help families escape extreme poverty. However, the programs may have the unintended consequence of reinforcing gender ...

ISLAMABAD, 28 March 2018: The UN refugee agency and the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) launched Wednesday a pilot programme to help provide sustainable livelihood opportunities to both ...

FILIPINOS are generous, there is no doubt. But many cannot pour from an empty cup they have. Their own lifeline is thin, yet ...

Earlier this month, Sri Lankan President Anura Dissanayake and Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya ceremoniously unveiled their government’s Prajashakthi (Community Power) policy, declaring it would ...

Loopholes in the government's Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) are exactly the reason why the poverty alleviation program must be revised and strengthened--and not be scrapped like what ...