It’s not news: Getting a job is probably the most basic way to get out of poverty. That’s why I’m amazed by the fact that in Christianity Today’s list of top 10 poverty alleviation strategies, only one directly involves job creation (microfinance). See list below. Get clean water to rural villages. Fund de-worming treatments...
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Kurt Cobain, O.J. Simpson, and my Wake-up Call
The other night I had a chance to watch “Skin” –a documentary about apartheid in South Africa. The narrative begins in the ‘60s. While watching, I had assumed the film’s events all took place several decades ago. But in the closing credits, I was reminded that this story of racial segregation through apartheid continued...
Wealth Creation: Taking China’s Story of Success to Africa
Thirty years ago, a greater percentage of China’s population lived below the poverty line than in most other countries, according to the World Bank. Drastic economic reforms were undertaken. From 1981 to 2005, the proportion of China’s population living in poverty dropped from 84 percent to 16 percent. Photo courtesy of Joel Esler China’s...