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Poverty Rate in India Drops Below 5% First Time Ever as Rural-Urban Divide Shrinks
The images of Mother Theresa's work in Calcutta gave many people the idea that post-independence India was a place of destitution and grinding poverty,...
The Unprecedented Decline in U.S. Child Poverty—Down 59% in 26 Years
The past quarter century witnessed an unprecedented decline in child poverty rates in the United States.
Today roughly 1 in 10 children live in families...
English Footballer Marcus Rashford Donates Millions For Child Poverty, Becomes Youngest-Ever to Top ‘Giving List’
At 23, Manchester United soccer star Marcus Rashford has already scored a lot of goals, but becoming the youngest person to top The Sunday...
Man ‘Repays His Debt’ to English Family Who Saved Him From a Life of Poverty Selling Peanuts for $1 a Day
While on holiday in India, Colin and Carol Hanson befriended a boy living in poverty, helping his family with rent, schooling and food, which cemented a bond.
When World Hears About Cello Prodigy Living in Poverty, it Sends a Crescendo of Blessings – GNN Podcast
Eddie struggled with his 5 siblings and single mom in a homeless shelter. Never did he dream of being on stage as the lead...
When the World Hears About Cello Prodigy Living in Poverty, it Sends a Crescendo of Blessings
LISTEN to this inspiring story told on the radio by the GNN founder (in our Good News Guru segment below) or READ the full story…
Eddie Adams struggled to get by...
Dozens of Countries Are Working Together to Plant ‘Great Green Wall’ Across Africa – and It is Holding Back Poverty
The wall is only 15% complete and it’s already brought a renewed source of food, water, income, and resources into arid rural areas.
Mobile Money Has Lifted 200,000 Kenyan Families Out of Poverty
2% of Kenyan households have been lifted out of poverty thanks to a payment and money transfer system that works on old phones, with SMS text messaging.
Toothless Child in Poverty Gets Beautiful New Smile
Because of a disease that robbed him of his teeth, all Ryan ever wanted was to have a lovely smile like his friends – thanks to Amanda Mattos, he does now.
Foster Father of 50,000 Gives Back After Growing Up in Poverty
Dr. Amporn Wathanavongs sat at his kitchen table with a glass of orange juice while reading the Bangkok Post. The Thai economy was faltering;...
Somali Teen’s Inventions From Trash, Earn Him Ticket Out of Poverty
He’s living in poverty, but a 13-year-old’s fascination with building his own electric toys from trash has earned him a free education.
Guled Adan Abdi...
200 Million People Lifted From Extreme Poverty in Just Two Years
The media may paint a different picture sometimes, but facts are facts: fewer people are living in extreme poverty than at any point in history.
A new...
Woman Helps Pet Owners in Poverty and Her Program is Now in 28 States
A lot of attention is paid to helping pets get adopted—but one woman saw a need to help furry ones who already had homes.
Amanda Arrington,...
Poverty-stricken Student Excels After University Rector Offers Full Scholarship
A poverty-stricken South African teen who lived in a one-bedroom cottage she shared with 3 other people was unable to go to university due...
Matt Damon Wants to Solve Poverty by Extending Water and Sanitation
"In 2007 he was named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive, but these days, Matt Damon is getting noticed for something far less sexy," reports...
Teens Trained as ‘Young Doctors’ Help Tackle D.C.’s Poverty Problem
"Washington, D.C. has one of the highest concentrations of graduate degrees in the country. It's a place full of smart, wealthy and educated people....
Win-Win! Reducing Human Poverty Eliminates Poaching in Zambian Valley
Far off in a remote area of Zambia, a new model for conservation is saving not only elephants and lions and the habitat, but...
Tribe Banks On Syrup For Sweet Relief From Poverty
The members of the Passamaquoddy tribe have already turned to the sky for help, creating a wind farm. But it’s the 60,000 acres of...
Brazil Slashes Extreme Poverty by 89% in a Decade
Brazil has reduced the number of its citizens living in extreme poverty by 89% in the last 10 years through the Bolsa Família income...
Haiti Factory Cuts Malnutrition and Poverty at the Same Time
A crew of Haitian workers clad in white lab coats, rubber-soled boots, safety goggles, and hair nets pass through a corridor and into a...