Social Programmes

OP-ED: Social Protection Can Help Overcome Poverty and Hunger

By Jomo Kwame Sundaram
The growing consensus, momentum and commitment to eradicate world hunger may seem overly ambitious in view of the slow progress in reducing the number of hungry people in the world in recent decades.

Japanese Learn to Mind Their Business for Others

By Daan Bauwens
After two decades of economic stagnation and serial natural disasters, a growing number of young Japanese believe social entrepreneurship is the best way to rebuild their society.

This Is What a Humane Economy Looks Like

By Inés Benítez
The severe crisis crippling Spain is also sparking some creative responses, such the Okonomía project, a teaching initiative that helps individuals and communities to understand the workings of the economy and make more informed decisions to manage their finances.


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