Thursday, January 19, 2023
Kenya has become a poster child for digitally driven development. Known as “Silicon Savannah,” the country has a multi-billion-dollar tech industry that routinely produces startups. Among its most prominent successes is M-Pesa. Launched in 2007, the...
Friday, April 2, 2021
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The droughts, floods, and severe weather that come with climate change will leave the world's poorest and most...
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Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Asia, Bangladesh, Europe, United Kingdom
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Monday, March 8, 2021
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On International Women’s Day 2021, let’s think about pensions. Why? Women around the world still face highly...
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Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020
New Oxfam research shows that over a third of the world’s population has had no public money to cope with the effects of the pandemic. A new report “Shelter from the Storm”, done in partnership with Development Pathways, reviewed government schemes...
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Africa, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, America, Bolivia, Guatemala, Asia, Cambodia, Indonesia
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020
A typical day for Samuel – a fruit stand vendor in Nairobi, Kenya – would start at 6 am, buying fruits from the wholesale market and selling them at a street corner of a bustling commercial area. He had migrated from his village to the city in search of...
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Africa, Benin, Kenya, South Africa
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Wednesday, February 26, 2020
According to the Health Care Index, derived from a collation of data provided by the World Health Organization (WHO), health ministries and independent watchdogs in the health sector, South Africa topped the African rankings with an index of 64.14. The...
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Africa, Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia
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Wednesday, January 22, 2020
The Africa Public and Civil Service Unions Network (APACSUN) said social protection is a basic right to all workers, which would enable them to cope with life’s risks. The Network said a large proportion of workers in the informal sector in Africa were...
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Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Africa
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Wednesday, January 1, 2020
INTERVIEW: Michal Rutkowski is the Global Director for Social Protection and Jobs – overseeing the World Bank work for protecting the vulnerable from crises and shocks. He talks to Surojit Gupta about the future of jobs and the need to...
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Global, Kenya, India, Africa, Asia
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Friday, August 30, 2019
Although the Government runs a credible cash transfer programme covering the elderly, disabled, famine-sticken, orphans and vulnerable children, there is a general feeling that the data of potential beneficiaries of the programmes is not accurate.The...
Monday, August 26, 2019
Managing income and expenditure risks in old age is vital, especially when one retires. As employees age, economic volatility increases as traditional support systems become weaker. Formal pension programmes such as National Social Security Fund (NSSF)...