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Written by Lidia Garcia // Each year, millions of migrant workers leave their home countries in search of better opportunities to support themselves and their loved ones back home. In doing so, many of them are taken advantage of by the very same agencies which give them the chance of a lifetime to change their future … Continue reading Tackling Forced Labour with Market Solutions
Written by Abbie Condie // My eyes were starting to blur as I scanned row after row of numbers. Portfolio at risk? Unique clients? Average loan size? So microfinance is really just… finance? Despite a degree in International Relations, the truly obvious had finally dawned on me a few weeks into my internship at Opportunity … Continue reading Fighting Poverty with Finance
At first glance, economics seems like it’s all about numbers: the value of a stock, the interest on a loan, or supply and demand. One might not think that a discipline so numbers-focused can also be used to work powerful acts of justice. The three writers featured here know that behind the numbers are people. … Continue reading Theme Overview: Economics – Seeing the People Behind the Numbers
Written by Kalei Hosaka // Anand was the kind of person who could challenge the world's darkest cynicism. Despite having lived with HIV for essentially his entire life, Anand found ways to joyfully inspire others—not least his peers also living with HIV. Anand found ways to bring hope into a community that had lost sight of it it. … Continue reading Medicine & Compassionate Care
Written by Amy Early // What people groups come to mind when I say the following words: Health disparity? Implicit bias? Discrimination? If you’re like many, your thoughts probably first turned to racial and ethnic minorities. After that, you might have considered gender, age, maybe even sexual orientation. All of these are incredibly important and … Continue reading Full & Meaningful Living
