Giving hope to millions of youth around the globe
According to UNICEF, almost 23% of Paraguay’s population of 6.5 million people lives in poverty earning less than $1 per day. The gap between the small upper class and the large lower class is extreme and offers virtually no social mobility. Conditions of poverty drive youth into early labor and a lack of literacy, inRead more about Paraguay[…]
Nicaragua is one of the least developed and poorest countries in Latin America, second only to Haiti. While the poverty rate in Nicaragua has declined in recent years, approximately 30 percent of the population currently lives on less than $2 per day. Nicaragua’s poverty resides predominately in rural areas where 50 percent of the populationRead more about Nicaragua[…]
Honduras is one of the poorest and most crime-ridden countries in the Western Hemisphere with 66 percent of its population living in poverty, according to the World Bank. Rough geographic terrain in the country has limited the development of transportation, keeping much of the rural population isolated. Poverty and food scarcity are severe in ruralRead more about Honduras[…]
The people of Eswatini face immense challenges including poverty, chronic food insecurity, HIV/AIDS and a climate that is often unpredictable. According to the World Bank, an estimated 63% of the population lives below the poverty line, and about 29% lives below the extreme poverty line. The HIV/AIDS prevalence of 31% of the population is amongRead more about Eswatini[…]
South Sudan is expansive and largely rural with 83 percent of the population residing in rural areas. Poverty is endemic with at least 80 percent of the population defined as income-poor and living on an equivalent of less than $1 per day. More than one third of the population lacks secure access to food. The country gained its independence from SudanRead more about South Sudan[…]
Salesian missionaries have been working in Nigeria since 1982 and are developing new educational programs to meet the increasing demand for services. Poverty remains one of the most critical challenges facing the country and population growth rates have meant a steady growth in the number of people living in conditions of poverty. According to UNICEF,Read more about Nigeria[…]
According to the World Bank, 46 percent of those living in the Ivory Coast live in conditions of poverty — with more than a quarter of the population living in severe poverty on less than $1.25 a day. The Ivory Coast has one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in West Africa. While a wideRead more about Ivory Coast[…]
According to the World Bank, 26% of Egypt’s population lives in poverty while 49% of those living in Upper Egypt cannot provide for their basic needs of food and shelter. For the nearly one-third of Egyptians living in poverty, and the millions more in poor conditions, the country’s current economic difficulty means life is muchRead more about Egypt[…]
Salesian missionaries have been living and working with poor youth in the Republic of Chad in Central Africa since 1995. They established their first programs in Sarh, the third largest city in the country, which has more than 120,000 residents. Three years later, missionaries began other programs in the capital of N’Djamena and in 2013Read more about Chad[…]
The Central African Republic faces intensifying violence. According to UNICEF spokesperson Donaig Le Du at an August 2017 press briefing, at this time the country is one of the worst in the world to be a child. He emphasized that out of an estimated population of a little over 5 million, one in five childrenRead more about Central African Republic[…]