Giving money directly to people in extreme poverty has been proven effective again and again, by study after study. But, this solution often provokes visceral reactions in people, as it runs contrary to the values in society—that people should earn their money, and anything else is unfair. Check also: 11 Jobs That Can Pay You Over $100,000 Annually This fetishization of self-reliance, ...

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who died on Friday, played a crucial role in shaping southern Africa’s history, writes Richard Dowden, from the UK’s Royal Africa Society. Check also: Anti-Trump Demonstrators Set Fires, Break Windows In California In Cuba it seems there will forever be two histories of Fidel Castro. One is the revolutionary who succeeded and became the guiding star ...

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was the largest ever United States-proposed trade deal and took years to put together, but US President-elect Donald Trump has promised to withdraw from the deal on his very first day in office. Check also: China Donated Food To Help Zimbabwe Solve Hunger Problem The TPP, signed by 12 countries in February 2016, covers 40 percent of ...

In 2014, Kenyan teenager Caroline Wambui lost her uncle after he suffered kidney failure. Nobody in her family was a match for a donation, and Kenya, like so many other African countries, lacks an official countrywide organ donor program. Organ donation has in fact become somewhat of a taboo. Check also: U.S. Tech Companies Turn To African Developers In the meantime, ...

We have talked extensively about restless leg syndrome and leg cramps in previous posts. Basically, these are conditions that occur at night when you are trying to go to sleep. They can be extremely painful and frustrating to deal with. This is especially true if someone just wants to rest, before we talk about what a bar of soap can ...