Rural Connectivity
Rural populations in many developing countries lack vital access to information that could improve their lives. Examples A farmer living in rural Rajasthan does not know about a new subsidy the...
View ArticleHuman Trafficking
Human trafficking is the act of trading in humans. The most common purpose of such is sexual slavery, forced labor, or for the removal of valuable organs and tissues. The industry as a whole represents...
View ArticleAccess to Basic Healthcare
Most wealthy nations, with the exception of the United States, provide universal healthcare to their citizens. But in developing nations universal health care is almost impossible to provide due to its...
View ArticleRoad Deaths
Road traffic accidents account for 1.24 million deaths globally each year. 9 of out 10 of those deaths occur in developing countries where four-wheeled motor vehicles have only recently become a viable...
View ArticleWater Sanitation
Accessible sanitary water is the single most essential component to living a healthy existence. Human beings can live for just 3 days without water. Not only is water needed for hydration but for...
View ArticleAccess to Basic Education
Education is a resource that is often taken for granted by those who benefit from it, but for children in nations lacking public school systems it is a glaring disadvantage. Education is the systematic...
View ArticleAIDS
Since the late 1970’s AIDS has been the epidemic of the century; killing over 40 million people. Currently 33 million people are living with aids and 97% of them are living in developing nations [1]....
View ArticleCoral Reefs
Coral reefs only make up for less than 1% of the world’s ocean but the account for over 25% of all the worlds sea life. But unfortunately it is being destroyed almost daily, and we have already lost...
View ArticleOverpopulation
Since the mid 1900’s the fear of overpopulating our planet has been on the minds of many and seen as a real and possible end of the human race. Just within the last year there have been over 11...
View ArticleWaste
Summary Cities around the world are becoming crippled by garbage. The problem is only worsening, according to a report by the World Bank, urban garbage is set to double in 15 years.[1] With the...
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