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Charity NFT collection seeks to ease period poverty

Ira Concept, developer of organic and biodegradable sanitary products, presents "The Vaginal Seasons", a charity NFT collection to help raise awareness on the period poverty issue.

Bangkok Post

Scottish aid worker tells of devastating food poverty in Zimbabwe

The Ukrainian conflict and climate change have exacerbated food security concerns around the world, according to aid worker Peter McGeachie.

The Independent UK

Aid strategy should prioritise vulnerable communities, not British interests

Letters: Ruth Bergan, Sandra Martinsone and Alexander Carnwath say the government’s plan fails to show how it will reduce poverty or address issues of sustainable development and climate

The Guardian - UK

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Life on the Greater Manchester streets where almost two in three children live in poverty

'It's awful, you can't afford to live, especially with two kids to feed. I don't know what we'll do if things go up any more'

Manchester Evening News

The Observer view on Rishi Sunak’s cost of living package

The chancellor’s £15bn spending is a welcome step in the right direction, but offers no plan for growth and fails to address the causes of child poverty

The Guardian - UK

Stranger Things' David Harbour says mental illness is 'natural condition of poverty'

Stranger Things actor David Harbour has likened mental illness to a 'natural condition of poverty' amid his own bipolar disorder battle

Daily Mirror

After Harping On Population Collapse, Elon Musk Wants To Fix Another Problem For Humanity

Augmenting his efforts to make Earth a greener plant and transport people to Mars, Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) chief executive officer Elon Musk seems to have a new agenda item on his mind. He's indicating a desire to eradicate poverty from the face of the earth.

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Mum 'self-disconnected' gas supply amid rising energy costs, Glasgow charity says

Kirsty McKechnie, from Child Poverty in Action Group Scotland, said the woman was still being hit with a standing charge after making the decision to disconnect her gas last year.

Glasgow Live

David Harbour says he was institutionalised for bipolar disorder at 26

The Stranger Things actor added that he believes ‘being mentally ill is a natural condition of poverty’

The Independent UK

Mum 'cuts off her own gas supply' as Scots charity details cost of living crisis

Kirsty McKechnie, from Child Poverty in Action Group Scotland, said the woman was still being hit with a standing charge after making the decision to disconnect her gas last year.

Daily Record

Mother ‘self-disconnected’ gas supply amid rising energy costs, charity says

A MOTHER “self disconnected” the gas supply to her home due to surging energy prices, an anti-poverty charity has claimed.

The National (Scotland)

The nasty world of Get Carter was inspired by the appalling poverty I saw in Britain

Letter: Mike Hodges, the writer and director of the 1971 film, describes how he was radicalised while on national service in the navy

The Guardian - UK

Four experts have their say on Rishi Sunak's £15bn cost-of-living package

Even with these payments, households on the lowest incomes are still likely to struggle

Wales Online

Financial support needed for older people as 40% of pensioners in NI living in poverty

Age NI are urging older people to make sure they're claiming the benefits they're entitled to

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Manchester Evening News

Man City fans save Mancunians from 'starvation' with 600-days worth of foodbank donations

MCFC Fans Foodbank Support have been taking generous donations from match-goers at the Etihad all season.

The Conversation

Who wins as energy bills soar? Oil and gas companies

Your annual energy bill could rise by another £800 in October according to UK electricity and gas market regulator Ofgem, which is set to lift the cap on energy prices (the maximum that energy suppliers can charge customers on a default tariff) in the autumn. The cap was already raised…

The Conversation

Cost of living: the unhealthy coping strategies which are likely to rise as energy bills soar – plus how to get help

The burden of very high energy prices does not fall evenly across society. The most vulnerable customers are more likely to be on the most expensive tariffs because they’re more likely to pay for their energy via prepayment meters and face barriers to switching, such as limited access to the…

The Guardian - UK

Food bank demand for items to eat cold ‘mind blowing’, says Jack Monroe

Anti-poverty campaigner says many people cannot afford to turn on the hob because of high energy bills

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WEKU

Women who are denied abortions risk falling deeper into poverty. So do their kids

A large body of research shows being denied an abortion limits women's education, time in the workforce and wages. It also finds long-term negative impacts for their children.

Miami Herald

The biggest wave of Cuban migrants arriving in US since 1980 is driving policy changes

About 115,000 Cubans — more than one percent of the island’s population — have left their homeland fleeing poverty and repression and reached the U.S. in the past seven months, a mass migration wave on a scale not seen in four decades that has prompted recent changes in U.S. policy…

Newsroom.co.nz

Lower-decile students work harder, study finds

The stigma of stratifying schools may be reduced but won't be ended by the new equity index funding.

The Hindu

Poverty alleviation a priority , says Justice Amanullah

Sensitisation workshop on Effective Implementation of Poverty Alleviation Scheme held

Al Jazeera

AU chairperson says Africa a ‘collateral victim’ of Ukraine war

Millions of Africans have been pushed into extreme poverty by COVID and face rising costs because of the Ukraine war.

Manchester Evening News

'Families worrying about how they’ll put food on their kids’ plates' - The reality of poverty in Greater Manchester in 2022

The 2022 'Poverty Monitor' heavily criticises the government's 'Levelling Up' agenda

Daily Mirror

Up to 12 million households could face fuel poverty as energy bills keep surging

Jonathan Brearley, the head of energy regulator Ofgem, told MPs any such hike could see the number of households in 'fuel poverty' nearly double from 6.5 million to 12 million

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