Sentence examples for countering poverty from inspiring English sources

Third, however, we find evidence of statistically significant, and not inconsiderable, stigma/ transaction/ information costs which implies that in-work transfers are not as effective at countering the disincentive effect of out-of-work transfers, or at countering poverty amongst the working poor, as they might otherwise be.

Regional initiatives have occurred, such as the "Education Goals for 2021: the Education we Want for the Bicentennial Generation" launched in 2010, ultimately aiming to improve quality and equity in education to counter poverty and inequality and favour social inclusion.

In doing so, they are making an increasing contribution to combating climate change, countering energy poverty and energy insecurity".

"Did you know that every time you use the toilet, in a single flush you use more water than a typical person in the third world has for all purposes in a day?" Bryson was taken to Kenya by the charity Care International to see the work they do to counter extreme poverty.

Globally, there should be causes – counter-poverty, climate change, tackling piracy – on which we work together.

Britain leading the world in tackling climate change, eradicating global poverty, and countering terrorism wherever it rears its head.

Part of that experience demonstrates that community-based, natural resource management enterprises can, to a significant extent, meet the twin goals of overcoming poverty and countering ecosystem degradation.

Just look at agricultural subsidies, set up during the 1930s to counter genuine rural poverty, but which get paid to some pretty rich farmers today.We have set up economies where we have demanded "middle class welfare" (the tax deductibility of mortgage interest is an American example, cheap university tuition is a British one) along with rising house and share prices.

"Countering extremism and radicalisation, investing in education, tackling poverty, dealing in all the issues that can fuel extremism and radicalisation".

Indeed, in the current fiscal environment, promising an ambitious effort to reduce poverty or counter global warming might imply big new spending, which is practically and politically anathema.

Assuming the Green Wall succeeds in reversing the effects of desertification - detractors argue that is a big assumption - could it really lift communities out of poverty and counter terrorism in the Sahel?