Learning livelihoods, gaining independence A lack of money for basic needs such as food and clothes drives some girls towards transactional sex.
The idea is that a diverse literary culture, created by authors whose livelihoods, and thus independence, can't be threatened, is essential to democracy.
Ms. Trierweiler has said in interviews that she wants to preserve her independence, of livelihood and of thought, even while her partner is the French president, a stance that has also brought her praise.
Since the dawn of industrial capitalism, gaining independence over our livelihoods has been the hope for many workers.
For this article I interviewed several white farmers who lost their land, many of whom purchased it legally after independence, the loss of livelihood was devastating.
This may be the price they pay for cleaving, in his words, "to independence and flexibility in earning their livelihood".
Now, migration destinations are diversifying, labor flows are transforming, and women are moving independently of their families due to increasing social and economic independence as well as worsening female-dominated livelihoods in the Northern region.
Their programmes strive to make it possible for refugees to achieve independence from international aid, find dignified living conditions, and establish long-term livelihoods while benefiting their host communities in myriad ways.
One white tobacco farmer in northern Zimbabwe whose family purchased its land after independence described the slow, painful erosion of his family's livelihood.
Mainstream development theories imply that such wealth should have brought about improved livelihoods and better quality of life in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), after more than four decades past since independence of the continent was officially proclaimed.
