Remote volunteering was unheard of before the COVID-19 pandemic and the worldwide lockdowns which ensued. Now, however, it has emerged as another way in which volunteering can be done. In this article, I speak with Jens Christian Trier on the phenomenon and how We Make Change is championing it.

Food insecurity is an unfortunate circumstance with insufficient access to food being faced by millions of adults and children up and down the UK. Since the 2000s, Chef Jamie Oliver has been advocating support for free school meals, becoming the force that we most associate with the phenomenon. This article discusses food insecurity, Oliver’s efforts and the future of food insecurity in the UK.

Female entrepreneurship has great potential for poverty reduction in the developing world, not only helping women support themselves and their families but also contribute to the economy of their countries. This article discusses the action in the developing world, the challenges that female entrepreneurs face and those that have been able to overcome them.

The World Bank’s efforts in Guyana have been paramount in supporting the country achieve growth and positive effects. In fact, in the last few decades, the Bank has made progress in enhancing natural disaster resilience, improving education and skills quality and generating private sector development initiatives. This article will discuss these aspects and how they have supported the growth of Guyana.

International volunteering is the process of completing unpaid work in a foreign, and often developing country in great need. Recognised by the UN with International Volunteer Day, international volunteering has been perceived as both positive and negative. This article will discuss both, before elaborating on a possible future for the practice.

The gender wage gap refers to the difference between the earnings of male and female employees. In Kenya, there have been countless efforts to close this gap especially over the last three decades. This article will use Kenya as a case study to discuss why the gap still exists in the country and organisations working to tackle the issue.

Unfortunately, period poverty is not a new issue in the UK, having been around for countless years. The rise of the cost of living crisis has exacerbated it with one in three girls now forced to face it. This article will discuss the crisis and period poverty along with two organisations working to make a change.

In 1949, China was one of the poorest countries in the world. In 2021, however, the country has been classified as having a high income and 800 million people have risen out of poverty. This article will give a brief overview of China’s success in poverty reduction, how it has been implemented under President of Xi Jinping and the future of poverty reduction.

FGM is unfortunately a longstanding practice amongst Maasai communities in Kenya and Tanzania. Legislation has been passed in both countries and recently influential leaders within the community emerged to tackle the issue. This article will discuss the practice, its embeddedness in Maasai communities and legislation passed in both countries.