Sentences with phrase «of issues of poverty»

«All educators who wish to have greater understanding of the issues of poverty and education need to read this book.

The African continent has come under focus over the years because of issues of poverty, lack of education and seeming powerful leaders some of whom abuse their power.

Given the magnitude and complexities of the issues of poverty and injustice, it would be hard to agree there are «too many» NGOs.

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In the course of digging into this important issue, Desmond paints «a brilliant portrait of Americans living in poverty,» Gates claims.

The African nation of Zambia, for instance, has only enough food available to provide its population with 1,870 calories on average, per day, according to a striking global map in the October issue of National Geographic — and in truth, in much of the world, such calorie counts offer an inflated view of what's actually accessible to most citizens, due to widespread poverty, civil unrest, natural disasters, corruption, government mismanagement, food - distribution failures, and other issues.

More pejoratively: The term «tech bro» also refers to a tech company employee who acts entitled, lacks self - awareness and is tone deaf about sensitive issues such as the realities of urban poverty.

Seniors» poverty was once a significant issue in Canada; as recently as the 1970s, more than a third of elderly Canadians were considered poor.

Labour MSP Monica Lennon, who has been a vocal campaigner on the issue of «period poverty», said the move was welcome but did not go far enough.

These seven innovators» actions and ideas aren't just improving the ways we do business; they also speak to broader issues, including national security, gender bias, world poverty and the state of the startup community at large.

James said the proposal will help address the issue of poverty, noting that individuals are prevented from going to school, getting jobs, seeking employment and seeing their doctors if they are unable to afford train fare.

It's incorrect but the charge results from how modern liberals tend to favour government intervention on poverty issues while conservatives focus more on opportunity; the latter just do a lousy job of connecting the dots for the public.

Here's the answer: every one of these very different companies creates products and services that address one or more of the most challenging issues of our time — such as hunger, poverty, war, and catastrophic climate change — and makes a great profit.

There is a growing problem of people not having enough saved for retirement, and elder poverty is a serious issue that our society has to grapple with.

On the more intractable issues of Indigenous poverty, addiction, bad schools and substandard services, she looks out past the next election.

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The book does not discuss at length issues such as widespread poverty and income inequality, which, despite improvements in recent years, continue to top the list of problems in Latin America.

For example, if the neighborhood is experiencing issues with poverty, that could be due to a lack of employment for the residents.

The three - day Central Economic Work Conference is expected to set major changes in economic indicators to reflect more on the quality of the economic growth rather than mere growth speed, while tackling specific issues such as mounting debts, poverty and pollution.

This issue of OnPolicy gives you a road map to working poverty in nine Ontario cities: Ottawa, London, Toronto, Thunder Bay, Kingston, Waterloo Region, Sudbury, Windsor and Hamilton.

Many of the frantic rapture - ready also appear to have given up hope for their having a future on this planet, and seem entirely unconcerned about issues like overpopulation, the environment and poverty.

It comes as a new study shows nearly 80 per cent of the British public see no signs of improvement for hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children who are at risk of serious issues such as neglect, poverty, bad health or homelessness.

Churches should challenge cultures of consumerism, instead of telling their congregations that «God wants [them] to have the desires of [their] hearts» while ignoring issues of poverty and inequity in their very communities.

And to those who think it's a «Third World» issue of poverty, let me remind you there are very wealthy people in Catholic Philippines and they sure are smart enough to use contraception.

This is the heart of the whole issue... Minimum wage puts you well below poverty level.

The Judeo - Christian tradition, like all others, got some things really wrong, but compared other systems the Judeo - Christian tradition was «ahead of its time» wrt to women's right issues (and slavery, property, poverty issues).

The main problems with the religious right, Harris says, include disregard for poverty and international justice (particularly for women), obsession over the issues of abortion and gay marriage, and a mindset that generally embraces greed - centered capitalism.

One of the clearest points to come out of this study is that abortion, at many levels, is a poverty issue.

One of the most significant humanitarian issues of our era is extreme poverty.

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For example, traditional and gay affirming churches partnering on local projects, ministries, programs and initiatives that are unrelated to issues of sexuality (e.g., poverty).

In fact, I wonder if an appreciation of the nuances in the debate, and of abortion's connection to traditionally «progressive» issues like poverty and healthcare, may actually make those of us who are «stuck in the middle» especially effective agents of change.

Articles and teaching sessions are devoted to social scandals like the increase in hunger, poverty, homelessness and illiteracy in the U.S. Likewise, issues surrounding U.S. foreign policy, aid and grotesque military appropriations are frequently critiqued on behalf of a foreseen new social order that will be founded on liberationist principles.

This is particularly the case as issues of poverty become increasingly entwined with drugs and violent crime, which in any case demand immediate coercive interaction by some sanctioned authority.

By the time W finished his second term, I had graduated from college, come to terms with the fact that the criminalization of abortion is highly unlikely no matter the party in power, expanded my definition of «pro-life» to include Iraqi children and prisoners of war, and experienced first - hand some of the major problems with America's healthcare system, which along with poverty and education issues, contributes to the troubling abortion rate in the U.S. I remained pro-life idealistically, but for the first time, voted for a pro-choice president, hoping that the reforms I wanted to see in the healthcare, the economy, immigration, education, and for the socioeconomically disadvantaged would function pragmatically to reduce abortions.

In an overview essay introducing the published volume of conference papers, Robert Haveman, a distinguished student of anti-poverty policies, declared that «the day of income poverty as a major public issue would appear to be past.»

Since then, she has earned a Masters in Social Justice and directed a short - term missions site on the west - side of Chicago, where she created interactive opportunities for young people to engage issues of poverty, injustice, and race.

Similarly, although many schools do excellent work promoting knowledge and understanding of racism and poverty, it is much rarer to find even Catholic schools having Pro-life Awareness Weeks as a standard annual whole - school activity in which pupils are encouraged to understand the justice and coherence of Church teaching on abortion and related issues.

After years of sparking automatic reactions from conservatives and liberals, issues of poverty and welfare are now eliciting a vigorous and complex academic and political discussion.

Pro-Life relates to many issues: insurance for those who can not afford, gun control, illegal drug traffic, poverty (homeless, elderly, etc. widows and orphans)... we are becoming pawns used to dominate the politics of losers who can not justify their candidacy by any other means.

The song is obviously a criticism of the Church's preoccupation with things like gay marriage and politics in the face of more important issues like poverty.

But at the same time, moral issues of major proportions are the daily bill of fare in newspapers and on television, and our nation seems infected with social problems that have a deep religious dimension: poverty, pollution, discrimination, runaway technology, to name a few.

The main issue in fact is not whether poverty has increased or decreased, but why poverty could not be removed from the very face of our earth?

The great issues of our time are moral: the uses of power; wealth and poverty; human rights; the moral quality and character of society; loss of the sense of the common good in tandem with the pampering of private interests; domestic violence; outrageous legal and medical costs in a system of maldistributed services; unprecedented developments in biotechnologies which portend good but risk evil; the violation of public trust by high elected officials and their appointees; the growing militarization of many societies; continued racism; the persistence of hunger and malnutrition; a still exploding population in societies hard put to increase jobs and resources; abortion; euthanasia; care for the environment; the claims of future generations.

A new generation of American Jews are compelled by issues in their own backyard - like poverty and illiteracy - rather than the faraway flashpoint of Israel, the survey found.

At the same time, I was beginning to explore the issues of hunger, poverty, agriculture and economics.

Moreover, more than 40 percent of family - focused articles in these journals and in the CENTURY dealt with social - justice - related issues like child poverty.

Since the organization is not geared toward just one cause, they're able to help a diverse number of charities that bring attention to different issues — poverty, human trafficking, hunger, war and peace, to name a few.

But to shape a community into the image of Christ is also to engage with issues like poverty and homelessness.

Breaking the cycle of poverty can help bring an end to many other issues, not the least of which is modern - day slavery.