Methods commonly used to measure poverty can lead to vastly different conclusions about who actually lives in poverty, according to a new Stanford University–led study. Based on household surveys in ...

Ensuring that poverty-alleviation initiatives reach those most in need has been slow and difficult in most developing countries. But if governments make the most of existing data and systems, carry ...

Methods commonly used to measure poverty can lead to vastly different conclusions about who actually lives in poverty, according to a new Stanford University-led study. Based on household surveys in ...

Over 800 million people worldwide still live in extreme poverty, according to the World Bank. While there has been remarkable progress alleviating extreme poverty over the last several decades—most ...

Explore the establishment of a National Zakat Council in Bangladesh aimed at revolutionizing poverty alleviation through a ...

A young man who grew up in poverty and relied on a government scholarship to finish college has become a certified public accountant and lawyer.  This is a story the Department of Social Welfare and ...

New firsthand testimony from a former Xinjiang regional police officer provides overwhelming evidence to substantiate ...