Poverty Reduction

Mixture of traditional edible plants inhibits fungus growth in corn, study shows

Garlic, neem, lemongrass and chili were proven to stop mold that ruins farmers' stored corn.

Cancer biosimilars associated with lower costs for insurers and patients

Cancer patients using biosimilars saved insurers $3,820 a month and $39.50 out of pocket.

Habitat has homes to build, but finding buyers is a challenge - The Dispatch

After seven years in an apartment, a single mom got her own home through Habitat for Humanity.

What We’re Reading: A Wheelchair Rugged Enough for National Park Trails

A sturdy all-terrain wheelchair now lets people explore Zion's rugged trails safely.

In Bhutan, a philosophy of happiness guides a push for food self-sufficiency

Bhutan plans to grow all its own food by 2029, guided by happiness not GDP.

Study finds sustainable farming program helps refugees, immigrants boost health while launching agribusinesses

University project helps refugees start farming businesses while improving their health and

Atlanta Habitat Women's Build helps families lay a foundation for homeownership - CBS Atlanta

Women volunteers have raised $2.5M to build 22 homes for Atlanta families since 2003.

3M volunteers lend a hand on a Habitat for Humanity home | Community | pmg-ky3.com

Volunteers are helping build nine homes for families in one small Kentucky town.

Finland tried to end homelessness. What can we learn from its runaway success – and recent failures?

Finland cut homelessness by half by giving people homes first, not as a reward.

‘You are home’: Habitat for Humanity hands over new house in Pittston | The Sunday Dispatch

A single mom worked 200 hours of "sweat equity" and missed just one day to build her own forever

พลังงานสะอาดเป็นได้มากกว่าแค่แสงสว่าง GULF ชวนชี้พิกัดพื้นที่ขาดแคลนไฟฟ้า ติดตั้งโซลาร์เซลล์ไม่มีค่าใช้จ่าย

Solar power lifted a Thai coffee village from 25 baht to 180 baht per kilogram.

173,000 Girls Assisted to Stay in School - ZNBC

173,000 girls across Zambia have stayed in school thanks to one national program.

Who Buys the Output When Nobody Has a Job? The Consumer Is an Accounting Role, Not a Species

A paper argues machines could both make and buy all goods, making human jobs pointless but

Volunteers help former foster child turn house into home - WPBF

A former foster child got a fully furnished home thanks to volunteers and two nonprofits.

Daily 20 mg of zinc reduces infections by nearly 40% in children with sickle cell anemia

A simple 20-mg zinc pill cut infections by nearly 40% in kids with sickle cell anemia.

Who helps more—low-income earners or the wealthy? It depends on the situation

680,000 people studied: the poor and the rich are equally generous—just in different ways.

Angel Fire adds 17 homes to workforce housing project | Business | taosnews.com

Angel Fire adds 17 new homes to its workforce housing project — with no upfront cost to the village.

Chatham-Kent wins AMO award for transitional cabin project | The Paris Star

A 50-cabin housing project helped 126 homeless people, and 93% who moved on stayed housed.

Cedar Rapids Implements Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Project

Cedar Rapids gives homeless people homes first, then helps with health and jobs.

India's Coconut Sector: A Pillar for Rural Livelihoods & Growth | Asianet Newsable

Coconut farming earns one Indian farmer ₹15 lakh a year from one plot.