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COVID-19 Aftershocks - Economic tsunami hits the poorest

Christopher Shore Jul 17, 2020 12:35:12 PM

Child Protection, Economic Empowerment, Emergency Response, COVID-19

On July 7, 2020, World Vision released a major report called Out of Time. World Vision gathered field-level data from 24 countries. We surveyed 14,000...

For Micro-finance Lenders, Covid-19 Is An Existential Threat

Christopher Shore May 7, 2020 4:40:00 PM

Economic Empowerment, COVID-19

As many people know, micro-finance is the "canary in the coal mine" for any rapid changes in the economic well-being for people who live at "the bottom of the...

A useful way to think about disaster risk in a time of Covid-19

Christopher Shore Apr 17, 2020 7:35:45 AM

Economic Empowerment, THRIVE, COVID-19

Thanks to Covid-19, most of the world is getting an up-front-close and personal course in disaster management. One of the keys to good disaster management is...

Links to Articles - How Covid-19 is Affecting Those Living in Extreme Poverty

Christopher Shore Apr 15, 2020 4:37:00 PM

Economic Empowerment, COVID-19

I have tried to organize a set of links for people interested in knowing what is happening in various countries - without having to go search them out. The...

With FMNR, farmers learn to get into the shade

Christopher Shore Jul 16, 2018 6:01:44 PM

Economic Empowerment, THRIVE, FMNR

Recent record-high temperatures across the USA have put the spotlight on how to cope with the heat. One of God’s best inventions for this is – a TREE!...

A tale of two cobs

Christopher Shore Nov 22, 2017 3:34:42 PM

Economic Empowerment, Impact Stories, THRIVE

Sometimes a picture tells the whole story. Sometimes a bit of explanation is needed.

As we in the USA prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, we will be...