The eradication of extreme poverty is the minimum ethical floor of the global development agenda. With projections suggesting eradication is possible by 2030, the goal of ‘zero extreme poverty by 2030’ is a compelling objective.
Extreme poverty persists in large parts of the world despite decades of economic growth and efforts for poverty eradication. The recent financial, food and economic crises have brought new setbacks in the fight against poverty.
This report focuses on the risks of climate change to development in Sub-Saharan Africa, South East Asia and South Asia.
Let There Be Light International's Solar Health in Rural Uganda Project focuses on improving the health and safety of off-grid communities in rural Uganda. The Solar Health Project engages in three primary activities through grant-based programmatic partnerships with local NGO's and other stakeholders.
Livelihoods, poverty reduction efforts and economic growth in Africa are highly dependent on the quality and availability of natural resources, and are thus extremely vulnerable to degradation of those resources and to climate change.