Each village community and any larger cluster will be unique in both the people who live there and how they make a living from the natural environment. Any attempt to intervene in a positive way into this unique social structure must take into account their specific needs and reflect the local knowledge amongst its population. This [...] [...more]
Donating money to charitable causes is all very well and good, but there’s usually an abstractness about it that makes one wonder if the funds are really helping those who need it. A new project by California eco-urban design firm LJ Urban aims to make giving more concrete—quite literally—by matching its sales of homes domestically [...] [...more]
Through implementing a civic works programme it could be possible to put the unemployed to work doing work that benefits the public. This could take the form of repairing open spaces, bus stations, retail shops, government buildings, schools and hospitals. Training could also be provided that gives the workers a trade skill and even a [...] [...more]
Studies in China and India have identified building road’s as “the single most effective public goods investment in terms of poverty reduction”. Evidence suggests that it has a similar impact on reducing hunger. The developed world and its large institutions provide millions of dollars in financial support directed at infrastructure projects to developing countries. These range [...] [...more]
