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Children’s charity faces claims it failed vulnerable children and misled donors after shutting down activities in the countryOne of the world’s largest children’s rights charities has admitted it “made a number of mistakes” when it left Sri Lanka abrup…
Read MoreDr Mohga Kamal-Yanni says world leaders must stop putting big pharma’s profits before people’s lives. Sue Hoar wonders why more is not being done to help Covid patients in IndiaThe shortfall in Covid vaccine doses going to the Covax vaccine-sharing sch…
Read MoreIn the half century since independence, the capital has grown from peaceful town to economic hub. But does it live up to the dreams of those still flocking to work there?‘Bangladesh has come a long way’: people of Dhaka on half a century of independenc…
Read MoreMultiple women at Natchi Apparels have reported abuse weeks after 21-year-old worker was allegedly killed by her supervisorWomen in India making children’s clothes for H&M have spoken out about widespread sexual violence they claim to have faced at…
Read MoreCases appear low and sports venues are packed, but protests are on the rise as jobs are lost and personal debt soarsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTraffic jams and soaring pollution levels are back. Political leaders are or…
Read MoreNatural disaster compounded by the collapse of a lucrative export during the pandemic has thrust people into povertyThis time last year the west coast of Bangladesh was a thriving place for shrimp farmers. It was a decent enough living and there was a …
Read MoreWhole communities supported by overseas work are at risk of extreme poverty after the pandemic forced thousands homeCoronavirus – latest updatesRead more in the series: The return of extreme povertyWhen the pandemic forced Firoza Begum back to Banglade…
Read MoreIn a country where women often still resort to rags as sanitary towels, campaigners are trying to break down a damaging tabooIn a village school near the beach, Koshala Dilrukshi teaches English to students from Uswetakeiyawa, a Sri Lankan fishing vill…
Read MoreDespite government loans and staff trickling back to work, the pandemic has made survival precarious for the city’s vendorsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOn a normal working day, Venkateshwara Rao would be ready by 4pm, sta…
Read MoreExposure to the heavy metal from spice powders and car batteries is affecting child health across the subcontinentAn outbreak of a mystery illness over two days in early December in the south Indian city of Eluru saw more than 560 people hospitalised, …
Read MoreManisha was shunned as a child by her family and ended up on the streets – now she dreams of opening an orphanage When Manisha walks into her rented room, crestfallen at having earned little money at work, her children rush to the door and cluster arou…
Read MoreVillagers once burned the toxic waste as fuel, but a pioneering couple’s radical education model uses it much more creativelyEvery morning, students in Assam’s Pamohi village go to school clutching a bag of plastic waste, in exchange for which they wil…
Read MoreHow do you learn from home without a laptop? Teachers are getting creative, but the pandemic remains a vast challengeVemula Deena lives in one of the tin huts strung along a narrow lane in the heart of Vijayawada, the business capital of Andhra Pradesh…
Read MoreThe pandemic has pushed millions of urban poor into crisis – and left children struggling to help their families surviveSubhan Shaikh used to start the day with a cup of cinnamon-flavoured tea, brought to him by his mother, Sitara, before he got ready …
Read MoreExperts say extreme animal hoarding cases are linked to poverty, isolation and ageing populationHealth officials in Japan have found 164 emaciated dogs crammed into a tiny house, in the latest case of animal hoarding that experts say is linked to pover…
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