
Shining a Light on the World’s
Most Pressing Social Issues
Through In-Depth Secondary Research by University Student Changemakers
Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) face significant healthcare challenges due to a high burden of noncommunicable and communicable diseases (NCDs and CDs), limited rural healthcare access, and chronic shortages of medical personnel and resources.
More people live near coral reefs in Southeast Asia than in any other region in the world.
In an analysis that extracted data from the year 2022, the United States was the leading country in maternal mortality out of thirteen high-income nations, with an average of 22 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.
Around 142 million women and girls went “missing” in the world due to son preference and sex-selective abortion between 1970 and 2020—India accounted for 40.3 million of these women.
Constituting 14% of India's populace, Muslims are the largest religious minority, with around 200 million individuals.
The combination of wage stagnation and increasing costs of living is making homeownership more difficult to achieve.
While challenges regarding contraception and family planning exist throughout West Africa, progress has been made as various actors have implemented best practices to address the barriers that hinder the safety of women.
While most of the desiccation of Great Salt Lake can be attributed to anthropomorphic causes, climate change has still had a measurable impact on the lake. Current estimates attribute about 9% of Great Salt Lake’s decline to climate change.
Throughout Nepal, brick kilns employ thousands of families annually for the seasonal work of crafting and shipping bricks. As families migrate between work in brick factories and agricultural work at home, more factors block their children from a complete and quality education.
Unemployment has been an issue affecting Native Americans living on reservations in the United States since the creation of reservations in the early nineteenth century.
Forty percent of teens reported that content on social media caused them to worry about their image.
The South Asia Region (SAR) is the second-largest producer of bricks globally, producing approximately 310 billion bricks annually accounting for 21% of global brick production and significantly contributing to the SAR’s GDP.
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— Mother Teresa

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