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.

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.

Yemen experiences water scarcity due to its geography, climate, and geology, but the current water crisis results from recent dramatic changes in politics, the economy, and agriculture.

Geographic isolation makes it more difficult for people to quickly access care, especially in conjunction with the shortage of physicians in rural areas.

Period poverty, or the lack of information and education about menstruation as well as access to menstrual products, in the US affects all menstruators but especially those who are low-income, homeless, in college, imprisoned, or transgender.

The socioeconomic achievement gap in public schools is a social issue that has evolved over time and affects the whole country.

Despite progressive improvements in healthcare in the United States, healthcare for individuals who experience mental health issues remains financially inaccessible.

The consequences of income instability for artisans include the perpetuation of poverty, a shrinking artisan economy, and a shrinking global economy. Organizations like Ethik Collective may help address this issue by connecting artisans with stable business partnerships.

More than 19 million people live in lands affected by land degradation in Tanzania. Contributing factors of land degradation include unsustainable farming practices, deforestation, and rainfall variability.

Since 1930, redlining has contributed to the creation of modern poverty, and 1970s gentrification attempts spread high-density poverty from big cities to suburban and rural areas.

For Tanzania’s rural poor to experience economic success and escape the effects of poverty, the country’s agricultural industry needs sustainable changes.

In the United States, 15.5 million children are living in poverty. Individuals who experience poverty as a child are more likely to experience poverty as adults as well.