Living The NGO saving lives by recycling soap from luxury hotels Meet the Swiss NGO redistributing toiletries from hotels in Europe to deliver to those in need. 30/03/2021
no comment Boxes shaped like miniature shops used as food donation points Using wood, paint and 3D-printed plastic ornaments, London-based artist Sean Rodrigo builds boxes shaped like miniature shops, aimed to be used as a relay for food banks. 17/02/2021
no comment Food banks a lifeline for New Yorkers hit by coronavirus crisis The pandemic has been particularly hard on women who work in the service sector, which has been crippled by the economic crisis. 20/12/2020
Unreported Europe COVID-19 has created a new poverty class in Europe In this edition of Unreported Europe, we look at how Spain and Austria have been affected by the 'new poverty' created by the pandemic. We speak to people whose lives have been turned upside by the virus. 11/12/2020
United Kingdom Charities report huge increase in distribution of food parcels in UK It's estimated an emergency food parcel could be handed out every nine seconds to people across the country. The Trussell Trust, which supports more than 1,200 food banks across the UK, said its network 02/12/2020
Green News This architect builds schools in Senegal using upcycled materials She also founded a charity which teaches local people to build their own houses from upcycled materials. 29/11/2020
World COVID-19: Extreme poverty set for first rise in 20 years - World Bank The World Bank expects that COVID-19 could push an additional 88 million to 115 million into extreme poverty this year. 07/10/2020
Good Morning Europe Working class neighbourhoods hit hard by Madrid lockdown The bridge divides the Puente de Vallecas neighbourhood from the rest of Madrid looks like a proper frontier. Passports and visas aren't required, but police stand on both sides to check who comes and who goes. 24/09/2020
world news World hunger rising and COVID-19 threatens to make it worse, says UN It's put a UN deadline to eradicate hunger by 2030 in severe doubt. 14/07/2020
View In Italy and further afield, pollution and poverty have played a part in worsening COVID-19 ǀ View 26/05/2020
Unreported Europe Homeless under lockdown: the forgotten faces of France's coronavirus nightmare 22/05/2020
United Kingdom UK charities urge government to better protect under pressure carers More than 100 organisations, unions and think tanks have published an open letter urging politicians across the UK to act to protect carers from what it describes as a ‘growing poverty crisis’. 06/05/2020
Living How these unique trousers are helping to tackle our body shame Sustainable brand Lucy & Yak has launched the Vulva collection with the hope that it will start a conversation. 04/03/2020
