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Two major factors that perpetuate the restavek system are widespread poverty and a societal acceptance of the practice. [8] Parents who cannot provide for their children continue to send them to be restaveks. Haiti, a nation of 10 million people, [13] is the most poverty-stricken in the western hemisphere. [8]
Spent (stylized SPENT) is an online game about poverty and homelessness.It was developed by advertising agency McKinney for their pro bono client Urban Ministries of Durham (UMD), a nonprofit organization in Durham, North Carolina that provides services to those in poverty. [1]
Momotaro Dentetsu (桃太郎電鉄, Momotarō Dentetsu, Momotarō Electric Railway) (also known by the abbreviated name Momotetsu) is a long-running board game-style video game series in Japan; in which players travel by rail, ship, and airplane; attempting to acquire wealth through business transactions buying properties; and dealing with rival entrepreneurs and nemeses such as the God of ...
The first match against poverty raised approximately $1 million for the UNDP. [1] 2004: Madrid, Spain: The 2nd Match Against Poverty was held on 14 December 2004, at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, home of Real Madrid, and was attended by 65,000 fans who saw the two sides play out a 4−4 draw. [13] $200,000 was raised for projects in Haiti. [1]
Jean Fouchard (Port au Prince, 2 March 1912 - ibidem, 30 September 1990) was a Haitian historian, journalist, and diplomat. Fouchard was born in Port-au-Prince and earned a law degree there.
RPGe's translation of Final Fantasy V was one of the early major fan-translated works. Original Japanese is on the left; RPGe's translation is on the right. In video gaming, a fan translation is an unofficial translation of a video game made by fans. The fan translation practice grew with the rise of video game console emulation in the late ...
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As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions." [11] "National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates ...