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In Namibia, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer: view on Swakopmund, a popular holiday destination for rich Namibians.

Social protection

Rich region, poor people

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by Henning Melber
Self-employed people in the informal sector normally cannot save much money for hard times: street vendor in Kano.

Social infrastructure

No rest in retirement

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by Damilola Oyedele
Where the cultivation of bio-fuel crops competes with other export crops, food security is not at risk: Tanzanian sugarcane farm.

PEGNet

Challenging complexity

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by Hans Dembowski
The Asian Development Bank's Social Protection Index

Infrastructure

Not for everyone

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by Ipsita Sapra
Consultation room in a Bolivian community bank.

Microinsurance

Healthy clients

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by Caroline Sölle de Hilari
Mothers and children at a health centre in Uganda.

Public Health

“Mental health issues are totally underrated in Africa”

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by Speciosa Wandira-Kazibwe
Energy-efficient transport: German high-speed train ICE beats cars as well as airplanes.

Post-2015 debate

Set the right example

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by Ulrich Post
by Klaus Körting
Dental treatment in Balinge, Sumatra.

Public Health

“People shouldn’t go bankrupt when they fall ill”

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by Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar
Access to informal markets is helpful: selling potatoes in Arusha, Tanzania.

Deprivation

Urban poverty

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by Sandra Abild
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