Monday morning has broken; another day to rush to the office. An hour in traffic coupled with the hot sun coming out at 8 am. In his air-conditioned car, sweat begins forming on his face In vain, he searches for “Voltic” around him; he curses within.
Tag Archives: Poverty
An Africa of Dreamers
I have a friend, who just so happens to be a petrol attendant. As a petrol attendant, he doesn’t earn much money and he’s part of the millions of South Africans for whom life is nothing but a daily grind to overcome bitter hardships. He is still very young, lives in a shack and has [...]
Poverty: First Child of an Unfair World
“To be black was to be a beneficiary of a great inheritance, a special destiny, glorious burdens that only us were strong enough to bear” – Barack Obama. The sun was smacking hot, emptying its bile down a tetchy underwhelmed atmosphere unwilling to even shield off just a corn of infrared from unscrupulous eco-degrading humans. [...]
Poverty, Money and Love
What do you think of people in poverty? Maybe what Jessica Jackley once did: “they” need “our” help, in the form of a few coins in a jar. The co-founder of Kiva.org talks about how her attitude changed — and how her work with microloans has brought new power to people who live on a [...]
