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Enterprise models that help alleviate poverty

By Guest PostSeptember 29, 2017Economy, Politicsalleviate poverty, colm fay, dimensions of poverty, enterprise models, ted london

ANN ARBOR — While the understanding of how specific business enterprises alleviate poverty continues to grow, research that compares impacts across business models remains scarce. (more…)

Study reveals scale of the sexual exploitation of boys

By Guest PostSeptember 15, 2014Scienceallergieausloeser, analysis, boys, buschfleisch, deescalate conflict, die tigermuecke, dimensions of poverty, insurgent activities, luis martinez, online transactions, rebel groups, regional support, scale, seicat, sexual abuse, study, transnational insurgents, victims, virtual handshake, wolfgang rabitsch

Research carried out by UCL Security and Crime Science (UCL Engineering) and NatCen, funded by the Nuffield Foundation and supported by Barnardo’s, underlines the dangers of underestimating the impact of child sexual exploitation on boys and young men.

UCL’s analysis of records from 9,042 children and young people affected by child sexual exploitation who were supported by Barnardo’s since 2008 reveals that 1 in 3 (2,986) were male. This is much higher figure than previous national studies have found. (more…)