Inequality and Shared Prosperity

Innovative investments in nature: Native honey from the Chaco forest of Argentina

In the Argentine Chaco forest, the indigenous and creole peoples of Pampa del Indio work together to produce honey from the “melipona bees,” which are native stingless bees (Tetragonisca fiebrigi…

Andrea Michelson, Pablo Herrera|
Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Environment, Forests, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Social Sustainability and Inclusion

Addressing mental distress in Afghanistan

The country’s ongoing conflict continues to foster uncertainty among youth, leaving no clear pathway for personal and professional development.

World Bank Afghanistan|
Education, Gender, Health, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Jobs & Development, Poverty

To close Vietnam’s human capital development gap, look to ethnic minorities

While Vietnam’s Human Capital Index is at 0.67 – exceeding the upper-middle-income average – such indexes for ethnic minorities groups are consistently lower.  

Anh Thi Quynh Le, Keiko Inoue|
Education, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Poverty

How Kenya is empowering youth to participate in government budgeting

The Government of Kenya, with the help from the World Bank, is providing Kenyan youth with more agency and a platform to voice their thoughts and concerns about how budget is spent.

Claire Davanne|
Financial Inclusion, Governance, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, Social Protection

Guadalajara, an example of fostering disability inclusion in Mexican transportation

Abel Lopez Dodero, Dorothee Georg, Max Hamrick|
Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, Social Protection, Transport, Urban Development
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Inequality and Shared Prosperity