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 Around 8% of the world’s population lives in extreme poverty — but do you know why? We look at 11 of the top causes of global poverty. Living on less than $2 a day feels like an impossible scenario, but’s a reality for around 600 million people in our world today. Approximately 8% of the global population lives in extreme poverty, commonly defined as surviving on only $1.90 a day, or less There is some good news: In 1990, that figure was 1.8 billion people, so serious progress has been made. While many wonder if we can really end extreme poverty, we at Concern believe the end is not only possible — but possible within our lifetimes. There’s no “magic bullet” solution to poverty, but understanding its causes is a good first step. Here are 11 of those causes, fully revised for 2020. 1. INEQUALITY AND MARGINALIZATION “Inequality” is an easy, but sometimes misleading term used to describe the systemic barriers leaving groups of people without a voice or representation within their com...

  The Lord has many names in the Bible. You may have heard of the one "El Elyon"  which means Most High  (Deuteronomy 26:19).  El Elyon, God Might High, or sometimes LORD Most High is used through Scripture to refer to the LORD, Creator of heaven and earth. Psalm 57:2 says, “I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.” The Hebrew words translated Hebrew “God Most High” are Elohim or (El) Elyown, which means Most High God (Genesis 14:22; Psalm 78:35). In the title LORD Most High, the Hebrew words are Elohim Yahweh. God Most High or LORD Most High means there is no idol, god, or created being that should be worshiped or exalted over the Lord because He is superior in every way. Photo credit: SWN Where Do We See El Elyon in Scripture? In  Daniel 4:2  God Most High is translated from the Hebrew  Yahweh  Illay  which means the highest Lord. The Hebrew word  al  or  el  is used alone to mean God Most High...

  Blessed Chukwix  GRAMMAR Difference Between Religion and Christianity •  Religion and Christianity have had people debating over their interconnection. Are these two really related. Is Christianity a religion? These issues are truly mind-boggling and emotionally draining since this subject has been one of the taboo topics in the world. In lieu with that, this article aims to lighten the confusion brought about by these two by defining and differentiating them. What is Religion? The term religion comes from the Latin word “religio” with the original meaning of having obligations to the gods. But by definition, religion is how humans try their very best to be in touch with the supreme and divine being. Most of the time, this effort exerted by humans involves the effort of humans to be pleasing and acceptable before God and also to signify the essence of life on earth. Religion was first used in Christianity but through the passage of years, the word has slowly become know...

   20 October 2021 Kindly share this story: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has urged youths to join politics to make a difference in the country. The VP stated this on Wednesday in Abuja, at a virtual forum where he interacted with Nigerian Fellows of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement titled, ‘Osinbajo woos young Nigerians, ‘our best minds’: join politics to make the difference’. His statement coincided with a day Nigerian youths took to the street in memorial of the #EndSARS protest last October. The VP was quoted as saying youths “need to go the extra length if you are not already involved, get involved in politics—while a lot can be achieved in civil society, government still holds the ace in terms of capacity and resources to bring social goods to the largest numbers. “Besides, being deciders instead of pressure group at the table in policy formulat...

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