Education and basic economic security
should be a human right. All human beings
need a sense of security, to give a sense
of belonging, a sense of stability and
a sense of direction.
Economic Security.
Economic insecurity affects everybody at some time. But it affects many people throughout their lives, with serious consequences for their well-being and for that of their families and communities. Much economic insecurity is unnecessary. We could do so much more at international and national levels to reduce it.
COVID-19 continues to weigh heavily on employment and income in Tanzania.
In 2020, real per capita GDP declined for the first time in over 25 years. The poverty rate based on the international extreme poverty line is estimated to have risen from 49.3 percent in 2019 to 50.4 percent in 2020. Households that saw the highest drop in welfare were those relying on self-employment and informal microenterprises in urban areas. - World Bank Nov 2021
Studies show that poor economic freedom and social inequality can make it harder for a nation to control COVID-19 and sometimes even perpetuate it. The longer the pandemic persists in Tanzania, the greater the damage to human, physical, and financial capital, especially among the poorest households. Interventions are needed to help countries heighten economic freedom and equality as they continue to battle COVD-19 and other collective threats
The impact of economic freedom on COVID-19 pandemic control: the moderating role of equality. Global Health 18, 15 (2022).
Every bit helps.
“$700 will give a vulnerable young woman 6 months of vocational training and potentially change her life forever.”