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4341 | poor-families | The scheme saw an estimated 150,000 children from poor families being sent to parts of the British Empire between 1920 and 1974 , by religious orders and charities who said they would lead better lives . | 1 |
4136 | homeless | Durban 's homeless communities reconciliation lunch | 1 |
10352 | poor-families | The next immediate problem that cropped up was how to assist the unfortunate couple , as neither of them possessed a birth certificate , a marriage certificate , or even an identity card . The Samurdhi Officer Dhanapala lamented explaining how agonizing it was for him to bear , when he came across the majority of poor families in the village did not possess even an ID to assist them officially . | 1 |
8279 | vulnerable | Far more important than the implications for the Economy Gods ( is the dollar up or down ? ) last night 's outcome will also mean many , many vulnerable New Zealanders will have a better life over the next three years at least . | 1 |
1164 | poor-families | To strengthen child-sensitive social protection systems , including cash transfer programmes that directly help poor families to pay for food , health care , education and other services that protect children from the impact of poverty and improve their chances of breaking the cycle in their own lives . | 1 |
7568 | homeless | Today , homeless women are still searching for the same thing . A place to sleep and be safe . | 1 |
6027 | homeless | As a member of Care of Hope , Barnett provides food for the street people catered to by the foundation on a regular basis . She , however , does n't mind having to cook to feed the homeless and the needy she said , because this is basically something that is already up her alley . | 1 |
9343 | hopeless | "Lougene has this message to others who may still be hooked on illegal drugs : "" Do n't be hopeless because there is hope . You can still change . That 's why whenever I see on TV drug users and dealers that were killed , I say to myself they should have been given a chance to change by bringing them to a place such as this . """ | 1 |
1231 | homeless | A harrowing journey Night falls early in this part of Morocco now and a cold winter looms , prompting the homeless Africans to take their chances before conditions worsen , and amid sometimes harsh treatment by authorities . | 1 |
911 | poor-families | Those from poor families were more likely to leave school without qualifications , have babies before they were 20 , commit crimes , go on welfare and have addiction and other mental health problems in adulthood . | 1 |
5431 | homeless | In the midst of all these alignments and repositioning , the mass of Nigerians have remained poor , unhealthy , uneducated , unemployed , homeless , hungry , destitute and abandoned . But at the first hint of trouble , those with direct access to state resources and those who want direct access will play the ethnic , religious or gender card to achieve the desired result . | 1 |
9047 | homeless | This is in a renewed effort to focus attention on the plight of the homeless , orphaned , abandoned , abused and indigent children across the African continent , a passion which Sirleaf shares with the foundation . | 1 |
951 | homeless | Together with wife Vicky , Cornell established the Chris & Vicky Cornell Foundation , a charity that works with vulnerable children . The charity currently focuses on protecting these children from the ravages of homelessness , poverty , abuse and neglect . <h> 7 . Cuba concert | 1 |
606 | vulnerable | Born a Christian , my HUMILITY and RESPECT for especially the elderly and young of our society is very firm , apt and intact . In like manner , my DEFENCE and JUSTICE for the helpless and vulnerable is very much same . | 1 |
6950 | homeless | From sleeping rough to becoming a published author : This man 's story will make you think twice about ignoring the homeless | 1 |
2385 | poor-families | """ Bruce has done a fantastic job in training youngsters , especially the youngsters that come from the poorest of the poor families , who would never have even had an opportunity to even buy a cricket bat . """ | 1 |
4491 | poor-families | """ Volleyball is our reputation in schools ' sport . But as an underprivileged school we are not in a position to give all the facilities needed by the players . Moreover these boys come from poor families and sadly the parents too are not in a state to render their support apart from their humble blessings . Our boys are very brave to win two or three titles in four to five tournaments annually which is a great achievement from our point of view , "" Lakshan added ." | 1 |
2872 | homeless | "Ms. Archibald "" had room in her heart for everyone and believed strongly that every person was to be valued and respected , "" the family said , noting she worked at a homeless shelter prior to moving overseas . "" She would have had no understanding of the callous cruelty that caused her death . """ | 1 |
9054 | poor-families | Even though many of these students get selected to subordinate services , the service is capable of uplifting their poor families . <h> Impact | 1 |
5629 | homeless | A child huddled against her pregnant mother , among 10 other homeless children with their families in Nuwara Eliya town , struggling to shield themselves from freezing temperatures which dropped below eight degrees Celsius , was among the scenes witnessed on Thursday night . | 1 |
853 | poor-families | "Iain Duncan-Smith has made his feelings about benefits claimants clear : poor families are to be given pre-paid cards , loaded with payments , to make sure they spend the money on food , rather than their "" self-destructive habits "" ." | 1 |
2485 | in-need | "In addition , Chan revealed that "" care and sharing "" will be a main theme of the coming budget plan , that is , assisting social groups in need to achieve the goal of supporting the disadvantaged and helping the children to make the society more harmonious ." | 1 |
3920 | homeless | 5 ) Most Buddhist institutions and temples collectively have no programmes to assist refugees , or provide shelter for homeless children or provide rehabilitation services . In contrast , the well established Christian churches and new evangelical groups are active at village and town levels in helping affected individuals e.g. victims of political violence , come to terms with their grief . Further , they also help people to cope with more mundane problems ( 22 ) . | 1 |
2803 | vulnerable | The AIMMM registers its full sympathy with the hapless female victims of violence and rape crimes , especially the young lady brutalised by beasts on a moving Delhi bus in the night of 16 December which has rightly agitated a large section of Indians . All such crimes against women and weaker sections , especially minorities , Dalits and Adivasis are highly condemnable and show the whole country in extremely bad light . It is time people , police , judiciary and government agencies stood up to discharge their duties to protect the weak and vulnerable sections of society . The AIMMM urges the government to introduce deterrent punishments for such brutal crimes . It should also hasten with the overdue Police reforms to liberate the police force from the British Raj rules and make it capable and accountable to protect all citizens , human rights and honour of ordinary people . | 1 |
668 | in-need | He is more than just an employer to his staff , who include young people at risk and single parents . Food and rent are paid for , and he chips in for necessities like children 's allowances or transport fees if someone is in need . Every month , the trained prison counsellor also holds mentorship sessions for his staff . | 1 |
7853 | hopeless | "Islamic philosophy has dealt at length with the study of inherent mental qualities and inclinations among human beings with special reference to moral virtue . Some human beings are totally inclined to the pursuit of virtue , and are consumed with desire for knowledge of the Divine World , known as m ' arifat , or gnosis . Others tend to be carried away by the things and pleasures of the world . There is a middle , order of persons who have inclination to gnosis , and also have aptitude for worldly , affairs . This last category is described by Imam Razi , writing in the 12th century , as "" the people of the right hand or the balanced people "" , and to such persons , control over the affairs of their fellowmen rightly belongs . The task is never easy ; mere goodness is no guarantee for success . Possession of all the virtues alone is not sufficient . There must be inspiration from a higher source . The element of marifat provides the necessary directions , by holding the attention to the Divine light . No leader of any community who has gained success in managing its affairs and certainly no leader who led his people out of bondage , or saved them from the threat of hopeless submergence under a majority , hostile to them , can ever have done so by the exercise of mere human intelligence , or brain power or character ." | 1 |
10467 | in-need | """ She has one huge platform , and information can go out to places that really need to know what 's going on in her hometown . She has always availed not only her platform , her voice , but also resources -- tangible resources -- to help those most in need in Houston and around . """ | 1 |
6052 | disabled | 2017 Budget : More needs to be done for disabled , say groups | 1 |
7110 | in-need | """ For example , we also extended help to the people of Yong Peng , which is under the opposition , because it is our responsibility to help those who are in need , "" he added ." | 1 |
5082 | women | ASWS CEO Di Gipey said the Coroner 's report into the deaths of two women after long histories of domestic violence again highlighted the pressing need to make real changes that will make women and children safe . | 1 |
7359 | refugee | "Vodafone Foundation Director Andrew Dunnett said : "" There were 16.7 million refugees worldwide at the end of 2013 and 50 per cent of them are under the age of 18 . Tablet-based learning programmes will provide many of the children in Dadaab with an unlimited information resource that they would otherwise not have had . """ | 1 |
1556 | women | Saudi Arabia 's King Salman on Tuesday ordered that women be allowed to drive cars , carrying out a major reform that rights activists have been demanding for a long time in the Islamic kingdom . Through ... | 1 |
2382 | homeless | Thousands of people made homeless in an eviction drive in Kalyanpur slum on Thursday are occupying the open spaces around the shanty town that they called home , after bulldozers razed their dwellings to the ground . | 1 |
1416 | vulnerable | In each and every town or city where a Caxton local paper is distributed , you will find them immersed in their communities , providing assistance with projects that uplift society . A stand-out community newspaper initiative is DICE ( Do I Care Enough ) , a vital component of the Zululand Observer , indelibly linked to Zululand since 1973 . Not only is it involved in the care of the vulnerable and dispossessed , but it is active in all spheres of community upliftment wherever the need may be . | 1 |
5948 | disabled | Discrimination of the disabled by society is one of the major problems undermining the progress of democratic practice in the country . It is always the dream of people with disabilities that so long as the disability bill is passed , their position in society will be influenced positively . | 1 |
2477 | disabled | Themed ' March for Our Lives ' , the protesters included children , teenagers , pregnant women , the old and not excluding the disabled who rolled over on their wheel chairs . | 1 |
6211 | women | """ I think another main theme is the power of human resilience and bounding back from the ashes of ruin , and being willing as a really young person to speak out and to try and get justice . The bravery of these young women has just been astounding to us. """ | 1 |
1964 | refugee | Hospitals fill as Rohingya refugees shiver through winter | 1 |
4466 | women | She said these women deserve the same kind of choice that any women anywhere in the world should have . | 1 |
5684 | poor-families | VARANASI : Over six decades to Independence and the Muslim community may still be lagging behind in the field of education . But , a number of Muslim women and girls-- particularly hailing from poor families-- are coming out to dispel the darkness of ignorance and bring about a new dawn for the coming generation of the community . They are doing the community proud by making sincere efforts at spreading literacy , especially among other girls and children . | 1 |
2695 | hopeless | What we have instead observed has been an ever-escalating education arms race , in which the poorest children have ended up hopelessly ill-equipped to fight . The signs are all around us : the booming billion-pound industry of private tutors paid to boost pupils ? ? ? grades ; the sharp-elbowed tiger parents stopping at nothing to get their children into the best schools , and the stressed-out students trying to navigate a complex and often baffling university admissions system . | 1 |
10424 | women | """ I do n't believe in abortion , I think it is wicked . I would tell women to have their child and God will provide , "" said Julene ." | 1 |
2581 | in-need | The ten wheelchairs were sought for children identified by the host , Salvation Army to enable them to become mobile , the convener noted . Baps Charity would go anywhere to donate provided there are found people in need of the donations without any discrimination relating to religion , colour , origins or tribe , he stated . | 1 |
266 | in-need | """ As Briggs & Stratton celebrates its 110th anniversary year , what better way to reaffirm our commitment to the Milwaukee community than by providing $1 million to kids in need of pediatric care , "" said Rick Carpenter , vice president corporate marketing . "" We are lucky to have one of the nation 's top pediatric hospitals right here within our community and Briggs & Stratton firmly stands behind its commitment to extend its support into the future . """ | 1 |
9126 | hopeless | Yes ... because there is NO HOPE where he lives . India is a third-world country . Do n't be fooled by call centers in big cities . Most of the country is rural and most of the population is illiterate and hopeless . | 1 |
3399 | refugee | For refugees begging for new life , Christmas sentiment is a luxury most of them could n't afford to expect under shadow of long-running conflicts . | 1 |
7138 | homeless | For 12 years Ruby* lived a life of abuse , drugs , homelessness and prostitution . But two months ago she joined the lucky few to escape the horrors of prostitution . | 1 |
8206 | immigrant | In an unmarked brick building , a few blocks from the Mexican border , immigrant parents clutched folders of birth certificates and asylum paperwork and sat on folding chairs , waiting to use a single , shared landline phone . | 1 |
206 | refugee | "Smyth told HKFP : "" The biggest challenge is the no work policy . I think that refugees who come here , or asylum seekers , they 're unable to work and they have kids here -- their kids are stateless . That 's really the cause of a lot of stress in the community . """ | 1 |
8165 | homeless | Through Gawad Kalinga , Meloto has proven to be a key player in the housing industry , helping provide decent homes and sustainable livelihood to the marginalized and homeless Filipinos . | 1 |
7341 | refugee | Egypt billionare offers to buy Mediterranean island for refugees | 1 |
4963 | in-need | Pageants SA 's main charity is the Dignity Dreams project , where re-usable , washable sanitary towels are given to schoolgirls in need . | 1 |
5827 | hopeless | The residents of Poranu Kotuwa who were deprived of healthy and independent lives in normal weather conditions , are facing a truly hopeless future . | 1 |
343 | in-need | "Helen Schafer chose to help a family in need . "" Rather than sending out gifts to my clients , I 've sent them a letter effectively saying : ' This is what we 're going to do because it feels a hell of a lot more meaningful ' . """ | 1 |
8630 | poor-families | """ Every family which qualifies for the program should be covered . Every child in poor families must be placed and kept in school , and they should enjoy health and nutrition assistance , Romualdez said ." | 1 |
6811 | in-need | While many Muslims can count on their blessings , they should not forget the fate of those who are poor and in need of help . | 1 |
717 | in-need | This year in recognition of their ongoing dedication and charitable sacrifice to help all those in need through mutual help , true comradeship and sound memory over the past 90 years , the MOTHs of the Better ' Ole Shellhole will stand proudly to attention as Guard of Honour and sentries for the duration of this year 's Wayside Cross Remembrance Ceremony . | 1 |
1117 | hopeless | "Despite having excellent academic qualifications , Rani is shown the door at innumerable interviews for a teaching position . After five years , she finally gets a job at St Notkers , but there 's a catch . She is given the notorious 9F , the "" hopeless "" students from the nearby slums who study in the school by virtue of the Right To Education , but are neither accepted by the teachers nor by the students ." | 1 |
1482 | poor-families | Aklima Sultana , a teacher of the institution , told The Daily Star , ? I feel very proud when I think I teach underprivileged students coming from very poor families. ? | 1 |
5195 | hopeless | But what is most striking about Mr. Trump 's answer is the bleak picture he pains of inner-city America and black life : poverty , gun violence , poor education and hopelessness . | 1 |
6988 | homeless | After Vatican controversy , McDonald 's helps feed homeless in Rome | 1 |
9850 | homeless | Pope Francis has made defence of the poor and needy a cornerstone of his papacy , setting up shower stalls for the homeless near the Vatican , offering meals and even a VIP-style visit to the Sistine Chapel . | 1 |
8093 | disabled | """ Most of the time , you will hear people advocating the inclusion of women in governance because they are vulnerable . What most people fail to recognise , however , is that disabled persons are even more vulnerable than women and need to be supported , "" he added ." | 1 |
8894 | poor-families | """ We want to supply these bicycles for Vietnamese students from poor families in remote areas so that they can pursue their studies , "" said Michael Shuman , a former U.S. Marine ." | 1 |
1899 | women | The Kalpana Chakma case demonstrates how subjugating a people is achieved by attacks on women and how those guilty of it are allowed to get away scot-free . This woman showed outstanding courage , a lion heart who spoke up for the violated until she , herself , was violently silenced. | 1 |
9312 | poor-families | Vast swathes of South African land are owned by government and are not utilised or are underutilised . Government can easily transfer much of this land to deserving poor families and communities . | 1 |
2388 | homeless | Fashions good and bad such as in trousers tied so low backsides showing . Or dresses and skirts cut so high if a girl reaches out to pick up something from a shelf or cupboard her undies are exposed for the world to see . Lavish lifestyles for the rich and famous in which they spend millions of dollars in attire , luxury vehicles on land and sea , et cetera while fellow Americans wallow in misery , jobless , hungry and homeless . | 1 |
8712 | homeless | "Dodgeballs were flying fast and hard at Morningside College today for the 5th Annual Attack of the Killer Dodgeball Tournament fundraiser . The double elimination tournament had 18 teams playing this year to raise funds for the Community Action Agency of Siouxland 's Welcome Home Project "" . The project aims to get homeless Siouxland families off the streets and , with the aid of a family-development specialist , helps them turn their lives around ." | 1 |
8797 | in-need | School for the Blind , Deaf and Dumb , Isulo , Anambra State , which parades a number of beautiful structures , is one of the schools battling with lack of facilities to meet the special educational needs of the children . According to Felix Nwaochi , President-General of Isulo Community , the school is seriously in need of water supply as many of the blind students have to fetch water from a stream to survive in the school . | 1 |
5187 | homeless | """ So instead of recrimination , let us join hands in common work . Let us feed the hungry , let us house the homeless , let us give work to those who have none , and let us bring medicine to those who are ill , "" Uhuru said ." | 1 |
9488 | hopeless | That foundation became an oasis for Grant 's Pen residents , and as they embraced our motto , ' Doing What Love Requires ' , political tensions eased and hopeless young people were able to get skills training as the foundation partnered with HEART Trust/NTA to make them employable . | 1 |
9036 | hopeless | The sound of the bulldozers coming ever closer , the presence of the bodies draped in the white Eritrean shawls ( suria ) at prayer beside me , the juxtaposition of the silent petitions of hope and peace alongside the violence of destruction and hopelessness were too much for the words which tried and failed to describe the scene . Witnessing became the witness of tears . | 1 |
6398 | in-need | """ The world today is in need of this : that joy that arises from the encounter with Christ in a life of personal and community prayer , in daily listening to the Word , in the encounter with brothers and sisters , in a happy fraternal life in the community , including fragility , and in the embrace of the flesh of Christ in the poor . Prophets of a joy that is born of feeling loved and therefore forgiven , "" he said May 22 ." | 1 |
6843 | poor-families | With the assistances of the Shoal Livelihoods Programme through different NGOs , over 1,00,000 poor families living in the areas of these districts have achieved the success to overcome poverty since 2004 . | 1 |
6611 | vulnerable | The RDA 's actions , whilst creating a stir in Colombo society , are symptomatic of a much deeper national issue that mostly affects poor and vulnerable citizens . Unfortunately , the woes of the poor are rarely heard . Unaware of the laws and their rights , they do not have the means to hire lawyers and spend years in court to seek just compensation . | 1 |
514 | in-need | """ H.E.R.O . gives a chance to employees to reach out and help those who are in need , "" shares CEMEX treasury operations team lead in Asia Daisy delos Angeles . She also believes that employee volunteerism , like what they do , is indicative of employee-company 's unified mission to demonstrate concern for society ." | 1 |
3580 | disabled | "The 19th century figure of misfortune is conjured from the smokey dark of industrial Leicester as a young boy who 's drunken father pleads with him to be in the world but not of it -- to tow the line and appear the same as everyone else . Our Elephant Man does n't bear the growths and deformities of his historical predecessor , but Daniel Monks is physically disabled , lending so much more gravitas to the tale . He journeys from beneath the comfort of his mother 's wing , to the hostile streets , to the freak show , until even the tout rejects him because he "" makes an art form out of loneliness "" ." | 1 |
1038 | homeless | But displaced people were not left homeless by developers and government agencies ; displacement and resettlement in Singapore has been handled with tremendous care , and it is never begun unless replacement homes or flats for the affected are ready . | 1 |
1976 | vulnerable | """ The American people , as we always have been , are there to partner with African countries to ensure their most vulnerable populations receive life-saving assistance ." | 1 |
3462 | in-need | The candidate promises to do good things and help those in need . | 1 |
545 | poor-families | This year TEAM HOPE shoeboxes from Ireland will go to street children , orphans , children in hospital , poor families , victims of war and other needy situations in Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union e.g. Romania , Kosovo , Albania and Africa e.g. Cameroon , Congo , Rwanda . | 1 |
8228 | hopeless | About the same time , she gave an interview to the Invisible People project , which documents the lives of the homeless ; she seems hopeless , resigned to her fate and dubious future . | 1 |
9608 | homeless | "She said : "" I saw this need when I was helping with the Eagles Wings Trust mobile soup kitchen in Dundee . Toiletries and other essentials make a huge difference to people who are homeless or have no home of their own . """ | 1 |
9745 | homeless | Defend your dignity as human beings and children of God . Do not allow the rich and powerful , who are rich because you are poor , to divide you . They have light and water in their high fenced houses not because they are Muslims or Christians or that they are from this or that or the other tribe but simply because they are rich . You are poor , homeless , have no road , no water , and your children are sick and illiterate , not because you are Christian or Muslim or from this tribe or the other , but simply because you are poor . You and your children vote , but their children do not vote because they are abroad . Your children beg and die on the streets while their children are abroad fraternizing with those they call unbelievers . They give you a fake religion that enslaves you while they give their own children the religion of education that will liberate them and make them rule over you . | 1 |
3701 | hopeless | A Cruel And Violent Political Strategy <h> Asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru have been exiled , displaced , crushed and left hopeless . | 1 |
6035 | poor-families | In South Africa , education is a right and not a privilege , but an unfavourable background can unconsciously infringe on this right . It is an open secret that poverty is rife in our country , therefore , those who are privileged enough should assist those who do not have . It may sound like an overstatement , but there are many girls who come from poor families who miss school due to lack of sanitary pads . | 1 |
228 | vulnerable | If these problems are not tackled there is every chance that another reporter will be back in another 20 years wondering how it is possible that vulnerable children are still being cursed with hunger and a horribly early death . | 1 |
77 | homeless | In September , Major Nottle set off on foot from Melbourne to Canberra to plead for a national solution to the homeless problem . | 1 |
8600 | in-need | B.C. housing minister Selina Robinson said that the project represents hope for many women and families in need . | 1 |
3120 | immigrant | An immigrant to a developed country lives in two worlds . In the metropolitan societies he encounters a different way of looking at things . He develops new ideas , gains a new confidence . In the new country there are opportunities , he gets accustomed to a good standard of living . Yet he is an outsider , not fully assimilated , ethnicity and culture sets him apart from the mainstream . He yearns for familiarity , his roots . The idea of retiring to the original country comes to him . | 1 |
10311 | homeless | "Poverty . Forty-seven million people rely on food stamps . Thirty-eight million households have nothing saved for retirement . Some 1.2 million children are homeless . An estimated 58,000 veterans live on the streets each night . These facts are a national disgrace . America 's massive , grinding poverty is eating away at our strength . What kind of a "" superpower "" allows a million children to fend for themselves on the street ?" | 1 |
179 | women | Jenny Neal , regional director of the Grandmothers Advocacy Network for Saskatchewan and Manitoba , displays her orange scarf at the sculpture Prairie Wind at River Landing , Thursday , November 24 , 2016 , to promote 16 days of orange to raise awareness about violence against women.Greg Pender / The StarPhoenix | 1 |
845 | vulnerable | In her tweet , Reham highlighted how a ' real leader ' should protect the vulnerable communities . | 1 |
5270 | homeless | The Cape Argus has launched a new collaborative editorial initiative called #TheDignityProject -- a 15-part daily series about the homeless people of Cape Town . Homeless person Danny Oosthuizen will be writing a daily column for the duration of the project . Read the fourth entry in Danny 's Diary below ... | 1 |
3959 | poor-families | Mrs Gachagua attributed her kind gesture to a perennial , disturbing sight of despondent children from poor families gawping at kids from rich households as they make merry during festive seasons . | 1 |
10020 | hopeless | Needless to say , whatever is the level of one 's disability , they face tenacious stigma and social exclusion in addition to their persistent physical or mental challenges . If life is hard for differently-abled adults , we can only imagine what it could be like for children . Their parents become tired , frustrated , and hopeless . Most of them lack financial and other resources to cope with the situation . It is almost inconceivable how burdened and helpless they feel , and therefore resort to a resigned acceptance of fate . | 1 |
8680 | disabled | """ Every abled person today can become disabled tomorrow . So we should treat our physically challenged brothers and sisters with dignity and respect , "" he cautioned ." | 1 |
1510 | vulnerable | """ Someone has to be there to care , "" he says . "" I think my passion for health-care policy comes from these vulnerable people who are forgotten . This whole experience has been more invigorating than I ever thought . """ | 1 |
282 | homeless | Why is the voting turn-out so poor in rich countries like America , whose GDP may be high but which still has a vast majority of homeless and poor people ? Democracy is not the solution to everything and most countries still do not practice democracy to its full meaning . Poor countries need to show they are democratic to play the field in globalisation and modernisation and get their poor to the voting pool , who would in many cases much rather just be working on their fields as politicians never really did much for them anyway . | 1 |
4014 | in-need | Accountability is suggesting that the people so in need of our help and support could have done a little bit more to help themselves . | 1 |