Articles Related to Poverty
Impacts of Poverty and Artisanal Mining on Municipal Water Utilities; the Case of Kpapi River in Minna, Nigeria
That unemployment, poverty, artisanal mining, and community vulnerability are interwoven is re-emphasizing the reality
of life. This study assesses the effect of artisanal mining activities on River Kpapi and the adjoining settlements in Minna
putting into consideration Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG8). Observatory field survey was carried out on the entire
river channel, and laboratory analysis of water samples taking to determine its hydro-chemical and Water Quality Index
(WQI) characteristics using the silver nitrate method of the American Public Health Association (APHA) and the Water
Quality Index (WQI)
Intent vs. Implementation—Food Allocation to Adult Males in WIC Households
The intent of the Special Supplemental Food and Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program is found in its name—to increase the health status of a targeted group through supplemental food. Households often contain multiple members who are categorically ineligible, including older ineligible children and adult males. This paper focuses on potential spillover of benefits to adult males.