LEXINGTON, Kentucky — Most people have heard of volunteers going abroad to teach English to people of all ages in developing countries. There has been some debate over whether or not volunteer programs that teach English are worthwhile and culturally respectful, but recent studies have shown that both concerns are of little merit. On the purely economic side, knowing English in foreign countries is a continuously growing demand due to global trade and commerce. A study on the economic impact of knowing English found that the power and economic success of a person in developing countries increases by 25 percent…
Author: Katherine Wyant
Katherine Wyant
Katherine is from Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, and attends Eastern Kentucky University. She is a Political Science Major double minoring in Journalism and Spanish. Katherine has swum in a crocodile infested lake and has climbed a waterfall.
LEXINGTON, Kentucky — Mental health is slowly, but surely, becoming less of a social stigma and better understood medically. Even in the United States progress on such topics is moving slow. It is even slower in developing countries. The Global Health Middle East reported that 10 percent of people worldwide are affected and suffer from mental disorders, but few receive the treatment needed. Like most medical conditions, those in the Middle East are subject to even less support and assistance. To be more specific, 10 percent of people worldwide suffer from depression while 1 percent across the globe suffer from…
MONTGOMERY, Kentucky — Disabilities often have a bad reputation among modern society. Having a disability, whether physical or mental, often brings the stigma that one cannot provide for themselves or lead a normal life. Unfortunately, for most individuals with disabilities in poverty-afflicted areas, that stigma is even more difficult to overcome without the help of a stable government or the necessary medical aid. They cannot work for endless hours in an attempt to make ends meet because their disability hinders them at best, or makes them a liability for others at worse. The United Nations Enable (UNE) found that “15…
MONTGOMERY, Kentucky — Donating our unwanted items is better than simply dumping them in a landfill, but what if these donations are doing more long-term harm to the people and countries we are trying to help? Many charities that clothes are donated to, such as Oxfam and Salvation Army, often resell the items many people assume are being distributed for free to those in less fortunate, poverty-stricken areas. Though these charities do not claim to be handing out our donations for free, it is also not eagerly expressed to donors. That is not to insinuate these charities are unworthy of donating…