{"id":575,"date":"2020-01-12T23:09:46","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T04:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalpovertysolutions.ca\/_sys\/?page_id=575"},"modified":"2021-03-02T12:21:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T17:21:12","slug":"economic-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalpovertysolutions.ca\/_sys\/get-educated\/economic-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Economic Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"575\" class=\"elementor elementor-575\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-133e4da elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"133e4da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bcd568a\" data-id=\"bcd568a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bdf733 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3bdf733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bcc8ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bcc8ff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4966dae\" data-id=\"4966dae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82ea5e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82ea5e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\">COVID-19 Update\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><span lang=\"EN-CA\">\u2013 The coronavirus pandemic has had a disastrous effect on economic development.\u00a0 Most families in the developing world have seen their income reduced or wiped out due to the crisis.\u00a0\u00a0Compared to end-2019, average 2021 debt ratios are projected to rise by10 percent of GDP in emerging market economies, and about 7 percent in low-income-countries (\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.imf.org\/2020\/10\/01\/reform-of-the-international-debt-architecture-is-urgently-needed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">https:\/\/blogs.imf.org\/2020\/10\/01\/reform-of-the-international-debt-architecture-is-urgently-needed\/<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-CA\">)\u00a0These increases come on top of debt levels that were already historically high, and will mean cuts in salaries and jobs, a negative investment climate and reduced demand for products and services.\u00a0The crisis exacerbates existing inequalities: women are twice as likely to have lost their jobs than men (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=263&amp;v=GpQIyX8jj-s&amp;feature=emb_title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=263&amp;v=GpQIyX8jj-s&amp;feature=emb_title<\/span><\/a><span class=\"yiv1009110635MsoHyperlink\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">\u00a0).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Yet\u00a0<b><span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_791 classtoolTips34'>microfinance<\/span><\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>graduation<\/b>\u00a0programs have shown impressive resilience, with programs for the very poor set for expansion with the Partnership for Economic Inclusion.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-163745d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"163745d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0d85c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0d85c4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b28f7de\" data-id=\"b28f7de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-760f4c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"760f4c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Economic Opportunity<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38a9c3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38a9c3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Ending acute poverty presupposes that families have access to economic opportunity.\u00a0 That means fostering the right <a href=\"\/_sys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/GPS-EconomicOpportunityForAll-EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_790 classtoolTips6'>strategies for economic development<\/span><\/a> \u00a0as proposed by the Partnership for Economic Inclusion as well as ensuring the Canadian government provides adequate support. Key interventions that are both demonstrated and cost-effective include <a href=\"\/_sys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/GPS-Funding-for-Microfinance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_791 classtoolTips34'>microfinance<\/span><\/a> \u00a0(small loans and savings to support self-employment) , <a href=\"\/_sys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/GPS-Microinsurance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_793 classtoolTips28'>microinsurance<\/span><\/a> (tiny, simplified, insurance contracts that protect the health and agricultural activities of the very poor) and <a href=\"\/_sys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Graduation-Expansion-and-Ultraporverty.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_794 classtoolTips22'>graduation programs<\/span><\/a> (a suite interventions including asset transfer, and accompaniment in the form of coaching and training).\u00a0 Many stakeholders are already implementing these innovative solutions as seen at that the <a href=\"\/_sys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ending-Ultra-Poverty-Retreat.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_796 classtoolTips7'>Toronto 2018 Ultra-Poverty Summit<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b0b2ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b0b2ec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b6329b\" data-id=\"0b6329b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eec9a83\" data-id=\"eec9a83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be593f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be593f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Economic opportunities for all\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fadbfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fadbfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/_sys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/GPS-EconomicOpportunityForAll-EN.pdf\">Download PDF<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a21333 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a21333\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cb4955\" data-id=\"2cb4955\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffc2011 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ffc2011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/_sys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/GPS-What-we-know-about-acute-poverty.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"490\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/globalpovertysolutions.ca\/_sys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/icon-pdf.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalpovertysolutions.ca\/_sys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/icon-pdf.png 490w, https:\/\/globalpovertysolutions.ca\/_sys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/icon-pdf-252x300.png 252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-963e248\" data-id=\"963e248\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f29004 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f29004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prospects for Microfinance\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a18b7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a18b7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/_sys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/GPS-Funding-for-Microfinance.pdf\">Download PDF<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4da83c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4da83c0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae13d12\" data-id=\"ae13d12\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cce20c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cce20c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/_sys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/GPS-What-we-know-about-acute-poverty.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"490\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/globalpovertysolutions.ca\/_sys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/icon-pdf.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalpovertysolutions.ca\/_sys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/icon-pdf.png 490w, https:\/\/globalpovertysolutions.ca\/_sys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/icon-pdf-252x300.png 252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4da4f05\" data-id=\"4da4f05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adfac25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"adfac25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The potential impact of Microinsurance \n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5f3782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5f3782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/_sys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/GPS-Microinsurance.pdf\">Download PDF<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f61de0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f61de0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e841183\" data-id=\"e841183\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cc82fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cc82fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/_sys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/GPS-What-we-know-about-acute-poverty.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"490\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/globalpovertysolutions.ca\/_sys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/icon-pdf.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalpovertysolutions.ca\/_sys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/icon-pdf.png 490w, https:\/\/globalpovertysolutions.ca\/_sys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/icon-pdf-252x300.png 252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-78a5617\" data-id=\"78a5617\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b60979 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b60979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Expansion prospects for graduation  and economic inclusion programs<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6bbda8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" 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