Archive for March 2014 | Monthly archive page
by Jamison Maeda
Saturday, March 8th is International Women’s Day. But for most women and young girls in Malawi, it’s just another day. In Malawi half of the population struggle with poverty and hunger. Over 14% of Malawians are living with HIV/AIDS, and the average person will live to be only 53. And like so many other regions around the globe, women and girls are the most vulnerable. The most widespread threat to the girls of Malawi is child marriage, which is forced onto girls sometimes as young as 10 years old.
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Clare Recently asked the Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton to review rent supplement which is currently causing grave hardship for many families:
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the low level of rent supplement being awarded, against the backdrop of rising rents, which is contributing to increased homelessness and tenants having to subsidise the rent by amounts in excess of guidelines.
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Clare raised a topical question regarding the situation in Ukraine, click on the link below to watch:
Clare asked the Minister for Social Protection to scrap the proposed Gateway scheme which coerces long term unemployed into menial work for local authorities for an extra €20 per week. Click on the link below to watch: