AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan was thrown into the media spotlight during the 2001 US-led invasion and subsequent fall of the Taliban. In fact, the people of Afghanistan had already suffered over 20-years of conflict prior to this...more
SRI LANKA
Around a third of people in Sri Lanka live below the poverty line. The country is characterised by political instability and unrest and this fact has caused substantial damage to essential infrastructure...more
INDIA
India has a population of around 1 billion, around 300 million of whom live below the poverty line. Over a third of the population live on less than $1 a day. This is the largest concentration of poor people in the world...more
INDONESIA
Prone to natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, and with a turbulent history of sectarian tensions and violence, 50 percent of Indonesians live on less than $2 a day...more
BANGLADESH
IR began working in Bangladesh after a tropical storm in 1991 killed over 140,000 people. Our current focus is rehabilitation in response to the category four Cyclone Sidr which ravaged Bangladesh...more
CHINA
China is the most populous country in the world with just under 1.3 billion inhabitants. Over 120 million of these people live on less than $1 a day.
Pollution, resulting from the current economic boom is now a major concern as much of the country’s water is too polluted to use...more
PAKISTAN AND KASHMIR
It is estimated that around thirty percent of people living in Pakistan live on less than $1 a day. The country has long been characterised by political instability and has a historically troubled relationship with nearby India...more
