With the opportunity to receive free, quality education in Germany, many students from Asia make Germany their temporary home, though the transition can often be isolating and alienating. Many students encounter the gospel there for the first time, finding community and hope away from home.
El Salvador has had a long history of war, inequity, and injustice. Civil unrest, crime, gang violence, and poverty are factors that contribute to widespread migration of those fleeing the country. While agricultural production represents 10-11% of the GDP, it only employs 20% of the labour force.
COUNTRY PROFILE East Asia COUNTRY PROFILE East Asia GLOBAL STATS OVERVIEW Significant economic improvements and increased access to health, education, and other services in the
Sharing a border with Haiti, children and adults cross regularly in search of work and stability, creating one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. However, conditions of severe drought, and lack of education and employment opportunities places children particularly at risk.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa. Past conflict over the country’s rich supply of natural resources immersed the DRC into one of the greatest humanitarian crises in the world; insecurity, disease, and malnutrition continue to burden the Congolese.
Despite vast reserves of natural resources, Bolivia remains the poorest country in South America. Many are often marginalized with little access to public services, and most work in subsistence farming, mining, small trades or the arts.
