The Work That Doesn’t Count

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By Florence Shadrack

I woke up before the first light touched the windows.

For a moment, I didn’t move.

I just listened.

Ripple Effects of Poverty: Hunger

A young boy leaning on a corrugated Zinc fence.
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Every time I think of poverty in many African communities, I can’t help but mull over how this poverty is experienced on various levels. Thankfully, there is a term that effectively explains this: multidimensional poverty.