Eén op de twaalf kinderen in Nederland groeit op in armoede (CBS, 2019). Dat zijn er gemiddeld twee in elke schoolklas. Omdat geldzorgen thuis de ontwikkeling van leerlingen ernstig kunnen belemmeren, maken leerkrachten zich zorgen over de kansen van deze leerlingen. Dit artikel bespreekt hoe scholen …

Jaarlijkse Adri de Grijs-lezing, georganiseerd door Adviesraad Sociaal Domein Leidschendam-Voorburg

Bijeenkomst adviesraad kinderarmoede en onderwijs

The  purpose  of  this  research  is  to  find  out  how  sex  work  decriminalisation  policy  could  benefit working circumstances for sex workers in the European Union. Since criminalisation and  legalisation  policy  types  have  failed  to  protect  sex  workers  from  violence,  abuse,  exploitation …

In 2015, the UN set 17 global goals, the so-called Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the year 2030, “a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity”. Although these challenges are global, their impact manifests itself on a …

Poverty in the Netherlands seems to be a tackled problem, thanks to the socialsupport-system called “bijstand”. However, the amount of people in risk of living in poverty according to the European Union is alarming, with 2,7 million people. And poverty does not seem to be a problem of being poor, but …

The phenomena of urbanization and climate change interact with the growing number of older people living in cities. One of the effects of climate change is an increased riverine flooding hazard, and when floods occur this has a severe impact on human lives and comes with vast economic losses. Flood …