‘When all the money the politicians promise reaches our bank accounts, that’s when I will believe them,’ she says.
Owner of East Jerusalem’s hugely popular Sarwa Street Kitchen has lost 19 family members in Gaza and faces closure.
A snake catcher earns a steady income for only half the year, but his small abode always has room for one more.
In a sea of men, a fearless grandmother stands out as she tries to make a daily wage on the Karachi coast.
Living costs are up, but animals still come first for the founder of Bangladesh’s first animal adoption shelter.
As young Tunisians migrate, a father tries to bring the world to his city in the hopes his ambitious daughter will stay.
A 30-year-old is investing in this style of agriculture, hoping it will make his family self-sufficient in the long run.
After the loss of her husband, a hawker finds an informal support system in a country where many people distrust banks.
An entrepreneur is forced to give up his bees and honey business after his family home was destroyed by wildfires.
Amid crippling inflation, a domestic worker in Pakistan sometimes forgoes meals so that her children can study and eat.
A car fuelled by memories may have to go, as cost of living and daily vehicle tolls affect a London mother’s finances.
A Venetian artist is determined to continue her family tradition even as her dream of home ownership fades.
Amid the economic crisis, a son struggles to find the $7,000 required every three weeks for his mother’s cancer drugs.
A respite in Yemen’s war lets the sons of a retired builder in Sanaa help raise the money for their father’s pilgrimage.
