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"Actions in Spotlight has encouraged me to learn more about why these inequalities exist and how society can resolve them through the implementation of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals."
"Actions encourages other young people to learn more and speak out for the causes they support; our voices will be heard."

Nonfiction in response to Partnerships for the Goals
May 2019
When I was little, my teachers taught my peers and me skills like adding and subtracting, reading and writing. They also taught us other skills like sharing with each other, talking about our problems, and negotiating solutions. These are basic principles...
By Georgia Bernbaum
May 2019
Nonfiction in response to Partnerships for the Goals
To achieve all 16 goals, the United Nations put forth the 17th goal which encourages collaboration between public and private sector to achieve the goals.Schools, public or private, play an important role to help achieve this 17th goal. They should prepare the future...
By Grace Muresan
Nonfiction in response to Peace, Justice and Strong Insitution
April 2019
Combatting Corruption in Developing Nations
By Amrita Bhasin

Corruption is a problem that plagues countries all over the world in many different ways.
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Corruption disproportionately hurts the poor. According to the Guardian, in Eastern Europe, “people often have to bribe teachers and doctors to get services which are supposed to be free.” Countries such as Somalia, South Sudan, North Korea and Yemen repeatedly rank at the top of the list of the most corrupt countries. According to Transparency International UK, in “Jakarta, Lima and Manila, the urban poor pay private water retailers between five and ten times more for their water than the rich pay for piped water.” Furthermore, in countries like India and Pakistan, many people, even police and government workers, take bribes, even for things as simple as paying off a parking ticket. Some countries have loopholes in the financial system where public officials can launder funds. In other countries, election fraud occurs. When the government takes advantage of the people in this way, citizens lose faith in their governments and become disconnected from civic engagement and society.
In order to combat corruption, government officials must be held accountable for their actions. Considering the scandal with Justin Trudeau and SNC Lavalin, this is a good example where those in power must be checked. There are so many examples were corrupt leaders get away with their actions. The issue is that every dollar pocketed by an official is a dollar effectively taken away from healthcare or education. Public access to information is imperative and finances should be more transparent to citizens. Until we curb corruption, it is difficult to raise developing nations out of poverty and create progress.