SDG Intro

Goal 1: No Poverty
End poverty in all its forms everywhere

While extreme poverty has eased considerably since 1990, pockets of the worst forms of poverty persist. Ending poverty requires universal social protection systems aimed at safeguarding all individuals throughout the life cycle. It also requires targeted measures to reduce vulnerability to disasters and to address specific underserved geographic areas within each country.

SDG Stories

Understanding why and where humanitarian disasters are likely to occur is a fundamental step in saving lives and promoting sustainable development. The main focus of humanitarian organizations is people. And people with limited access to health care systems are among the most vulnerable people in a...

READ MORE

The Relative Wealth Index predicts the relative standard of living within countries using de-identified connectivity data, satellite imagery and other nontraditional data sources. The data is provided for 93 low and middle-income countries at 2.4km resolution from Meta. The present dataset was...

READ MORE

Innovation

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

BamFibre is a natural, gluten-, lactose- and cholesterol-free soluble and insoluble fibre developed at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. BamFibre acts as a

stabiliser and cryoprotectant in...

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

BamPro is a natural, great tasting, lactose and cholesterol free yoghurt-like drink. It is naturally low in fat and rich in protein, fibre and antioxidants with added probiotics for maintaining good...