{"id":319,"date":"2022-07-18T12:38:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T12:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/?p=319"},"modified":"2022-07-18T12:39:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T12:39:14","slug":"the-cost-of-living-crisis-the-human-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/index.php\/the-cost-of-living-crisis-the-human-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cost of Living Crisis: The Human Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>People around the world are facing increasing pressures on their day-to-day lives. Food, energy bills and living costs are rocketing as inflation reaches record levels due to\u00a0Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and rising global instability.<\/p>\n<p>The Thomson Reuters Foundation has spoken to people living in 18 countries around the world in an attempt to gauge the human impact of the crisis.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>From\u00a0Zimbabwe\u00a0to\u00a0Kenya, from\u00a0Turkey\u00a0to India, how are lower-income families, smaller businesses and average working people coping with the rising cost of\u00a0petrol\u00a0and a spike in\u00a0food prices?<\/p>\n<p>Explore our\u00a0interactive map to compare and contrast different stories on the ground from our three-part series on The Inflation Diaries, or click on the country profiles below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-datawrapper inline-media-container\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/ww9Oq\/3\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500px\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Part one<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bangladesh:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.trust.org\/item\/20220714135039-i24mx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inflation-hit Bangladeshis swap eggs for pulses and ration cards\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>India:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.trust.org\/item\/20220714135448-h5mx0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indian workers curb spending after months of rising prices\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Haiti:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.trust.org\/item\/20220714135735-aq0pn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haitians choose between school fees or food as costs rise\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kenya:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.trust.org\/item\/20220714140052-txk25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Firewood and no meat: Kenya&#8217;s cost-of-living crisis bites\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>United Kingdom:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.trust.org\/item\/20220714140211-cwlao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burdened with debts, low-income Britons feel pinch as bills surge\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>South Africa:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.trust.org\/item\/20220714135904-zrubn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Africans fear rising crime as food costs spike\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Part two &#8211; coming July 25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>| Brazil | Tunisia | Zimbabwe | France | Poland | Germany |<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part three &#8211; coming August 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>| Mexico | Lebanon | Turkey | Venezuela | Spain| Australia |<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People around the world are facing increasing pressures on their day-to-day lives. 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