{"id":50696,"date":"2019-10-25T15:42:34","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T14:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/mpower-youth\/?page_id=50696"},"modified":"2024-07-28T12:34:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T11:34:57","slug":"economic-livelihoods","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/mpower-youth\/economic-livelihoods\/","title":{"rendered":"Economic Livelihoods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-gsma-main-page-hero hero_block  half-width\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light hero_container\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#987f6f\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"961\" height=\"631\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-50555\" alt=\"Supporting economic livelihoods and decent work\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/mpower-youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Economic-Livelihoods.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/mpower-youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Economic-Livelihoods.jpg 961w, https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/mpower-youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Economic-Livelihoods-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/mpower-youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Economic-Livelihoods-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading hero_title\"><strong>Economic Livelihoods<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"hero_sub-title\">Supporting economic livelihoods and decent work<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hero_group_container\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impact of mobile technology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Every child has the right to an adequate standard of living. This is directly linked to their parents and caregivers, so by enabling new economic opportunities for whole families, particularly in low-income communities, mobile operators can help to improve the lives of children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mobile services can help parents and young workers to get information, find employment and access financial services. Agriculture apps and other mobile solutions can help smallholder farmers by providing advice on farming practice, market trends and micro-finance. By connecting often remote communities, mobile technology can help to increase incomes and improve the standard of living for many.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Article 27, CRC:<\/strong> Adequate standard of living<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">How mobile operators are having an impact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"study\" id=\"study-c0d56423\"  data-slug=\"helping-young-people-to-boost-the-digital-economy-in-saudi-arabia,matching-young-peoples-skills-with-study-opportunities-and-jobs-in-the-digital-economy,creating-a-wave-of-young-digital-entrepreneurs-in-africa\" data-layout=\"\"><\/div>\n        \n<script>\n    window.addEventListener(\"load\", function(){\n      const study_list = new Study_List();\n      study_list.init(\"study-c0d56423\");\n    });\n<\/script>\n    \n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-gsma-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/mpower-youth\/\">Back to mPowerYouth<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Impact of mobile technology Every child has the right to an adequate standard of living. 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