underprivileged

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The Society for Community Organisation, an NGO that works with underprivileged groups, said the reform could help alleviate some of the worst living environments in Hong Kong.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

More than 400 underprivileged neighbourhoods and villages are visited each month, sites often overlooked by public health services.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The casualties include Bijay Ghimere, the first mountaineer from Nepal's underprivileged Hindu Dalit community to scale Mount Everest.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Outside of work, Christides teaches yoga and surfing to underprivileged youth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

My mother’s company offered bursaries, scholarships, for underprivileged families, and she managed to get me into Maryvale College, an expensive private Catholic school.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah