Roughly half the world’s population still lives on the equivalent of about US$2 a day, with global unemployment rates of 5.7%, and having a job doesn’t guarantee the ability to escape poverty in many places. This slow and uneven progress requires us to rethink and retool our economic and social policies aimed at eradicating poverty.

Bjarne Anmarkrud is an animation director and senior animator at Animaskin. He graduated from Volda University College in 2008 with a B.A. in animation. He is a traditional animator who excels in character animation. Since 2014 Bjarne has been working as a director and animator at Animaskin.