World Jul 03 Uneasy alliance in Bangladesh reveals complex social issues A partnership with multinational corporations in Bangladesh reveals the complex social issues that underlie poverty and compromises anti-poverty activists must make to achieve growth and self-sustainability.
World Apr 09 Questions linger a year after Bangladesh’s garment factory collapse On the afternoon of April 23, 2013, workers at the Rana Plaza offices of BRAC Bank were concerned about recent cracks that had appeared in the walls of the building. Their manager ordered tellers to complete transactions they were working…
World Jan 21 Building enterprises and self-esteem at the Philippines’ Enchanted Farm ANGAT, Philippines -- To Antonio "Tony" Meloto, migration is both culprit and symptom of the entrenched poverty in the Philippines. It is a poverty of self-esteem as much as anything material, he adds.
World Jul 03 One Group’s Approach to Aid in Bangladesh EmbedVideo(6861, 482, 304); Fazle Abed, founder of the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, describes its approach to development. DHAKA, Bangladesh | From its blood-soaked war of independence from Pakistan 42 years ago to disasters -- natural and industrial -- Bangladesh…
World May 09 Changing Minds in Senegal to Protect Girls From Genital Cutting EmbedVideo(6342, 482, 304); NewsHour special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro asks Molly Melching about her efforts to educate Senegalese women about the harms of genital cutting. Molly Melching didn't think she had much more than curiosity -- and a…
Science Dec 19 Research Chimps to Retire to Louisiana Sanctuary Chimps socialize and snack at Chimp Haven. Image by Cameron Hickey. The NIH announced plans on Tuesday to move more than 100 chimpanzees from the New Iberia Research Center into retirement at Chimp Haven, a 200-acre chimpanzee…
World Nov 02 Health Care Workers Brace for New Cholera Outbreaks in Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Hurricane Sandy might have saved its fullest fury for America's mid-Atlantic coast, but its earlier blows in the Caribbean wreaked havoc in Haiti. Already struggling to recover from the effects of Hurricane Isaac in August,…
World Oct 17 Profile: Illac Diaz Brings Clean, Cheap Light into Filipino Homes Photo of Illac Diaz by Fred de Sam Lazaro/PBS NewsHour Filipino Illac Diaz began a project called Liter of Light to do two things in his home country: provide light to those who need it and recycle otherwise…
Arts Sep 25 Helping Where ‘There Are More Cell Phones Than Toothbrushes’ Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was one of the speakers at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting in New York City. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images. NEW YORK CITY | The annual Clinton Global Initiative is intended to bring together…
Arts Apr 03 One Acre Fund: a Nonprofit’s Business Approach to Helping Small Farmers Maurice and Joyce Soita were able to send their four children to school after becoming One Acre Fund members. Photo by Fred de Sam Lazaro. Most international aid agencies are headquartered in major cities: New York, Geneva or…