Oct 14 Watch Expanding access to education for Pakistan’s poorest children Expanding access to education for Pakistan's poorest children… Continue watching
Oct 03 Reality show targets youth in violence-rattled Iraq By Larisa Epatko You don't often hear "reality show" and "Iraq" in the same sentence. But one that takes place in the Middle Eastern country is aimed at promoting diversity and peacekeeping among youth. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch In India, high demand for wives sends young women into marriages far from home In India, high demand for wives sends young women into marriages far from home… Continue watching
Sep 30 World Pulse’s ‘web’ of women keeps growing By Larisa Epatko In her early 20s, Jensine Larsen was working as a freelance journalist in Burma and the Amazon region of South America, and learned that many of the stories affecting women weren't being reported in the media. She then realized that… Continue reading
Sep 23 Activist Malala Yousafzai tweets for education By Larisa Epatko NEW YORK -- Even though Malala Yousafzai, the young education activist who was shot by a member of the Taliban, started out as a blogger for the BBC, she normally doesn't tweet. But Monday afternoon, she typed her first 140-character… Continue reading
Aug 21 How Candles Are Making New Opportunities for Women in Haiti By Larisa Epatko Siiri Morley, executive director of Prosperity Catalyst, knew ever since her Peace Corps days that she wanted to help women in poor parts of the world better their economic situations. But she also knew she had a lot to learn. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch Organization Fights to Unravel India’s Widespread Child Labor Abuses Organization Fights to Unravel India's Widespread Child Labor Abuses… Continue watching
Jul 23 Literacy Bridge Uses Talking Books to Spread the Word in Ghana By Cat Wise Students in Ghana listen to a Talking Book. All photos courtesy of Literacy Bridge. On a warm spring evening in 2006, software consultant Cliff Schmidt decided to take a walk near the hotel where he was staying for a… Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch Entrepreneur Offers India’s Aboriginal Children Opportunity to Attend School Entrepreneur Offers India's Aboriginal Children Opportunity to Attend School… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch Mentorship for New Educators Helps Combat Teacher Burnout, Improve Retention Mentorship for New Educators Helps Combat Teacher Burnout, Improve Retention… Continue watching