Aug 03 Syrian Conflict Takes a Toll on Refugees — and the Military By Larisa Epatko While fighting rages between government and rebel forces in Syria, and the international community debates what to do about the conflict, Syrian refugees are just trying to survive and make their lives as normal as possible away from home. Continue reading
Jul 31 In Somalia, Ambulance Drivers Navigate Danger to Save Lives By David Pelcyger Banadir Hospital staff bring a patient in for treatment. Photo by Abdullahi Ahmed Hussein. In the Somali capital Mogadishu, Mohammed Saeed Hassan was driving his ambulance one day in February when an artillery shell landed directly in front of… Continue reading
Jul 11 Bridging Belfast’s Divided Catholic and Protestant Communities By David Waters A Catholic family walks along the Ardoyne Road to Holy Cross Girls Primary School in north Belfast in September 2001, shielded by security forces after violence flared that year. Photo by Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images. Belfast's Ardoyne Road is a street… Continue reading
Jun 21 Video Websites Catering to Social Good Groups By Cat Wise Video has long been a powerful medium for organizations that want to create awareness and spur action on behalf of various causes around the world -- but how people can watch those videos is changing. The television ads,… Continue reading
May 22 Pakistani Women Counter Country’s Violence With Textbooks, TV Shows By Larisa Epatko Pakistan is experiencing a surge in many types of violence, and some of the women working to counteract it place some of the blame on the country's schools. Continue reading
May 14 Helping women with career-building and empowerment in Pakistan By Larisa Epatko ISLAMABAD, Pakistan | Saima Anwar lives in the Swat area of northern Pakistan. Her family was poor and couldn't pay for her education, so she worked a part-time job to get through school. But when she wanted to become a… Continue reading
May 01 Transparency or Bust: Riding a Hacker Bus to Change Brazil By Alex Bruns Photo of the Onibus Hacker by Bruno Fernandes. There's a buzz in the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Actually, it's more of a rumbling sound coming from the turbocharged Mercedes diesel engine on the Onibus Hacker, a coach-turned-activist… Continue reading
Apr 19 Viewers Donate Over $8,000 to Aid Baby Deliveries in Developing World By Cat Wise A Liberian midwife learns how to maintain and clean a newly installed solar suitcase. PBS NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels recently reported on the Berkeley, Calif., nonprofit We Care Solar, which developed a "solar suitcase" to provide lights and… Continue reading
Apr 03 One Acre Fund: a Nonprofit’s Business Approach to Helping Small Farmers By Fred de Sam Lazaro 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… Continue reading
Mar 19 Final Message From HEAL Africa’s ‘Mama Lyn’: Tell Them Not to Cry By Fred de Sam Lazaro Lyn Lusi (right) with some of the women who received help from HEAL Africa. Photo by Nicole See for the NewsHour. HEAL Africa co-founder Lyn Lusi, who died Saturday from cancer at age 62, spent most of her… Continue reading