Gamer, YouTube sensation Athene launches Facebook-based fundraiser to end hunger
Help him raise money and you could win specialty gaming items from Razer!
One Home Many Hopes: The founding of a nonprofit
They came because they’d read a story
Frank discussion on “conflict minerals” to follow “Ruined”
Rep. Barney Frank describes his efforts to help end the conflict depicted in this drama
The Embassy Cables: The relationship between France and Africa
PARIS -- A 2008 cable sent from the American Embassy in Paris to the Secretary of State and other U.S. embassies around the world outlines the history of the diplomatic relationship between France and Africa, a...
The Embassy Cables: Blood diamonds in Zimbabwe
A leaked embassy cable posted online by Wikileaks shows that the Zimbabwean government planned to forcibly displace 25,000 villagers in a diamond-rich section of the country early last year.
The January 23,...
Newburyport girls making a difference in Cambodia
Leah Petty and Claire Miller are not like most 13-year-olds
Your World in Focus 10: Malnutrition in India
Hunger is one of the most urgent human rights issues of our time. It affects millions around the world, even in countries that are experiencing extraordinary economic growth during these tough economic times.
Your World in Focus 9: An interview about women’s rights
Veteran Canadian foreign reporter talks about women's issues in Africa and the Middle East.
World Refugee Day
At this moment, in some war torn country in Africa or the Middle-East, a child, brother, sister, mother or father is being forced to flee their home for safety. They run, as fast as they can, taking only what they can carry away from those who want to do them harm. They may never be able to return.
African albinos murdered, limbs harvested for magic potions
In an age of western media where Archie marrying Veronica is a top story (I can’t believe he’s not choosing Betty!), there just isn’t room for tales from the Dark Continent, even though they tend to sometimes be the most newsworthy international exposé.
India’s malnutrition problem growing
Hunger and malnutrition are serious issues in African society. Several African nations shamefully boast outrageous starvation and poverty rates, however there are parts of one nation that are in even worse shape. India.
The world’s double standard
The situation surrounding Sudan's president Omar al-Bashir should be referred to as our world's double standard. While G8 nations hunt ruthless autocrats in Europe and Asia, war-torn nations of our world's forgotten continent are treated like unwanted pests.
Project Have Hope
It was October 2005, and professional photographer Karen Sparacio was in Uganda. She was there to photograph a relief organization. Ayaa Grace, an Alhcoli woman, invited her to visit the Acholi Quarter. What t...
