The term “third world country” was created during the Cold War and was used to categorize a country’s alignment during the war. There were three categories at this time: those countries whose views aligned with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and capitalism (i.e. the First World); those countries whose views aligned with the Soviet Union and […]
The Education for All goals, as part of the Millennium Development Goals, aim to ensure that children everywhere, boys and girls, have basic access to education in the Middle East by 2015. However, certain places in Middle East such as Iraq and Yemen are unlikely to achieve this goal. Iraq Decades of war and a […]
“Grassroots” is a favorite term of WhyHunger, a New York-based nonprofit addressing hunger and poverty in the United States, and worldwide. The organization supports over 8,000 community-based projects that are helping to create “a just food system that provides universal access to nutritious and affordable food.” WhyHunger was founded in 1975 by musicians Harry Chapin […]
In an attempt to aid the blind, ophthalmologists Dr. Geoff Tabin and Dr. Sanduk Ruit founded the Himalayan Cataract Project. Their goal was to provide and implement adequate hospital quality standards in areas that do not always have basic electricity and water needs satisfied. The two aim to deliver the highest possible quality care for […]
The Borgen Project team surprised Reut with a song on her last day. We’re going to miss you Reut and we’re looking forward to meeting your baby!
Twenty years after the Rwandan genocide, personal stories of heroism are still coming to light. One such story is that of Zula Karuhimbi, who saved more than 100 hunted Tutsis through acts of “sorcery.” She kept these Tutsi fugitives safe and hidden during the three-month genocide in 1994, concealing them in her house beneath dry […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that one in ten deaths of American adults are the result of excessive alcohol use. However, alcohol abuse is not just a problem for the United States. In the developing world, where “excess” is often uncommon, alcohol abuse is steadily increasing, along with the health problems […]
The Economist recently named Uruguay the 2013 country of the year, noting that the country, which is described as “modest yet bold, liberal and fun-loving,” also has a leader who fits that description as well. President Jose “Pepe” Mujica, also known as the world’s poorest President, has drawn attention not only because of his policies […]
The African country of Zambia has been working to end its epidemic of hunger. While the World Bank considers the country lower-middle income, hunger is still extreme because economic disparities have grown with the GDP. The 2012 Human Development index gave Zambia a poor review, ranking it 163 out of 186 countries. The number of […]
In terms of volume, the United States is the largest international humanitarian donor. The U.S. contributed approximately $8 billion in emergency aid in the last five years. Yet, how efficiently is this funding being allocated, and are taxpayers getting their money’s worth? According to Jared Pincin and Brian Brenberg, both professors at The King’s College, […]
