In July 2012, Farida Afridi, 25, died after being shot on her way to work in the Taliban bastion of Peshawar, Pakistan. Eleven years later, the organization she co-founded, Society for Appraisal & Women Empowerment in Rural Areas (SAWERA), continues to provide skills-based training for women and girls in her honor. Farida courageously advocated for […]
The HIV/AIDS issue in Lebanon began in 1984 with the first recorded AIDS case. Over the years, the number of cases has gradually increased. In 2017, there were 2,200 reported cases of HIV/AIDS. While Lebanon is not among the countries with the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence, individuals living with HIV still face significant challenges. To address this […]
Angola is one of the largest countries in Southern Africa and is home to an estimated 33 million people. Its large population requires a robust health service to tackle issues such as high levels of HIV/AIDS infections in the region. However, a civil war lasting until 2002 has piled pressure on Angola’s struggling health service […]
The Dominican Republic is home to the oldest university in Latin America, the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo—UASD). While UASD offers free education through government funding, there are numerous other universities and institutes across the country. Enrollment in higher education programs in the Dominican Republic continues to increase steadily. The […]
The destruction from war drills deep scars on the hearts of people and economic infrastructure. As the front lines of Syria saw the year-long resilience ceasing, a new battle is seeing rise. Currently, 90% of people in Syria live in extreme poverty. The basic resources are scarcely available and starvation looms with high prices and […]
Guyana’s forests cover over 85% of its territory. Although most of its population lives in the unforested coastal region, the South American country’s extensive landscape hosts a variety of indigenous communities that have lived there for millennia. With a population of around 800,000, Guyana relies on mining and large-scale agriculture operations to support its citizens. […]
Paraguay is located in South America, bordered by Argentina to the southwest and Brazil to the east. Despite a generally content atmosphere, Paraguay faces significant challenges in its mental health care system. One pressing issue is the increasing rate of suicides among indigenous adolescents who are part of the mental health care system. Common mental health disorders […]
Caribbean countries have always struggled with poverty as a result of factors such as low educational achievement and low worker productivity, and following the infamous COVID-19 global pandemic that began nearly four years ago, they have been struggling with the rise of their inflation, which has resulted in limited access to both goods and labor […]
A recent report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) declared that systematic mass killings are taking place at the Saudi-Yemeni border. The casualties are migrants from North Africa, particularly Ethiopia. In the lead-up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the migration system across the Gulf faced increasing scrutiny regarding human rights. But since the […]
The African Sahel’s era of dormancy, marked by a lull in coup attempts and political turmoil, had not been without exceptions. However, recent insurgencies, such as Niger’s coup, suggest a departure from hopes of regional stability. Among the noteworthy uprisings, a chain of revolts appears to challenge established power dynamics and power holders of the […]
