In Northern Sri Lanka, poverty is not always visible to an outsider. Beautiful turquoise shores lie alongside the Jaffna peninsula, a rich cultural hotspot laden with Tamil heritage and lush vegetation. Yet alongside Jaffna’s beauty lies another reality. A Hidden Struggle Although Sri Lanka now boasts improved public school investments and a 92% literacy rate […]
Reliable electricity can transform a community by creating new business opportunities and improving access to essential services. Across Malawi, government agencies and international organizations are using solar energy and expanded electricity access to help reduce poverty and strengthen local economies. Expanding Electricity Access Malawi has made significant progress in expanding electricity access, yet many rural […]
Compared to other Latin American countries, Colombia’s unemployment rate has always been notably higher. Currently, the average rate for Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the International Labor Organization, is 5.5%, whereas Colombia’s is 8.3%. This leaves many people and families in the country impoverished and food insecure, especially in families where both parents […]
Years ago, Anne came to Hong Kong as one of the city’s 380,000 migrant domestic workers. While initially hopeful, she quickly found herself in an abusive situation familiar to many of those 380,000 people. After sinking into a deep depression, she found a way out by calling HELP, a local NGO working tirelessly to pull […]
Cassava farming in Nigeria is no longer just a subsistence story. It is becoming one of the most electrifying agricultural transformations on the continent, and the world is starting to notice. Nigeria produces more cassava than any other country on earth, accounting for roughly 21% of global output, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization […]
One of the most densely populated countries in Africa, Rwanda is home to nearly 5.8 million children under the age of 18. According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), nearly 98% of children attend primary education, representing a drastic growth in education rates for the developing nation. Rwanda’s university rates soar […]
The United Nations (U.N.) is an international, intergovernmental organization comprising 193 member states. The U.N. General Assembly meets every five years to discuss the Global AIDS Strategy. The U.N. designed this guide to outline the strategies each member state will employ to combat the global health threat and highlight inequalities that are preventing progress in […]
In 1992, as Bosnia and Herzegovina descended into war, thousands of minors traded their toys for Kalashnikovs and artillery. Across a fractured nation, boys as young as 10 joined local defense units, placing themselves on the front lines of the ethno-nationalist conflicts that shattered the Balkans in the 1990s. Today, the former child soldiers of […]
Rural Uganda is home to nearly 68% of the country’s population, leaving many communities without nearby health care facilities. Although Uganda’s Ministry of Health has expanded the number of centers, a significant divide between the amount of care in urban and rural settings remains. Rural Uganda is home to communities where telehealth is driving improvements […]
The Suuqa Xoolaha Center for Mothers and Children in southern Somalia, like many health facilities in the country, faced indefinite closure following the shuttering of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) by the Trump administration in January 2025. Up until that point, the U.S. had been by far the largest international donor to Somalia, […]
