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February 11, 2022
On tech, crypto and refugees
topic:
Refugees and Asylum
by:
Bob Koigi
Revolutionising the humanitarian aid landscape, an NGO developed an app that helps reunite refugees with their loved ones.
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February 10, 2022
Vague legislation undermines Croatian LGBTQ families
topic:
LGBT Rights
by:
Katarina Panić
Under the guise of equality, lawmakers in Croatia leave room for discrimination against same-sex couples in new adoption laws.
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February 04, 2022
Zambia's free education policy raises hope and suspicion
topic:
Child rights
by:
Cyril Zenda
Zambia's president is among the first African leaders to pass a free education policy. But is this move simply a way to score political points for optics?
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January 21, 2022
Do not ignore the Taliban’s abuses of Afghans’ rights
topic:
Humanitarian Aid
by:
Shadi Khan Saif
Ostensibly diplomatic negotiations that do not demand the respect of Afghans' rights effectively empower the Taliban.
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December 28, 2021
Vaccine denialism threatens Brazil's children
topic:
Health and Sanitation
by:
Ellen Nemitz
The anti-vax sentiment prevalent in Brazil's government threatens to prevent children from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
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December 24, 2021
Afghan women need global support for education rights
topic:
Child rights
by:
Shadi Khan Saif
A Pakistani minister's recent remarks approving the Taliban's ban on female education shows the need to stand up for Afghan women's rights.
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December 22, 2021
“The future is green”: youth brings clean power to thousands in Sierra Leone
topic:
Innovation
by:
Cyril Zenda
Sierra Leonean youth wins a lucrative prize for a clean energy innovation that brought power to thousands in a country suffering from acute energy poverty.
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December 20, 2021
African urban families bet on sacks and tires to grow food
topic:
Food Security
by:
Bob Koigi
A group of African farmers found innovative ways to tackle the rising hunger rates in the continent's cities.
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December 09, 2021
The slow violence of climate displacement: Children’s rights on the frontline
topic:
Child rights
org:
Environmental Justice Foundation
Climate breakdown is one of the most brutal forms of slow violence, and children are bearing the brunt of it.
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December 03, 2021
The failed democratisation of Afghanistan
topic:
Democracy
by:
Shadi Khan Saif
Failed attempts at international interference coupled with the Taliban's rise to power have plunged Afghanistan in a humanitarian catastrophe.
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December 03, 2021
Can the Taliban vaccinate a nation in turmoil?
topic:
Health and Sanitation
by:
Shadi Khan Saif
Rising terrorism and poverty rates derail the Taliban's first nationwide polio immunization campaign, and citizens pay the price.
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November 27, 2021
Coal seam fires destroy lives in Zimbabwe
topic:
Climate action
by:
Cyril Zenda
Coal seam fires are leaving dozens of Zimbabwean children disabled, but no one claims responsibility for the unfolding disaster.
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November 23, 2021
Bolsonaro tries to censor school curriculums to manipulate history
topic:
Good Governance
by:
Ellen Nemitz
In an effort to censure the youth's education, the Bolsonaro administration purposefully removes or alters content in educational programs and exams.
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November 11, 2021
China nationalises Hong Kong, one school at a time
topic:
Democracy
by:
Sasha Kong
China continues to tighten its grip on Hong Kong, this time by brainwashing students.
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November 11, 2021
The voices unheard at COP26
topic:
Climate Change
by:
Edo Perry
org:
Natursteve
As an exclusive event for world leaders and business people, COP26 excludes some of the most crucial voices in the fight against the climate crisis.
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November 10, 2021
Aid-for-sex claims surge in Mozambique
topic:
Women’s rights
by:
Cyril Zenda
New evidence confirms that internally-displaced women and girls are being sexually extorted in exchange for humanitarian aid in northern Mozambique.
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