Without water, a family cannot drink, prepare food, or clean. The burden to collect this water is disproportionately placed on the female family members of a household and is prioritized over education.
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This Valentine’s Day we celebrate five powerful couples who are spreading the love by using their influence and resources to make the world a better place. These couples illustrate the power of love in more ways than we could imagine!
Education is a big deal for everyone. However, access to education is still a problem for millions around the world, especially girls. A lot of things stand in the way between a girl and a classroom.
In case the game gets a little dull or you're looking to put all of this Super Bowl craziness in perspective, we've rounded up some of our most fascinating Super Bowl-related stats to make you think.
South African tech writer and speaker Toby Shapshak says, “In Africa, necessity is the mother of invention.” There's certainly a boom in exciting new companies that are tackling vital issues across the continent. We've picked eight of the best #GlobalGoal busting startups that are gaining serious momentum!
Girls often face barriers to achieving their dreams, but the supportive environment at the Peace Corps' Girls Leading Our World (GLOW) Camp in southern Ghana helped them talk about the difficulties—and their goals!
The New York Times recently published their annual list of 52 places to go in 2016. Seeing that there were only a handful of destinations from Africa in the past few years, we decided to put together our own list of our favorite cities, countries, and attractions on the continent!
As we all know, a nutritious breakfast is the most important meal of the day. In light of this, we're shining a spotlight on typical breakfasts that can be found in six different African countries!
Just hours after the WHO declared West Africa free of Ebola transmission yesterday, Sierra Leone officials have confirmed a new death from Ebola. This is another reminder of the continued fragility of the situation—something we have seen time and time again since the first case emerged in March 2014.
Did you know that each year, more movies come out of Nigeria’s "Nollywood" than Hollywood? We’ve picked our top ten films and documentaries from across Africa that you simply have to see.