Poverty porn, eliciting an emotional experience and ultimately, money does almost nothing to address the real structural problem of poverty. Here are five major issues with this common practice.
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As Women’s History Month comes to a close, we thought we’d take the opportunity to round up some inspiring women and activists who have both inspired us and made it possible for us to succeed in the work we do. May their words resonate through time and continue to inspire.
How often do you drop off clothes at your local charity shop? If you’re anything like the rest of the country, Goodwill and Salvation Army are the perfect resources for discarding the stuff that you don't need. But where does it really go?
You already know that Africa isn't a country. But what else? Check out these maps and put Africa's population, income, growth, potential and more into context.
Our special guest writer of the day is Ryan, a 4th grader who lives with her Mom and Dad in San Francisco, CA. She occasionally writes on her mom’s blog Little Pickle Press. She enjoys playing soccer, hanging out with her friends, and loves to sing and dance.
Photo caption: Caught in the act! Ryan reading her book Wonder. Photo Credit: Rana DiOrio.
Wonder is a book about a boy named August who has never been to school before starting in...
Anne Wafula (second from right) harvests millet on her farm in Kenya with the help of neighboring women farmers. Photo: Hailey Tucker
Did you know that women make up half of Africa’s agricultural workforce overall, and more than half in several countries? And did you know that these African women, depending on where they’re from, produce up to two-thirds less per unit of land than men?
It’s not because they’re less able than men. It’s not because they’re less resourceful. And it’s...
South African photographer Lavonne Bosman traveled to the Transkei, a rural area on the East coast of South Africa, and chronicled her time there through her photographs.
Traveling through some of Africa’s most remote regions for months, German photographer Mario Gerth was led from the 21st century into another world. Gerth has shared a collection of intimate portraits from his trips that depict the last nomads and semi-nomads of an entire continent. His pictures are an homage to Africa and its people. They document, inform and preserve. His main goal, which he tries to achieve through his pictures and the stories that accompany them, is to...
Public service announcements can be dry and ineffective - but these eight print ads, in the age of the Internet, defy those stereotypes. Here's our favorites. Just one page long, they pack a wallop and inspire viewers to take action.
African smallholder farmers are the people that feed Africa – but struggle to feed themselves. How is this possible? Our new report, Ripe for Change: The Promise of Africa’s Agricultural Transformation, explains. It’s a vision of what a continent-wide agricultural transformation would look like for millions of smallholder farmers, illustrated by examples of success across the continent.
We’ve put the top three findings into share graphics to help visually break down this phenomenon and make it easy for you to...