An ambitious African-science project is getting into its stride
AFRICA is home to what may be the world’s oldest counting tools. The Ishango bone from the Democratic Republic of Congo (both sides of which are pictured above) and the […]
Category Archives: Education
A Mission to Stop Genital Cutting
New York Times International November 9, 2017 KEUR SIMBARA, Senegal — Demba Diawara is an unlikely advocate for women’s rights. The imam, now in his 80s, has lived all his […]
New Yorker Redesigns Her Life To Help Kids In Ghana
NPR July 24, 2017 AMY YEE Pat Wilkins didn’t plan to live in Ghana. But the former New Yorker is now so much a part of the society that, as […]
She arrived in Senegal 43 years ago – and is still there working on social issues
Christian Science Monitor July 20, 2017 Molly Melching founded the nonprofit Tostan, which operates in a number of African countries. It’s known globally for alleviating poverty, as well as for […]
The Other Reason Africa’s Elephants Are Dying
Foreign Policy May 9, 2016 Kenya is trying its best to deter illegal poachers, but revenge killings by farmers and herdsmen can be the bigger problem. NEAR AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK, […]
Autism Research’s Overlooked Racial Bias: Despite popular belief, white kids aren’t the only ones on the spectrum.
May 4, 2016 Minority families often miss out on treatment or get left out of research — an ethical failure. New projects are illuminating autism’s diverse shades. http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/05/autism-research-overlooked-racial-bias/481314/ Each Tuesday […]
Disaster training in Bangladesh: What to do when the earth starts shaking
Christian Science Monitor July 12, 2015 DHAKA, BANGLADESH — Students like Eidia Zaman grew up knowing about the threat of cyclones and floods to her coastal country. Now a pilot […]
Monsoon Takes Break So Tibetans Can Celebrate Dalai Lama’s Birthday
NPR July 06, 2015 This weekend the monsoon started pouring down on the hilly streets of Dharamsala in northern India. But the rain held off on Monday as thousands of […]
In Bangladesh, Grassroots Efforts to End Violence Against Women
Voice of America May 28, 2015 DHAKA—In Bangladesh, domestic violence against women and girls who live in slum areas is widespread. Efforts to improve the situation are difficult because of […]
A second chance for Tibetan youth in exile
Christian Science Monitor August 17, 2013 GURGAON AND DHARAMSALA, INDIA Karma Dhondup grew up in Mundgod, the large exile Tibetan settlement in south India, far from the rooftop of the world […]
