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At this year’s Academy Awards a film called “Period. End of Sentence” won the Oscar for best short documentary. The movie focused on menstruation taboos…

Thousands of children have been used as soldiers in at least 18 countries around the world in the past two years.For the children who survive, the trauma…

Africa is home to the 10 fastest growing cities in the world. Over the next 25 years, the World Bank projects that the continent's urban population will…

Thousands of children have been used as soldiers in at least 18 countries around the world in the past two years.For the children who survive, the trauma…

When South Sudan became a country in 2011, there was a lot of optimism in a nation where people had endured decades of conflict to win independence from…

The use of orphanages fell out of favor in the U.S. around World War II, and the institutions were largely replaced by the foster care system.But in parts…

After more than 16 years in power, the Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila was to step down after his term expired in December.Instead…

People in rural parts of Tanzania and other areas of East Africa face a lot of challenges. But life can be particularly difficult for people with…

You see the label on coffee, chocolate, t-shirts and even gold, “Fair Trade.” The extra dollars you pay for the products are meant to guarantee they’re…

On Dec. 20, Uganda’s parliament passed a bill that imposes harsh punishments for homosexual acts in the country. The bill makes it a crime to promote…