Nigeria bans female genital cutting, but it’s not enough
Africa’s most populous state, Nigeria, has made female genital cutting (or mutilation) illegal. But legal strategies aren’t enough.
Some say the poor can’t save: Rwanda’s Abarikumwe women prove otherwise
The women of the Abarikumwe Association dispel the myth that villagers in developing countries spend their earnings instead of saving them. #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou.
Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos
Elizabeth Holmes, the world’s youngest female billionaire, is out to do good by taking a sample of your blood. Her company, Theranos, is revolutionising the blood testing industry.
Syrian refugees exceed 4 million according to the UNHCR
Over 4 billion people left Syria to seek refuge. Turkey is the country hosting the highest number of them.
From No Logo to the Vatican. Naomi Klein joins Pope Francis to fight climate change
Naomi Klein, the well-known social green activist, has been invited to the Vatican to debate the economy and climate. And the general public awakens.
Biking from Europe to Africa in the name of youth and women
Two young men embarked on a bike journey from the Netherlands to Cape Town to listen to young people and communicate their priorities to the United Nations.
20 June is World Refugee Day
L’obiettivo della giornata è di sensibilizzare l’opinione pubblica sui diritti dei migranti, persone in fuga dalla guerra e dalla povertà.
Hungary’s wall to stop migrants is the latest in a long series
Hungary wants to build a border fence to stop the flow of illegal migrants. Unfortunately, it is not the first country that tries to solve the problem this way.
Women give new life to Sri Lanka’s mangrove forests
In Sri Lanka, a micro-credit project for fisherwomen aims to safeguard and increase mangrove forests.
Kurdistan and the freed women fleeing from Islamic State
Syrian women flee. From war, extremism, and submission. These pictures show women finding their smile again, through colours.