
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.
Africa’s most populous state, Nigeria, has made female genital cutting (or mutilation) illegal. But legal strategies aren’t enough.
The women of the Abarikumwe Association dispel the myth that villagers in developing countries spend their earnings instead of saving them. #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou.
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.
Over 4 billion people left Syria to seek refuge. Turkey is the country hosting the highest number of them.
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.
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.
L’obiettivo della giornata è di sensibilizzare l’opinione pubblica sui diritti dei migranti, persone in fuga dalla guerra e dalla povertà.
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.
In Sri Lanka, a micro-credit project for fisherwomen aims to safeguard and increase mangrove forests.
Syrian women flee. From war, extremism, and submission. These pictures show women finding their smile again, through colours.