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February 9, 2021
Chemical pesticides and fertilizers can be problematic—they are dangerous to ingest, they contaminate soil and plants, and they are dangerous to store and use. In poor, […]
September 25, 2020
Since COVID-19 hit, households in developed countries have been planting kitchen gardens. For some, this provides necessary food in the face of economic upheaval. But for […]
August 4, 2020
Laxmi B.K., age 35, lives in the rural village of Sindhupalchok in Nepal. She is a member of the Dalit community of Chautara Sangachokgadi Municipality, ward […]
July 10, 2020
By Randy Mulyanto and Nicola Smith Almost half of Timor-Leste’s more than 1.2 million population still lives in extreme poverty with little access to healthcare and […]
July 1, 2020
By Edd Wright To date, Timor-Leste has only 24 confirmed COVID-19 cases, and no deaths.  It hasn’t registered a new case since 24 April. This is […]
July 1, 2020
By Srijana Karki More Nepalis abroad than in Nepal have contracted and died from the coronavirus. At least 33 Nepalis in the UK, 15 in the United […]
May 8, 2020
By Chris Macoloo When the outbreak of the coronavirus was reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, it is arguable whether African governments took the threat […]
April 13, 2020
By Kate Hodal and Samuel Okiror Just seven weeks after Africa recorded its first case of Covid-19 – an Italian national in Algeria – the virus is creeping […]
March 5, 2020
By Larisa Epatko The global picture for girls is improving with more girls attending school than ever before and countries outlawing child marriage, said U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres […]