How women health entrepreneurs are expanding healthcare access in DRC

  For four years, Lucie Mafungula visited families, teaching them about hygiene, nutrition, and disease prevention. But that’s all she could do. While she knew what her neighbors needed, she couldn’t provide it. Now, as a community health entrepreneur, she brings healthcare directly to their homes.   “I saw children suffering from malaria and malnutrition, […]

Everyday Life in Crisis: Living Between Routine and Fear in Iraq

On the surface, things may seem normal. People go to work, shops are open, and daily activities continue. But underneath, there is a constant awareness that the situation remains fragile. Since the beginning of the conflict, schools have been closed, and many families have been left adjusting to disruption and the possibility of online learning. […]

Tackling drought conditions in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

  Since November 2024, the Autonomous Region of Bougainville has been experiencing below average rainfall and drought conditions. This has significantly impacted food insecurity, the availability of fresh water, and the loss of cash crops and other income earning opportunities across the atoll communities of Nissan, Nuguria-Fead, Carterets, Takuu-Mortlock, and Nukumanu-Tasman Islands, affecting over 10,000 […]

World Water Day: Solar power delivering clean water in Ethiopia

  In Sana kebele, part of Dera woreda, a simple but powerful change is making a huge difference in people’s everyday lives. Before, the community’s water system ran on a fuel-powered generator, but only twice a week. That meant families were getting just 5.7 litres of water per person per day, far below the national rural standard of 25 litres.     […]

Syria: “I Could No Longer Watch My Children Die”

The day Yasmin[1] found out that her husband was dead, she saw his body on a phone screen. A relative showed her a video of a mass grave in Aleppo. It was 13 years ago during the conflict in Syria. “I recognized him by the clothes he was wearing and the shape of his face. […]

Half of Aussie women think women globally are less safe than 5 years ago

Australian women are sounding the alarm. Almost half believe that, globally, women are less safe now than they were five years ago. This is according to new YouGov research, commissioned by women and girls’ organisation, CARE Australia, ahead of International Women’s Day this Sunday, 8th of March. “The findings paint a stark picture of Australian’s perceptions of […]

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