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Cameroon initiative helps young violent offenders become ‘prisonpreneurs,’ peace builders

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In Harlem, An Effort to End Gun Violence Keeps Hope Alive

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Kenyan Man Breaks Taboo, Builds Pit Latrines for Villagers

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Fighting to get justice for rape victims in Kenya’s north

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Cameroon initiative helps young violent offenders become ‘prisonpreneurs,’ peace builders

By CI on August 16, 2018

In Harlem, An Effort to End Gun Violence Keeps Hope Alive

By CI on July 11, 2018

Kenyan Man Breaks Taboo, Builds Pit Latrines for Villagers

By CI on December 3, 2017

Fighting to get justice for rape victims in Kenya’s north

By CI on July 31, 2017

Mexican Community Addresses Domestic Violence, Celebrates Migrant Women

By CI on January 26, 2017

With Help from Nonprofits and Volunteers, Athletes with Disabilities Enter the Race

By CI on January 18, 2017

Women in Kenya work to keep girls in school by supplying reusable sanitary pads

By CI on August 1, 2017

By Dominic Kirui ELDORET, KENYA – After lunch break at Langas Primary School, in Eldoret’s Kisumu Ndogo slum, 192 miles west of Nairobi, Mercy Wairimu enjoys a quick skip of the rope […]

Native American Women: “Original Resisters and Ultimate Survivors”

By CI on February 26, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

By Clare Church NEW YORK – In the sea of pink pussy hats, waves of cornflower blue folded through the Women’s March on Washington, the day after Donald J. Trump was sworn […]

Croatia’s press freedom in danger

By CI on February 23, 2017

By Ana Pastor On World Press Freedom Day in May 2016, Croatian journalists openly protested against their government’s interference in the news media. Since then, nothing has  changed in Croatia.  In fact, […]

Transgender Community Works to Overcome Identity Document Barriers

By Stephanie Sugars on January 27, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

By Stephanie Sugars NEW YORK – Jasper King chose his new name while leafing through a baby name book in a local library. “Somebody had circled the word Jasper and the meaning […]

Mexican Community Addresses Domestic Violence, Celebrates Migrant Women

By CI on January 26, 2017

By Nidia Bautista NEW YORK—A mural in Brooklyn shows a woman with deep-set eyes standing poised between coffee groves and New York City’s tall buildings. Called “Our Journey Blossoms,” the mural features […]

New conversations about mental health in an Ethiopian church

By CI on January 26, 2017

By Ayenat Mersie NEW YORK—In the cavernous basement of Riverside Church, even her quiet, faltering voice echoed. The letter she was reading out loud, though not her own, was difficult to get […]

With Help from Nonprofits and Volunteers, Athletes with Disabilities Enter the Race

By CI on January 18, 2017

By Lucía Seda NEW YORK— When he ran his first marathon in 2006, Peter Kline never thought he would end up pushing disabled athletes in specialized wheelchairs to the finish line in […]

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