Relief
By: Razoo
The giving season isn’t just about exchanging gifts with friends and family or watching your kids eagerly check the contents of their stockings to see... Read more >>
By: Karen Talavera
For the last month, I’ve been writing about a woman who is now less than $1,000 and one week away from homeless. Her name is... Read more >>
Africa’s Last and Least: Women and the Food Crisis
An article on the July 20, 2008 front page of the Washington Post, as well as a series of articles and videos on WashingtonPost.com, demonstrate... Read more >>
Women, Natural Disasters, and Reconstruction: An Overview
Natural disasters and the ensuing relocation and reconstruction efforts present unique challenges to women in developing countries. Successful relief and rebuilding strategies must anticipate these... Read more >>
Sole Survivors
A step in the right direction: This woman is changing lives, one pair of shoes at a time. It was one of those moments; a... Read more >>
FreeRice: Vocabulary Building for the Tummy and the Brain
Sometimes people across the dinner party table tell me that I’m smart, so I don’t share the fact that I only scored 400+ on Verbal... Read more >>
The Devil Came on Horseback
While serving six months as an unarmed military observer with the African Union in Darfur, Sudan, former U.S. Marine Captain Brian Steidle had access no... Watch this video >>
How do you think we should respond to issues like famine, disease, displacement of refugees, violence, slavery, and public health crises? Have you ever been involved in a relief organization’s efforts? Tell us your story here. We want to hear it >>
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