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August 13, 2018 | NPR
Former Tyson Foods CEO Brings Chicken Farming to Rwanda—but Can It Last?
Chickens made Donnie Smith millions, and now he hopes they can lift Rwandan families out of poverty.
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July 26, 2018 | Mongabay
The Fates of People and Gorillas Are Entangled in Rwanda
Worse droughts have caused serious water shortages, which impact both local farmers and mountain gorillas.
June 27, 2018 | Mongabay, Pacific Standard
Rwandan People and Mountain Gorillas Face Changing Climate Together
Climate change is reshaping relations between parks, people and the mountain gorillas of Rwanda. But more and deeper research is needed to determine likely long-term impacts.
July 05, 2017 | Field Notes
Rwanda: Complexities of Conservation in Akagera
Elham Shabahat explores fortress conservation in Rwanda's Akagera National Park—building a wall to conserve wildlife and deter human disturbance.
June 20, 2017 | Field Notes
Rwanda: Parks and People
Snapshots from Elham Shabahat's travels through Rwanda’s national parks to uncover the impact of conservation, climate change, and development on wildlife and local communities.
January 13, 2017
Pulitzer Center Launches 'To End AIDS'
Pulitzer Center launches its newest e-book: To End Aids featuring stories, photographs and video by our grantees. Also included: a timeline, interactive maps, a glossary, and resources.
August 17, 2016 | Business Daily
Agency Bets on 141 Rest Hubs to Tame Truck Crashes in East Africa
The Northern Corridor is an economic artery for six East African Countries. Those countries have an ambitious plan to make it safer for truckers.
July 17, 2016 | Pulitzer Center
Ending AIDS: Behind the Scenes
The "Ending AIDS" project covers efforts to end AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa and the United States. This slideshow takes a look at the people Jon Cohen met along the way and the places he visited.
July 15, 2016 | PBS NewsHour
How Rwanda, Once Torn by Genocide, Became a Global Anti-AIDS Leader
How Rwanda emerged from its 1994 genocide to build one of the most successful AIDS responses in Africa.
June 27, 2016 | Foreign Policy
Rwanda: Start-Ups for the State
Rwanda wants to create a culture of entrepreneurship. But can it really be done by decree?
June 06, 2016 | Daily Nation (Kenya)
It’s a Dog’s Life for Drivers on Africa's Highway of Corruption
Waiting for days for cargo, travelling day and night across the country, living in the truck, being harassed by corrupt officers, and never knowing where the next load might take you.
April 14, 2016 | Harper's Magazine
Rwanda: The Elephant Chief
Searching for Mutware, Rwanda's elephant chief.
Run or Hide? Seeking Refuge in Tanzania
When Bill Clinton Hadam's refugee family was approved for resettlement in the U.S., the boy's parents faced a "Sophie's Choice" dilemma: him or his sister. After escaping slaughter in Congo and Rwanda, the family waited in a Tanzanian camp for nearly a decade. Rape was common there, and Bill's teen...
Rwanda: Teens Reaching Across a Divide
Several Vermont high school students traveled to Rwanda in December 2006 to meet with teenagers orphaned by AIDS. The six students and adults from two schools filmed, photographed and interviewed Rwandan teenagers participating in a program aimed at helping them become financially independent.
The program, based in the Rwandan...