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April 02, 2019 | Pulitzer Center
Losing Earth: From the Air
Photographer George Steinmetz documents the consequences of climate change from a different perspective in a new short film, "Losing Earth: From the Air."
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Africa
March 31, 2019 | The New York Times
Rwanda’s Children of Rape Have Come of Age
Twenty-five years after the genocide, its effects are shaping a new generation.
March 27, 2019 | That Moment When | PBS NewsHour
'I Wasn't Sure at All That I Was Going to Get out Alive'
Michael Scott Moore talks to That Moment When and PBS NewsHour about his time spent in captivity on the Somali Pirate Coast while on a grant from Pulitzer Center.
March 27, 2019 | New Vision
Land Deals Threaten to Impair River Nile
Land deals along River Nile could easily impair its recharging potential if water abstraction is not regulated.
March 19, 2019 | Foreign Policy
For Somaliland and Djibouti, Will New Friends Bring Benefits?
Interest in the Horn of Africa from foreign powers has always been a double-edged sword.
March 19, 2019 | Pulitzer Center
Between the Desert and the Sea: The Plight of Refugees in Morocco
Refugees fleeing sub-Saharan Africa face extreme hardships in Morocco, including rampant discrimination.
March 15, 2019 | Field Notes
Reporting from the Hills: A Reporter's Reflection
Cammie Behnke, a reporting fellow from Elon University, shares some reflections from her two-week reporting trip to Rwanda, where she covered gender roles in a post-genocide era.
March 01, 2019 | Science Magazine
A Prescription for Madagascar’s Broken Health System: Data and a Focus on Details
Improving Madagascar's ailing health system will require determination—and data.
February 19, 2019 | Pulitzer Center
Some Anti-FGM Activists Say Law Is Not Enough to End Practice
Anti-FGM law advocates say the law is not enough. It will take education to help stop the practice.
February 15, 2019 | Devex
Nutrition Supplements, But No One to Distribute Them
Part 6 of the six-piece "Failed Aid: What Went Wrong?" series, which investigates citizen reports on failed or unfinished aid projects in Africa.
February 15, 2019 | Devex
Promises Kept? Residents Stranded in Temporary Shelters After Housing Project Stalls
This is Part 5 of the six-part "Failed Aid: What Went Wrong?" series, which investigates citizen reports on failed or unfinished aid projects in Africa.
February 15, 2019 | Devex
When Public Restrooms Fail, Rent Them out as Churches?
Part 4 of the six-piece 'Failed Aid: What Went Wrong?' series, which investigates citizen reports on failed or unfinished aid projects in Africa.
Taking Timbuktu: Music, Manuscripts and Madness at the Edge of the Sahara
In 2012, Jihadists occupied two-thirds of Mali, creating the world's most dangerous terrorist sanctuary. This is the story of how it happened, and how a few brave individuals tried to outwit them.
Zambia: Twilight of the Vulture Funds?
Investors have made millions suing the world's poorest countries over bad debts—but these so-called vulture funds may not be as bad as they sound.
Liberia: Building a Mental Health Infrastructure
Years after the end of brutal, decades-long civil war, Liberia has little in terms of a mental health infrastructure. But the need is great, and progress is painstakingly slow
South Africa: When the Drugs Don't Work
Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death in South Africa. Drug resistance is now so strong that patients are sent home to die. However, new drugs are being made available through trials or NGOs.
Uganda Tries to Clean Up
Uganda has a sanitation crisis, and it will take innovative solutions to help this country suffering from its own waste, where only 30 percent of the population has access to improved sanitation.
Russ Feingold in the Congo
For two decades, the eastern Congo has been ravaged by civil war. Can a former U.S. senator help bring peace?
Kuchus in Uganda
As Uganda struggles with anti-homosexuality legislation, the growing LGBT-rights movement continues its fight against discrimination and criminalization.
Rwanda: We Are the Past
Today in Rwanda, the 1994 genocide is part of the past, but the country's thousands of maimed amputees are living reminders of the brutal horror.
Guinea: Realities of Maternity Care
In Guinea, routine prenatal care is the exception, not the rule. As a result, it has some of the world's highest rates of maternal and infant death.
Atlas of Pentecostalism
An interactive visual guide to the world's most rapidly growing religious movement.
Madagascar: When the Aid Dries Up
What happens to an aid-dependent country when the tap suddenly runs dry? Since a 2009 coup, Madagascar has been an unfortunate case study.
Peacekeepers: The Congo Case
UN enforcement of "responsibility to protect" has too often focused more on protecting UN troops than civilian populations. In eastern Congo UN military leaders are talking—and taking—a tougher line.
June 09, 2015 | General news, Project news
This Week: A Hostage in Somalia
Michael Scott Moore endured 977 days in captivity at the hands of Somali pirates. He tells his story for the first time in print.
June 01, 2015 | General news, Education news
Pulitzer Center 2015 Student Fellows Announced
Students journey across the globe to report on issues that matter—from migration to global health and indigenous land rights.
May 26, 2015 | General news, Project news
This Week: Disaster Science in Sierra Leone
Frontline health workers ignored and underpaid in $3.3 billion fight against Ebola.
May 11, 2015 | Project news, Awards
Photojournalist Wins Magenta Foundation's Flash Forward Award
Daniella Zalcman is one of the winners in an emerging photographers competition.
May 11, 2015 | General news
Three 2015 Persephone Miel Fellows to Report on Migration
Two journalists from Nepal and one journalist from Kenya receive honor, plan to work in collaboration with Pulitzer Center and Global Press Journal.
May 04, 2015
This Week: Surgery on the Global Health Agenda
Africa's life-saving surgeons aren't always doctors.
April 23, 2015 | Awards
Webby Nomination: Last Day to Vote for Interactive History on the Origins of HIV
Scientific detective timeline tracing the origins of HIV nominated for best science website.
April 01, 2015 | General news, Project news
The Risk and Recourse of Responsible Journalism
Who is looking out for journalists, especially freelancers, working in hostile environments and conflict zones?
March 11, 2015 | General news, Project news
This Week: The Lingering Effects of Ebola
Ebola is on the wane in West Africa but pregnant women and newborn children remain vulnerable to its effects.
March 09, 2015 | Project news
The Woman in the Photo
Micah Albert travels back to Dandora, three years later, and finds the woman he photographed for what became an award-winning picture.
March 02, 2015 | Project news
Allegheny Professor Covers Liberia’s Ebola Crisis
Journalist goes to cover military efforts in Liberia, finds hope instead.
February 04, 2015 | General news, Education news
Global Stories and New Media Focus of Flagler College Visit
Executive Director Jon Sawyer and Contributing Editor Kem Knapp Sawyer speak about how the Pulitzer Center is evolving in today's media landscape.