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January 28, 2021 | VICE News
Female Genital Cutting Is on the Rise During COVID in Kenya
The COVID-19 pandemic further complicates a global fight to end female genital cutting.
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Africa
January 28, 2021 | Science Magazine
Novavax Vaccine Delivers 89% Efficacy Against COVID-19 in UK—But Is Less Potent in South Africa
Test-tube studies suggest the South African coronavirus variant might be able to escape antibodies roused by vaccines.
January 26, 2021 | BBC Future
The Coronavirus 10 Times More Deadly Than COVID
In northern Kenya, researchers are working to prevent a dangerous coronavirus – Mers – from jumping from camels to humans again. But climate change is making their job more difficult.
January 25, 2021 | Science Magazine
Proud of Vaccine Success, Warp Speed’s Ex–Science Head Talks Politics, Presidents, and Future Pandemics
Deeply proud of what he and the Warp Speed team accomplished, Slaoui is chagrined that Biden has called the vaccine rollout a “dismal failure.” He shares the dismay that there have been significant problems administering the vaccine doses, but he says most of the troubles stem from overwhelmed local public health systems.
January 21, 2021 | Mongabay
Fears for Rosewood as Guinea-Bissau Prepares To Lift Six-Year Logging Ban
The Guinea-Bissau government is poised to lift a moratorium on logging. Forestry officials and conservationists say they fear a return to rampant overharvesting of rosewood and other valuable species.
January 18, 2021 | Pulitzer Center
As LDU Soldiers Implemented Coronavirus Curfews in Uganda, They Left a Trail of Harm and a Sense of Injustice
To those who have suffered at the hands of Local Defense Units (LDUs) in Uganda, coronavirus has been a threefold pandemic: first, coronavirus itself, but also human rights abuses and lack of justice.
January 14, 2021 | BBC Future
How Do We Stop the Next Pandemic?
We learn about the global collaborations taking place and hear from the individuals working to avoid the next pandemic.
January 14, 2021 | BBC Future
What Will Cause the Next Pandemic?
Scientists and experts talk about how human activity has caused disease in the past, and how we’re creating more opportunities every day for a spillover.
January 14, 2021 | BBC Future
The Next Pandemic: What Will It Be?
Leading scientists discuss the diseases they focus their time and effort on, and why they might cause the next pandemic.
January 11, 2021 | Radio Upendo Kivu (RUK FM), EnviroNews, Congo-sur-vie, Kis24, La Voix De L'UCG, Habari RDC, Congo Rico Business
Eucalyptus: An Alternative for the Preservation of Forests in Kivu? (French)
These exotic species have been favored to the detriment of native species.
January 11, 2021 | BBC Future
The Bold Plan to Save Africa's Largest Forest
The Congo Basin contains the world's second-largest rainforest, crucial for regulating the world's climate. Inside it, a plan to halt the forest's decline is bearing fruit.
January 04, 2021 | InfoNile
Egyptian Villagers Purify Their Drinking Water
Village water purification stations built to reduce waterborne diseases provide an existing solution for communities in Menoufia governorate in the fight against COVID-19.
Pandemic and Human Rights Abuses in Uganda: Deaths, Injuries, and Broken Promises
Presented as a panacea to insecurity in urban areas, Local Defense Unit (LDU) soldiers in Uganda were at the forefront of human rights abuses during the implementation of coronavirus curfews and restrictions.
Women on the Move
Out of fear, hope, or desperation, millions of women around the world migrate each year in search of new lives.
The Invisible Women of Ethiopia
Why do tens of thousands of women leave Ethiopia to work in the Middle East as domestic help? What happens when they return home traumatized and in need of mental health care?
Deng Deng: Populations Trapped in Brutally Changing Lifestyle
The people of Deng Deng used to survive by gathering, hunting and fishing. But with a new dam and the government forbidding them to enter the National Park, they have been forced into brutal lifestyle changes.
Investigating and Mapping the Role of Indigenous People in the Conservation of Congo
This project involves cross-border reporting in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and Rwanda.
Coronavirus Child Brides
COVID-19 is leading to a rise in child marriages by families desperate for economic help in developing countries.
Uber's Colony in Kenya
Drivers using the Uber app are drowning in the debt that they took on to work with the company—to the point that their work is essentially indentured servitude.
Eucalyptus: The Wood That Makes Kivu
The province of North Kivu has always been praised for its reforestation policy and could be the first Congolese region to benefit from a carbon credit. This reforestation effort is primarily made up of eucalyptus trees.
Reconciling the Preservation of the Forests and the Improvement of Local Living Conditions
Since 2017, more than 600,000 trees have already been planted in Yangambi. But how can these forests be protected in the face of a population that uses them to meet its needs?
How Artisanal Honey Harvesting in Dongou Is Threatening the Environment
Likouala is known for its wealth of honey. But the honey harvesters, mostly the indigenous Baka people, still resort to fire or tree cutting. These ancestral techniques cause enormous damage to bees and their habitat.
Ethiopia: At Peace, and at War
A Nobel Peace Prize winner, a refugee crisis, and the future of the Horn of Africa.
How Tobacco Farming Affects Miombo Woodlands in Tabora, Tanzania
Woodlands comprise almost 90% of Tanzania's forests. In Miombo, tobacco farming impacts these landscapes and nearby communities.
June 18, 2020 | Meet the Journalist
Behind the Story: Climate Supertrees
Eliza Barclay explains how the Vox reporting team focuses on key superpowers of three tree species in three rainforests to convey their unique ecological roles and the urgency of protecting the them.
June 02, 2020 | Meet the Journalist
Behind the Story: Ebola in a War Zone
The Democratic Republic of the Congo experienced the second largest Ebola outbreak in history. Journalist Amy Maxmen and photographer John Wessels report on challenges in the response.
June 02, 2020 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Oliver Staley
Stroke is the world's second-leading killer. An innovative program to train neurologists in Zambia hopes to turn the tide of the disease.
November 25, 2019 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Esther Ruth Mbabazi
Esther Ruth Mbabazi discusses her reporting project on "Nodding Syndrome," a neurological condition affecting over 2100 children in Northern Uganda.
October 05, 2019 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Hugh Kinsella Cunningham
Hugh Kinsella Cunningham reports on a hidden health crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo: snakebites.
October 01, 2019 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Peter DiCampo
“What Went Wrong?” is a citizen journalism project that focuses a critical lens on failed foreign aid interventions.
July 16, 2019 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
Journalist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, inspired by her own family history, examines the modern discrimination of descendants of slaves in Nigeria.
April 29, 2019 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Melissa Bunni Elian
Multimedia journalist Melissa Bunni Elian talks about her experience reporting on AFROPUNK as a cultural touchpoint for black identity and the African diaspora.
April 28, 2019 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Patricia Huon and Andreea Câmpeanu
Patricia Huon and Andreea Câmpeanu traveled to South Sudan and Uganda to report on children and youth who were associated with armed groups—looking at how these children were dealing with trauma while reintegrating back home.
April 21, 2019 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalists: Ismail Einashe and Matt Kennard
Meet Matt Kennard and Ismail Einashe, who explored foreign military and economic power conflicts in the Horn of Africa.
April 08, 2019 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Larry C. Price
Multimedia journalist Larry C. Price traveled around the world to report on air pollution: specifically, PM2.5. What is it, and how does it manifest across the globe?
December 27, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalists: Jane Hahn and Max Bearak
Meet journalists Jane Hahn and Max Bearak, who report on group of multiethnic vigilantes keeping the peace in Nigeria.
December 28, 2020 | General news
COVID-19’s Implications for Nutrition and Hunger
In this webinar a journalist and global public health and nutrition experts discuss challenges and solutions to nutrition during the pandemic
December 18, 2020 | Education news
D.C. Students Experience "Circus Without Borders"
This fall, in the midst of an unusual academic year, over two hundred students in Washington, D.C. were still able to explore filmmaking and circus arts through virtual field trips with “Circus Without Borders,” a Pulitzer Center-supported documentary directed by Susan Gray, and produced by Linda Matchan.
December 02, 2020 | General news, Project news
African Journalists on Covering Crises During a Pandemic
Grantees Fredrick Mugira and Ejiro Umukoro share their experiences covering pervasive environmental and social issues in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic.
November 24, 2020 | General news
Pulitzer Center Announces Rainforest Investigations Network
The initiative will tackle stories at the intersection of climate change, corruption, and governance in the world’s three main tropical rainforest regions.
November 20, 2020 | Awards
Pulitzer Center-Supported Vox ‘Supertrees’ Series Receives National Press Club Honorable Mention
The multimedia projects profiled three species of trees from the world’s largest rainforests that help stave off global environmental disaster.
November 18, 2020 | General news
How To Use Global Forest Watch and Forest Atlas: Key Skills for Congo Basin Journalists
The Rainforest Journalism Fund, in collaboration with the World Resources Institute, organized a webinar for journalists reporting from the greater Congo Basin.
November 16, 2020 | General news
Behind the Story: Emily Baumgaertner on Lessons Learned from West Africa Ebola Fight
Former Pulitzer Center staffer and grantee Emily Baumgaertner discusses how the United States can learn from Sierra Leone’s example fighting an infectious disease.
November 13, 2020 | General news
Call for Proposals Opens for Inaugural Cohort of Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Fellows
The 10 journalists will harness data, collaboration, and investigative reporting to tackle stories at the intersection of deforestation, corruption, and governance. The Rainforest Investigations Network will be coordinated by award-winning Brazilian journalist Gustavo Faleiros.
November 12, 2020 | Project news, Awards
Amy Maxmen Wins AAAS Award for Pulitzer Center-Supported Story on Ebola Crisis in North Kivu
The award-winning article documented the World Health Organization’s response to the Ebola outbreak in a volatile region of the Congo.
October 22, 2020 | General news
Rainforest Journalism Fund Website Launches with Tools for Journalists
Multilingual site supports all five languages spoken in rainforest regions.
October 09, 2020 | Awards
‘Supertrees’ Series Wins OJA Award
The Pulitzer Center-supported Vox project profiles three tree species vital to the global ecosystem
September 14, 2020 | Project news, Awards
Pulitzer-Supported Project on Nile Basin Wins African Digital Media Award
"Sucked Dry" investigates the effects of foreign land grabs in the Nile River Basin on 11 African countries.
January 27, 2021 | Middle School
Reframing the Gaze: Incorporating Joy into Our Truth-telling
This conversation-based unit guides students in telling fuller truths about marginalized people's experiences and struggles for justice by centering stories of joy.
January 27, 2021 | High School
Food Justice: Planting the Seeds of Change
Students use varied art and media forms to learn about and raise awareness of food (in)security issues around the world and in their own communities.
January 13, 2021 | All Grades
Women on the Move: Analyzing Text and Photography from Eight Migration Stories
Students reflect on stories they have seen about migration, and then analyze text and photography from eight short articles about women from different parts of the world who were forced to migrate.
January 13, 2021 | All Grades
Crossing Borders: Analyzing Infographics to Evaluate Migration Trends
Students will engage with infographics to analyze and communicate global migration trends, and specifically visualize the experience of women who are migrating.
October 01, 2020 | Middle School
Reading the News Through a Public Health Lens
August 17, 2020 | All Grades
A Global Pandemic: Comparing, Contrasting, and Connecting to International Responses to COVID-19
In this lesson, students will analyze the challenges facing communities in Kenya and Hong Kong in stopping COVID-19 and compare their responses to other places' around the world.
August 03, 2020 | All Grades
How to Describe Places to Tell Under-Reported Stories: From Drafting to Editing
In this lesson, students will hear from a journalist who uses writing skills to describe under-reported place, and practice the same skills in original writing.
July 30, 2020 | All Grades
How to Tell Under-Reported Stories with Photography
In this lesson, students will analyze how photojournalists tell under-reported stories using photography and apply tips for doing so themselves from Pulitzer Center-supported journalists.
June 08, 2020 | All Grades
"Nobody's Gonna Silence Me": Exploring Identity and Resilience
In this lesson, students consider questions of identity and visibility by analyzing a documentary about an intersex woman from Zimbabwe seeking asylum in the U.S.
April 29, 2020 | Elementary
In Their Shoes [Workshop]: Understanding Forced Displacement Around the World
In this workshop, elementary students will learn what it means to be a refugee, explore how four child migrants around the world go to school, and reflect on common threads between their lives.
April 15, 2020 | All Grades
Under-reported Stories of Resilience: Printable Lessons for Students
As students across the world learn remotely, Pulitzer Center is committed to supporting educators with engaging resources that are online and easily printable.
April 10, 2020 | Middle School
Exploring Media Representation and Bias in Photography
Students explore images from the Everyday Africa, evaluate how images can inform a person's understanding of what a place looks like, and brainstorm images that they can compose to more accurately...
