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Murky Waters in Ghana
In Accra, capital of Ghana, residents cope with water scarcity while the state water company rakes in cash from abroad.
Classroom Subjects
Public Health
Super-resistant Bacteria, Medical Tourism, and India’s Poor: A Global Health Crisis in the Making
Overuse of antibiotics and poor sanitation in India have created a powerful new antibiotic-resistant superbug, which has spread to a dozen countries, thanks in part to medical tourism.
Finding Home Again in Ivory Coast
After recent political violence divided communities, some in Ivory Coast look to local water management as a key to reconciliation, social cohesion and long-lasting peace.
Ethiopia: Somali Refugees Flee Fighting and Famine
Famine and war have pushed tens of thousands of Somali refugees to camps along the Ethiopian border. The crisis is likely to grow worse, straining the resources of aid groups.
Agriculture and Jamaica’s Rural Poor
This project looks at the paradox of Jamaican agriculture: an abundant supply of fish, fruits and vegetables while farmers struggle to find financial success.
North Korea's Addicting Export: Crystal Meth
Cheap, available, and an antidote to hunger, crystal meth appears to be becoming the drug of choice both in North Korea, and in its porous border region with China.
Sex and the State: Islamist Governance, Turkey’s Sex Workers
Sex work in Turkey has long been legal, provided it takes place in state-licensed brothels. But over the past decade, AKP-affiliated officials have closed them down, leaving women on the street.
A Soldier’s Gift
An American military medical facility has become one of the most active organ donor hospitals in Germany. That’s because a high percentage of mortally wounded U.S. troops are donating their organs in a country where organ donation is still a verboten topic.
Drug Companies Skirt FDA By Going Abroad
Big drug companies are increasingly going overseas to test new drugs and devices on patients. It’s a good deal for the companies, but what about consumers?
Pakistan: Overwhelmed with Water and Threatened by Thirst
Four months after the epic Indus River floods, farmland in the southern Sindh province remains under water.
Belize: Improving the Odds for the Nation's Mothers
One woman dies every 90 seconds from pregnancy-related complications somewhere in the world. The Belize Ministry of Health is improving access, coverage, and quality of maternal health care in hopes of someday no longer being one of those places.
Delhi's Dilemma: Rising Numbers, Limited Water
The search for jobs fuels population growth of at least 500,000 per year in India's capital city of New Delhi. Access to drinking water is a daily scramble.
June 09, 2015 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Bridget Huber
Bridget Huber visited operating rooms in Uganda and Mozambique while reporting on surgery's place on the global health agenda.
June 09, 2015 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Sim Chi Yin
Photojournalist Sim Chi Yin discusses her reporting on a family affected by silicosis, an occupational lung disease that affects an estimated 6 million in China, most of them miners.
December 31, 2014 | Meet the Journalist
Gabe Silverman and Nick Miroff on the Palm Oil Industry in Colombia
Nick Miroff and Gabe Silverman of The Washington Post travel to Colombia to investigate the palm oil industry's rise through a decades-long civil war.
April 29, 2014 | Meet the Journalist
India's Health Care Crisis
Michael Edison Hayden and Sami Siva report from West Bengal, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh on India’s health care crisis.
April 07, 2014 | Meet the Journalist
Larry C. Price Reports on Small-scale Gold Mining
Pulitzer Center grantee Larry C. Price talks about the use of mercury in small-scale gold mining.
April 03, 2014 | Meet the Journalist
Journalists Allison Shelley and Allyn Gaestel on Nigeria's Abortion Crisis
Allison Shelley and Allyn Gaestel report on the silent crisis of abortion in Nigeria.
March 11, 2014 | Meet the Journalist
Amy Maxmen on Malaria Prevention in Mali
In Mali children are given anti-malarials to prevent the disease. Use on a large scale is leading to drug-resistant strains of malaria, yet health workers say the benefits outweigh the risks.
January 02, 2014 | Meet the Journalist
Craig Welch on "Sea Change" in Indonesia
Reporter Craig Welch shares his reporting from Indonesia on a community threatened by climate change and ocean acidification.
December 30, 2013 | Meet the Journalist
Journalist Ken Weiss on Population Growth
Journalist Ken Weiss has spent several years documenting the causes and consequences of rapid global population growth.
November 23, 2013 | Meet the Journalist
Journalist Sharon Schmickle Discusses Food Security in Africa
Journalist Sharon Schmickle reports on food security in Africa. Four Tanzanian journalists join her to look into the reasons behind malnourishment in their country and the struggles farmers face.
November 15, 2013 | Meet the Journalist
Africa's 'Cruelest Irony' Is Its Hungry Farmers: Thurow, Students Discuss Hunger
"Some people talk about feeding the planet. I talk about nourishing it," Pulitzer Center grantee told Springside Chestnut Hill students in a talk at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center.
October 29, 2013 | Education Resources
9-12 Lesson Plan: A Storyteller's Point of View
This lesson plan has been designed for high school students. The recommended timeframe is 1-3 classes.
July 27, 2018 | High School, College
5 Articles for Your Spanish Class
Through these articles, students will explore diverse cultures and connect to pressing issues facing Spanish-speaking communities.
July 26, 2018 | All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Introducing the Story of 'Losing Earth'
In this printable PDF, you will find text summaries, discussion and comprehension questions, and other useful materials for students and teachers navigating "Losing Earth."
July 25, 2018 | All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Writing & Communication Activities
Guide your students in creative, expository, and persuasive writing, class debates, and science communications exercises designed for any subject area.
July 24, 2018 | All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Visualizing Climate Change
Activities encouraging students to create and evaluate visual representations of climate change in order to interpret and share environmental knowledge effectively.
July 23, 2018 | All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Taking Action: Activities for Students, Schools, and Communities
What could you and your students do to fight climate change? This resource outlines letter-writing campaigns, research projects and school-wide event ideas for students.
July 22, 2018 | All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Digging Deeper: Background Materials & Primary Sources
Find all the context you need to teach "Losing Earth," including historical timelines and original transcripts from Senate hearings on climate change.
July 21, 2018 | All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Skype a Journalist into Your Classroom
Want a journalist to speak with your class about their environmental reporting? Our grantees have expertise ranging from ocean health to pollution. Learn more about how to schedule a free visit.
April 11, 2018 | High School, College
Too Young to Wed: The Secret World of Child Brides [Documentary Screening and Discussion]
Stephanie Sinclair's documentary short is an investigation of child marriage and a call to action. In this lesson, students view the film and discuss root causes of child marriage and solutions,...
April 02, 2018 | All Grades
10 Lesson Plans to Celebrate Earth Day
In celebration of Earth Day, we've compiled our top ten lesson plans that feature reporting on how communities around the world are responding to diverse environmental issues.
April 02, 2018 | All Grades
Surprising Solutions to Air Pollution in China
Students practice close text analysis and writing while exploring reporting from National Geographic on how China is responding to dangerous levels of air pollution.
February 28, 2018 | Elementary, Middle School
Outwitting Nature’s Greatest Killer
Students will use information from a multimedia story to examine and debate different strategies for combating mosquito-transmitted illnesses.
February 15, 2018 | Middle School, High School
Reporting on Epidemics [15 minutes]
Students will explore how health topics are presented in the news media using behind the scenes videos from Carl Gierstorfer’s Ebola project and Jon Cohen’s HIV/AIDS project.