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Foreign aid can take many forms, from financial aid for economic development to medical and military assistance. Pulitzer Center grantee stories tagged with “Aid” cover the full spectrum of international aid given to countries and people in need. Use the Pulitzer Center Lesson Builder to find and create lesson plans on aid.

 

November 25, 2013 | taz. die tageszeitung

India: A Ticking Time Bomb

Martina Merten

Diabetes, cancer and cardio vascular diseases are no longer just problems for western countries. In India they are now the leading cause of every second death.

November 18, 2013 | Deutsche Welle

Chronic Diseases Underestimated in India

Martina Merten

Chronic diseases are not only increasing in developed countries, but also in developing countries such as India. However, unlike patients in Germany, patients in India can hardly get treatment.

October 30, 2013 | Pulitzer Center

Women Farmers in Tanzania

Sharon Schmickle, for the Pulitzer Center

Women provide more than half the labor on farms in sub-Saharan Africa, but many lack access to land, capital and farm inputs. Empowering them is seen as an urgent economic development priority.

October 30, 2013 | Pulitzer Center

Tanzania: Droughts in Engaruka Cause Hunger

Sharon Schmickle, for the Pulitzer Center

In Tanzania's drought-prone villages like Engaruka, residents who've suffered hunger are now left with few possessions and little livestock with which to shield themselves from future drought.