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.
Pulitzer Center grantee Roger Thurow's new book, "The First 1,000 Days: A Crucial Time for Mothers and Children-And the World."
'Invisible' Tibetan refugees in Nepal struggle to rebuild despite being left out of the government earthquake relief and recovery fund.
Scenes from Nepal's destruction captured in 360°.
Has corruption stalled Nepal’s earthquake recovery?
A Myanmar exile who fled the country during the 1988 uprising is back to help her country eliminate malaria.
Filmmaker Rob Tinworth launches The Life Equation Interactive at the 2016 CUGH Conference.
Some West Africans who have beat the deadly disease are now going blind—and doctors, unsure if treatment would unleash the virus back into the population, are powerless to help them.
A US judge has ruled that the IFC—the World Bank's private sector lending arm—cannot be sued over a $450m loan for a power plant that the plaintiffs maintained had destroyed their livelihood.
Refugee families find work and a cheap meal at this sandwich stand in Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp.
A group of doctors and volunteers travel to Jordan with a Syrian-born doctor to help Syrian refugees at a camp.
A Syrian family at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan has multiple health concerns.
Grantee Mark Johnson's reflections on reporting on volunteers' work at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan.
Specialists from across sectors gathered at the National Geographic Society on World Water Day, Monday, March 22, to share information on an issue seemingly so simple we often take it for granted.
But you don't have to be an expert to know about water.
Just ask the man who sold me my coffee today. "Well, that's obvious," he said of the event, "it doesn't matter what else people have; without water, they're going to go after each other to get it."
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged Monday to put water issues on the "front burner" of U.S. foreign policy. She told an audience of specialists and water advocates gathered at the National Geographic Society that solving the global challenge of safe water and sanitation was integral to every other U.S. interest.
Unsafe water and poor sanitation claim 4,500 lives day. What should we do about it?
That’s the question we posed in our Global Issues/Citizen Voices essay contest with helium.com, the popular writers’ site. The answers have been streaming in
Peter Sawyer, Pulitzer Center
The Obama Administration has added water to its list of diplomatic priorities. In a conference call Thursday morning, Under Secretary of State Maria Otero identified water as a central U.S. foreign policy concern, touching everything from health and economic development to global security. Otero discussed water issues on the eve of World Water Day next Monday, in a year when activists are working harder than ever to engage the public and policy-makers.
Moderated by Jon Sawyer, Executive Director, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Panelists:
Vanessa Gezari's forthcoming book assesses the US military's Human Terrain program, which embeds social scientists and anthropologists with troops in Afghanistan. Her reporting has been featured on NPR and in The Washington Post Magazine.
The Pulitzer Center is presenting five panel discussions February 22-26, featuring Pulitzer Center journalists who have reported from Afghanistan. Entitled "Afghanistan: The Human Factor," the panels will be held at George Washington University, Columbia, Yale, Harvard and Wellesley.
The video presents a virtual tour through Afghanistan, taking you to the areas from which the journalists reported.
Mark Stanley, Pulitzer Center
The worst earthquake to strike Haiti in 200 years rattled the country yesterday, leaving the infrastructure in shambles and thousands dead. The quake hit just as many believed Haiti was achieving some semblance of stability; relative political repose under President René Préval and heavy United Nations presence enabled economic growth and promised increased foreign investments.
Pulitzer Center grantees Jason Maloney and Kira Kay recently reported on these hopeful developments. In their project on fragile states, they write:
The New York Times today covered East Africa's biggest new development: Plans are underway for construction of what will become the region's largest port in Lamu, Kenya. Promising swift growth for Lamu, a U.N. World Heritage site possessing rare traditional Swahili charm, the port will likely jump-start lagging regional economic development. But the boost may come at steep costs to environmental and cultural preservation.
Mark Stanley, Pulitzer Center
Image by Jen Marlowe, Pulitzer Center grantee currently reporting from Sudan on the effectiveness of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement five years after it was signed.
In a column for the Des Moines Register, editor Carolyn Washburn commented on support from outside journalism organizations for staff projects, including the Pulitzer Center's support for Phil Brasher's project, "Can biotechnology save Africa?"
Peter Sawyer and Maura Youngman, Pulitzer Center
Tatum Taylor, Pulitzer Center
As the post-election drama continues and publicity over the US military's counterinsurgency strategies grows, journalists are increasingly turning their attention towards Afghanistan. Pulitzer Center journalists have been consistently reporting from Afghanistan in order to inform the conversation, and we wanted to share with you the range of their work.
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