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There are now more people under the age of 25 in the world than ever before, presenting both opportunities for social progress and considerable challenges. Pulitzer Center stories tagged with “Youth” feature reporting on young people, the issues they face and the potential for change they represent. Use the Pulitzer Center Lesson Builder to find and create lesson plans on youth.

 

October 31, 2017 | PBS NewsHour

Left Behind in Rural China

Max Duncan

A report for PBS NewsHour shows the challenges faced by three siblings among an estimated 9 million children left in the Chinese countryside by parents working in wealthier cities

October 13, 2017 | CNN

What Now for the Girls of War-Torn Syria?

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

In a bombed-out husk of a building on the outskirts of Tabqa, Gayle Lemmon met a family trying to wait out the hell of life under ISIS in Raqqa and the war for its liberation.

November 18, 2013 | General news

This Week: From Malawi to Scotland

Kem Sawyer, for the Pulitzer Center

“She went back to her village and decided to live as if nothing had happened. Four years later, she was married. She said her husband didn't know anything about her past."

November 12, 2013 | General news

Facing Global Public Health Head On

Jennifer Beard, Anne Donohue, Elizabeth Mehren and Monica Onyango

At Boston University student fellowships for reporting help humanize diverse global public health issues, from discrimination toward gays in Kenya to child marriage in Nepal.

September 17, 2013 | General news

This Week: Poisoning the Pacific

Tom Hundley, Senior Editor

We know that carbon dioxide emissions are affecting the planet’s climate. Now it appears that these carbon emissions are also altering the chemistry of our oceans.

August 06, 2013 | General news

This Week: Childhood Betrayed

Jon Sawyer, Executive Director

We are excited to announce that our award-winning e-books, "In Search of Home" and "Voices of Haiti," are now available on Amazon.

July 24, 2013 | General news

This Week: KISS in Class

Tom Hundley, Senior Editor

Small class-sizes are great — if you happen to live in a wealthy country like the United States. In India, it's a different story.

July 15, 2013 | General news

This Week: Midas in Burkina Faso

Tom Hundley, Senior Editor

Over the last two decades, Burkina Faso has emerged as Africa’s fourth largest exporter of gold, creating an ever-expanding army of child laborers.