Community Health Worker Noria Issak speaks about contraceptive use to Fatuma Masan during a home visit in the Korogocho slum in Kenya.
May 14, 2012 by Gary Darmstadt
My hope is that this conversation that Melinda has started will get us closer to the moment where it is not controversial that all women and men around the world have equitable access to contraceptives.
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Nikuze Aziza carries a sack of food aid to her family's house from a warehouse in Rwanda.
May 03, 2012 by Laurie Goering
By 2050, the planet will need at least 70 percent more food than it does today, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization predicts.
Math teacher Doris Zuniz
May 11, 2012 by Chelsea Clinton
I hope someday to have students feel about me the way I feel about Mrs. Mitchell!
February 15, 2012 / Jill Sheffield
The ability to choose if and when to have children is a huge piece of the puzzle to the “Girl Effect,” but it is not the only piece.
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December 29, 2011 / Amie Newman
2011 was a devastating year for millions throughout the Horn of Africa (HoA). What will 2012 look like and what will the U.S. government - in partnership with African nations - do to stave off more famine and drought?
September 28, 2011 / Alina Paul Bossuet
With the Horn of Africa drought affecting millions and food prices climbing to a historical peak, it’s time to ask how agricultural research for development can do more and better to fight against hunger and poverty.
August 23, 2011 / Andrea Long
Photos and stories from the hunger crisis in The Horn of Africa—a region that includes Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia—have brought to light suffering on an almost unimaginable scale.
July 26, 2011 / Valerie Nkamgang Bemo
At the foundation, we focus on stimulating lasting change. But we also recognize the need to move with urgency in times of crisis. In the Horn of Africa, the worst drought conditions in decades—exacerbated by political instability—have put more than 11 million people in immediate need of food assistance.