Teenagers across Africa urgently need more information about sex to combat soaring rates of HIV and unwanted pregnancies, experts say, as widespread taboos and cultural conservatism prevent discussions in schools and homes.
However, a growing number of businesses, charities and individuals are seeking to fill the gap in information.
Sidian Bank has approved its first car loans to experienced Uber drivers in Kenya, using a model the ride hailing service hopes can be rolled out across countries in Africa where a lack of customer data limits lending.
This piece, published by USC’s Center for Public Diplomacy, serves as an introduction to my multimedia project on Syrian refugees in Jordan. You can view the videos from this project in the “videos” section of this site.
Neha Wadekar (MS Journalism ’16) discusses how the first half of the nine-month graduate program affected her skill set. How her capstone project will take her to Jordan to cover the Syrian refugee crisis, and how the instruction she has received has helped guide her along the way.
USC journalism student Neha Wadekar recently returned from a reporting trip to Jordan. She tagged along with the group Atlantic Humanitarian Relief to document its work and the impact of the Syrian refugee crisis in the country. James McDaniels spoke with Wadekar about her experience.
According to the White House, incoming Syrian refugees face the most stringent level of security checks of any category of traveler to the United States, including the involvement of the National Counterterrorism Center, the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Center, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State, and the Department of Defense.
This process has become even more rigorous in the wake of the Paris attacks on November 13 that left 130 people dead and the San Bernardino mass shooting on December 2 that killed another 14 people. Read about one family, the Kanjous, who made it to California, and the challenges they face as they try to resettle after a war.
Nidal Hajomar and his family fled fighting in their hometown of Aleppo, Syria nearly three years ago. Now resettled in Anaheim, California, they opened a restaurant, Aleppo’s Kitchen, and continue working to help refugees in the ongoing Syrian conflict.