Saray Khumalo Takes on Everest – VICE Sports
May 8, 2017
“I don’t need a man to climb a mountain,” says Khumalo, who hopes to become the first black African woman to summit the world’s highest peak.
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Pastoralists in Somalia’s Drought-Stricken Puntland Fight for Survival – Voice of America
April 9, 2017
Somalia is being devastated by severe drought. Humanitarian organizations are racing to prevent a repeat of the 2011 famine that killed over 260,000 people in the Horn of Africa nation.
Warrior Pose Heals Somali Women Traumatised by War, Abuse – Thomson Reuters Foundation
January 25, 2017
In Somalia, a new exercise class, modeled on the principals of yoga and mindfulness, is helping women and girls heal from the trauma of war. The class also draws Somalis struggling to overcome sexual violence, recruitment as child soldiers and the deaths of family members in suicide bombings.
Uganda Welcomes More Refugees Daily Than Some in Europe Annually, Charity Says – Thomson Reuters Foundation
January 25, 2017
Uganda welcomed more refugees each day in 2016 than many wealthy European countries received the entire year, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said on Wednesday, seeking to debunk the myth that Mediterranean countries are being unfairly burdened.
Deadly Backstreet Abortions to Rise with Trump Restrictions, Say Activists – Thomson Reuters Foundation
January 24, 2017
Thousands of women will die from unsafe abortions and millions will have unwanted pregnancies following U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to ban U.S.-funded groups from discussing abortion. Trump reinstated the so-called global gag rule on Monday, affecting American non-governmental organizations working abroad, to signal his opposition to abortion, which is difficult to access legally in many developing countries due to restrictive laws, stigma and poverty.
U.N. Warns of Famine Risk in Somalia Amid Worsening Drought – Thomson Reuters Foundation
January 17, 2017
Somalia risks slipping back into famine, the United Nations, said on Tuesday, as worsening drought has left millions without food, water or healthcare in a country crippled by decades of war.
Thousands of Kenyan Single Mothers, Widows Use Mobile Money to Escape Poverty – Thomson Reuters Foundation
December 8, 2016
Almost 200,000 Kenyan households, many headed by poor, rural women, have lifted themselves out of poverty using mobile money services, experts said on Thursday, calling for the technology to be introduced in other developing countries.
Armed with Machetes, Kenyan Slum Residents Hustle for Security – Thomson Reuters Foundation
November 21, 2016
Vigilante security groups in the Kenyan slums are one piece in a patchwork of informal survival strategies woven together by residents to improve their safety in places where muggings, break-ins and robberies are a routine part of life. The prevalence of private security providers, ranging from social networks and opportunistic enforcers to tireless local guardians, highlight the government’s failure to fulfill one of its core functions.
Rangers Try Gaming Technology to Protect African Wildlife – Reuters
September 30, 2016
The campaign to track down poachers and protect endangered species in Africa’s embattled reserves is tapping into the technology used in the virtual world of online poker and other computer games. A U.S.-funded initiative is applying artificial intelligence and game theory algorithms to predict the movement of poachers, helping rangers who are testing the new technology in Uganda to find illegal hunters and their animal traps.
Phones Protect Uganda’s Sex Workers from Police Harassment – Thomson Reuters Foundation
September 6, 2016
In Uganda, sex work is illegal and highly stigmatised, making women vulnerable to unlawful arrest, rape, bribery, beating and murder. Now, a new technology initiative has provided around 1,000 sex workers across Uganda with information-loaded digital memory cards so they can use their phones to learn how to protect themselves against violence, HIV/AIDS and unwanted pregnancies.