Graffiti Girls Kenya – Now This HER
June 1, 2017Videos
These female artists in Nairobi, Kenya are using graffiti as a form of therapy.
Neha Wadekar
Somalia Drought Decimates Livestock – Voice of America
April 6, 2017Videos
Severe drought is threatening the lives and livelihoods of Somali herders. Disease and starvation are killing their animals. I joined a team of veterinarians trying to save the remaining livestock.
Pastoralists in Somalia’s Drought-Stricken Puntland Fight for Survival – Voice of America
April 7, 2017Videos
Severe drought has displaced nearly half a million people in Somalia. In the Puntland region, herders who have lost their livestock are now seeking refuge in urban areas. Those towns are struggling to deal with the influx of displaced families. Neha Wadekar has the story for VOA from the town of Qardho.
Kenyan Medics Say U.S. Health Aid Cuts Will Mean More Abortions – Reuters
May 23, 2017Articles
President Donald Trump’s dramatic expansion of a policy blocking U.S. aid to organizations offering abortion services will have one sure result, say medical workers in this city: more abortions.
Saray Khumalo Takes on Everest – VICE Sports
May 8, 2017Articles
“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.
Pastoralists in Somalia’s Drought-Stricken Puntland Fight for Survival – Voice of America
April 9, 2017Articles
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.
Uganda Welcomes More Refugees Daily Than Some in Europe Annually, Charity Says – Thomson Reuters Foundation
January 25, 2017Articles
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.
Warrior Pose Heals Somali Women Traumatised by War, Abuse – Thomson Reuters Foundation
January 25, 2017Articles
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.
Deadly Backstreet Abortions to Rise with Trump Restrictions, Say Activists – Thomson Reuters Foundation
January 24, 2017Articles
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.
This Is How Trump’s Abortion Policy Will Curb Life-Saving Health Care – ELLE
February 1, 2017Videos
Quinter Atieno, 17, nearly died from three self-induced abortions using the traditional method of ingesting harmful drugs because she could not afford to visit a hospital or clinic. She was lucky. Atieno is just one of thousands upon thousands of women worldwide who, lacking access to contraceptives and safe abortion services, have turned to dangerous and often life-threatening procedures to end unwanted pregnancies.