Category Archives: Causes

Afghanistan: Worst place to be a mother

Today’s story comes from western Afghanistan, a region with one of the highest under-5 mortality rates and where maternal death in childbirth is a serious concern. The 10×10 film Girl Rising shows how these issues affect women in Afghanistan, and how education can help them....
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The net effect of deadly malaria

Marita Adelino is not your average 10-year-old. In a world where children typically want so much, she wants only two things — a best friend and a mosquito net. Yearning for a friend is sketched across her face, a portrait of loneliness. And the desire for a mosquito net? Marita is terrified of the tiny, sinister creatures that spread malaria, the disease that killed her best friend, Marta João, last year....
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