Bags of food stored in Galkayo, Somalia.

The “Lujo” virus, named after the two cities in which it was found, Lusaka, Zambia and Johannesburg, South Africa has five confirmed cases.  Four of those five cases have resulted in death. Coming into contact with infected rodent waste can infect humans, as researchers believe the virus comes from a family of viruses that is found in rodents.  The virus presents itself in the form of bleeding in the gums and at injection sites, much like the ...

Charleston County, South Carolina has a growing literacy problem. Recent test scores have shown that at North Charleston High School 46% of incoming 9th grade students read at a fourth-grade level or below. In the Charleston County School District 23% of all incoming 9th grade students read at a fourth-grade level or below. The literacy problem often extends to learning other school subjects such as math and science due to students not ...

MIRONJILLA, DHAKA – The children of this poverty-stricken sweeper colony are educated by Dhaka University college students in a yellow three-story concrete building.  

DHAKA, BANGLADESH — Today, I made a sanitary napkin.

George Childs lives in Fresnillo, Mexico where he works as a Missionary.

The recycling of grey water may reduce the shortage of water in the Middle East and North African Region (MENA). Grey water is used water that comes from kitchens, bathroom sinks, bathtubs, and laundry. Black water comes from toilette and cannot be reused. The MENA region has 5% of the world’s population, but only 1% of the freshwater resources. (IDRC)

Without greater focus on the environment and natural resources during the peacebuilding process, intrastate conflicts are likely to escalate, says a report from the UN Environment Porgramme (UNEP), From Conflict to Peace building: The Role of Natural Resources and the Environment. Conflicts with a link to natural resources are twice as likely to relapse within the first five years of peace.

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is a group composed of loggers, foresters, environmentalists, and sociologists that focus on increasing the use of sustainable forestry methods worldwide. The group, formed in 1993, now has offices in over 40 countries, and it’s sustainability standards have been embraced by 57 nations.

A new device is being developed that could prove to be the biggest catalyst to a successful fight against the spread of malaria. The device, a handheld laser that can find individual mosquitoes, and kill them, is in the beginning stages of its development, but researchers believe that it could have the potential to totally change the way in which the fight against the spread of malaria is conducted.