Global Social Change
In Northern Nigeria, Online Skills Help Youth, Women Tap New Opportunities
Rashidat Sani lost her job when she was pregnant with her child. Now a nursing mother, she has been unable to find flexible employment...
Wedlocks in Kashmir’s landscape
Marriage is a sacred institution in the human societies. Down the passing phases of time, the human beings have tied knots of man and...
Globally, youth are the largest poverty-stricken group
Half of all people living in poverty are younger than 18 years old, according to estimates from a new report released on Thursday by...
Alarming level of reprisals against activists, human rights defenders, and victims
An alarming and “shameful” level of harsh reprisals and intimidation against those who cooperate with the United Nations in an effort to uphold human...
Why young people are becoming more youthless
Pondering for the reason why ‘youth’ remains one of the most complex term in human experience is because you can never really put your...
Fear, Factions and Fringes
Critical thinking is always difficult, but it is almost impossible when we are scared. There is no room for facts when our minds are...
Somalia has ‘once in a generation’ gender equality opportunity
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the Executive Director of the United Nations entity dealing with issues related to gender, UN Women, has encouraged Somalia to continue making...
A Second Chance at Education in Timor-Leste
Challenge
In 2002, having regained independence, Timor-Leste had to rebuild almost all its institutions from the ground up. After decades of struggle, many Timorese lacked...
Multicultural Mecca
Strength lies in differences, not in similarities. Stephen Covey
I remember him sitting after work in his olive-green Air Force flight suit at a high-top...
The Unreal, the Real and the Vaccine Scare
In a few weeks time, school will resume in many countries, and quite a few parents now worry about the dangers of vaccination. Are...