Tunisia faces economic and social obstacles in its transition to democracy.
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Unregulated harvesting, excessive development and failed reforestation efforts are the main reasons why the forests of southwest China are endangered.
From Senegal to Djibouti, there is a plan to halt the advancing Sahara desert with a Great Green Wall of trees.
Tunisia faces economic and social obstacles in its transition to democracy.
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Tension is increasing in Dakar, the Senegalese capital, where demonstrators are rallying against President Abdoulaye Wade and demanding his resignation.
In Makurdi, Nigeria, people who have waited decades for water service have become jaded. A new water works promises clean water for all, but a lack of pipes means residents will keep waiting.
In Accra, Ghana's capital, the water infrastructure falls far short of the population's needs, forcing many residents to scramble for water from illegal taps and roadside puddles.
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Senegal’s hip-hop artists are voicing their nation’s anger and leading a movement to stop President Abdoulaye Wade from staging what they say is a constitutional coup.
The Sahara is steadily advancing south into the Sahel region of Africa, but leaders of 11 African nations hope to plant a Great Green Wall of trees to block the world’s largest desert.
With access to Equatorial Guinea normally tightly controlled by the government, a showcase soccer tournament gives a rare glimpse of life in a rich country wracked by poverty.
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Gateways contain multiple Pulitzer Center reporting projects that focus on a single issue
From the gold in our jewelry to the shrimp at our favorite restaurant and the minerals within our electronics, the true cost of production—both social and environmental—too often remains hidden.
The initial shock of the earthquake has passed but Haiti continues its struggle to overcome both man-made and natural disasters.
The Downstream Gateway examines global issues related to water, from ecosystems and watersheds to freshwater resources, conservation efforts, and the impact of human activity and public policy.
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Pulitzer Center grantee Sonia Shah discusses the intersection of science, politics and economics around the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections endowed with the superbug "NDM-1" gene.
Photojournalist Dominic Bracco talks about his reporting on Mexico's Los Ninis, young people with little education and no job prospects who are caught in the cycle of drug violence.
Sharif Abdel Kouddous talks about his return to Cairo after the fall of Hosni Mubarak to report on the continuing struggle for reform and social justice.
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One of Richard Mosse's unique infra-red photographs from Congo can be seen in The New York Review of Books.
Andre Lambertson presents his photographs of post-quake Haiti at the University of Virgina and appears in The Cavalier Daily.
Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Tom Hundley highlights this week's reporting from Tunisia and Egypt.
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Our Campus Consortium initiative forges dynamic relationships with colleges and universities
One of our earliest "journalist tours" included a stop at the University of Miami with a focus on under-told stories from South America.
Boston University is one of the Consortium partners that has experimented with diverse ways of linking Pulitzer Center journalists with BU students, faculty and the broader community.
Elmhurst College, a private, four-year college affiliated with the United Church of Christ, is our first Campus Consortium partner in Chicago and the second in Illinois.
The College of William & Mary is the second oldest college in the nation and a cutting-edge research university utilizing a Campus Consortium program that will serve as an example for others.
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February 9, 2012 to March 24, 2012
David Rochkind's photographs of the TB epidemic in Moldova, India and South Africa will be displayed at Global Health in Focus, an exhibition co-sponsored by Pulitzer Center and Boston University.
February 28, 2012
Pulitzer Center grantee Habiba Nosheen visits Ohio University to talk about the phenomena of rape and honor killings in Pakistan.
March 7, 2012
Pulitzer Center photojournalist David Rochkind will share his thoughts on the TB epidemic at a panel discussion "Why Global Health Matters," a part of the Global Health in Focus exhibition.
March 9, 2012 to June 3, 2012
Marcus Bleasdale's photographs will be featured in the exhibit, Child Soldiers in The Lord's Resistance Army at the Fotografiska Museum in Stockholm, Sweden.
March 21, 2012
Join the Pulitzer Center for a film screening and discussion on the impact of natural resource extraction on the environment, indigenous populations, public health and corporate responsibility.