Anonymous and spoken, Landay—two-line Pashtun poems—have served for centuries as a means of self-expression for Afghan women. Hear them in Washington, DC on July 31.
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 “Outlawed in Pakistan” explores the country’s flawed justice system through the lens of Kainat Soomro's case against four men accused of gang raping her. |
 The NGO Plan International offers low-income Pakistanis who dropped out of school a second chance. In just two years, students are brought up to speed and readied to take all-important board exams. |
 Fiona Lloyd-Davies has reported on Eastern Congo since 2011. Here she discusses the twin aims of her new project, assessing the aftermath of a mass rape and efforts to establish conflict-free mines. |
 In ending hunger, markets matter. Ethiopia is implementing lessons learned after the 2003 famine. |
 Demand for biofortified crops has surged as awareness of the value of nutrition through the 1,000 Days period between conception and the second birthday of the child has spread. |
 The story of 1,000 days–the vital period from the beginning of a woman's pregnancy to her child's second birthday. The fate of individuals, families, nations–and the world–depends on it. |
 Lettucebee Kids is an Islamabad-based organization that aims to better integrate street children into society. Through art and music therapy, children learn life lessons and get an education as well. |
 In Islamabad, a self-sustaining organization called Lettucebee Kids is working to help children who have very adult responsibilities. |
 In her new book, Kathryn Joyce uncovers how conservative Christians have come to dominate the international adoption market with practices that often amount to trafficking. |
 Last November, hundreds of women and children were raped in Minova, on the shores of Lake Kivu, by soldiers from the Congolese national army. |
 Last November soldiers from the Congolese Army went on a rampage of looting and rape in the market town of Minova, in Eastern DRC. For the first time, perpetrators reveal what motivates them to rape. |