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Women & Children

Women & Children provides compelling material related to the role of women in society and the impact of industrialization and international development on women, children, and families. Reporting projects from around the globe illuminate the adversity and outright crimes endured by women and children, creative responses to these challenges, and the far-reaching human, social, and economic consequences.

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Witch Hunts in India

Seema Yasmin

Women in India are blamed for economic, agricultural and public health failures, accused of sorcery and subjected to witch hunts resulting in their torture and death.

Women Face Challenges in Africa's Emerging Tech Sector

Janelle Richards

Kenya is on a fast-track to becoming a leader of the technology industry in Africa over the next decade. This project examines the challenges women face in this burgeoning sector.

Down from the Mountains

Max Duncan

Three children in a remote corner of China are among millions getting by while their parents work far away in wealthier cities.

Iceland: Ethical Challenges of Genetic Testing

Anna Marsibil Clausen

Genetic scientists in Iceland want to warn 2,400 people who are more likely than others to develop breast cancer, but they can't. The individuals have the right not to know.

Mental Health and the Cycle of Violence in Guyana

Madeline Bishop, Campbell Rawlins

How is post-colonial Guyana working to break free from its enduring cycles of abuse and suicide?

Ladakh: Education Reform That Is Changing the Local Community

Palak Barmaiya

At an altitude of 11,000 feet, a unique school has been developed in a mountain desert of India—its mission is to help educate children through sustainable community living.

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November 10, 2018 | Granta

Dividing Lines

Jack Losh

The fight against militias that roam CAR's displaced persons camps and now persecute the very people they claim to protect.

November 09, 2018 | The National

Sudanese Militias Moonlight As Poachers in Central African Republic's Badlands

Jack Losh

Raids in central Africa's Chinko Nature Reserve reveal a dark connection between armed groups and the illicit wildlife trade

November 06, 2018 | Politico

Bosnia Struggles With Return of ISIS Widows

Krithika Varagur

Several thousand women who followed husbands to Syria and Iraq are stuck in limbo, often with young children.

November 04, 2018 | Global Health NOW

Treatment Pending: Legally Obligated to Treat Autism, Brazil Lacks Resources

Amanda Michelle Gordon

Brazil's autism rights are some of the most comprehensive in the world. But the reality isn't so grand.

November 01, 2018 | VICE News

Photos: Life on the Streets of San Francisco Through the Lens of Ex-Inmates

Keegan Hamilton; Photos by Brian L. Frank, Eugene Riley, and Chris Shurn

Two former inmates share their stories and glimpses of life on the streets in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood.

October 30, 2018 | Al Jazeera

Child Soldiers of South Sudan

Andreea Campeanu and Patricia Huon

In South Sudan there are still 19,000 children in armed forces, with boys trained to fight and girls taken as "wives."

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February 08, 2016 | Meet the Journalist

Meet the Journalists: Laura Bassett and Jake Naughton

Laura Bassett and Jake Naughton

Laura Bassett and Jake Naughton traveled to Kenya to take a close look at the devastating impact of a United States policy on the abortion rights of rape victims around the world.

January 21, 2016 | Meet the Journalist

Meet the Journalist: Jeanne Carstensen

Jeanne Carstensen

Grantee Jeanne Carstensen reports on the Syrian refugee crisis and Greece's reaction to the influx of migrants crossing its borders.

January 13, 2016 | Meet the Journalist

Meet the Journalist: Tracey Eaton

Tracey Eaton

Tracey Eaton discusses his project, "Cuban Youth: A New Dawn?" Eaton, the former Havana bureau chief for the Dallas Morning News, interviewed 20-somethings about their hopes and dreams for the future.

November 11, 2015 | Meet the Journalist

Meet the Journalist: Paula Bronstein

Paula Bronstein

Photojournalist Paula Bronstein discusses her reporting from Afghanistan, where she has documented the lives of the many war widows, the legacy of three decades of war.

October 07, 2015 | Education Resources

Lesson Plan for Child Migration

Mark Schulte

A lesson plan to accompany reporting projects that cover child migration.

September 04, 2015

Social Justice Day: An Introduction for Educators

Amanda Ottaway

A school in Philadelphia takes global issues and makes them local in a unique way.

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April 12, 2018 | Education news

This Week in Education: Too Young to Wed Documentary and Discussion

This week: discussing a documentary on child marriage, examining religion and culture's interplay with environmentalism in China, and celebrating our award-winning student fellows.

April 03, 2018 | Newsletter

This Week: Pakistan and India are Becoming Nuclear Rivals

Kim Pate

This week: Why Pakistan and India are equipping their submarines with nuclear-tipped missiles, what life is like for ethnic minority Vietnamese living in Cambodia, and how armed groups have filled a power vacuum in the Central African Republic.

March 26, 2018 | General news, Project news

Pulitzer Center Land Rights Documentaries Screen at DC Environmental Film Festival

Steve Sapienza and Jin Ding

The 2018 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital featured Pulitzer Center-supported journalists and filmmakers who reported on land and property rights issues using visual storytelling.

March 12, 2018 | Education news

North Carolina Teachers and Students Explore Global Issues Through Creative Movement

Hannah Berk

Teachers and students from Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools in North Carolina explore global reporting through theater as part of NewsArts workshops led by Pulitzer Center staff.

February 15, 2018 | General news, Awards

Two Pulitzer Center Projects Receive World Press Photo Award Nominations

Alyssa Sperrazza

Two projects sponsored by the Pulitzer Center have received a World Press Photo nomination.

January 29, 2018 | Education news

Walking Like a Journalist at Washington Global

Hannah Berk

Students created photo/text "milestones" after practicing close observation, descriptive writing, and interview skills with Pulitzer Center staff and journalists.

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