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October 18, 2017 | Field Notes
Returning to Sosua
Emily Codik was surprised by the island's transformation from a safe haven for Holocaust refugees to a sex-tourism hotspot.
Country
Dominican Republic
October 17, 2017 | The Washington Post
I Thought I Knew How My Family Escaped the Holocaust. The Truth Was Hidden in a Dominican Town.
A personal account of how a journalist's family escaped the Holocaust and found safety in the Dominican Republic, where they joined a settlement of Jewish refugees.
August 31, 2016 | takepart
How Solar Ovens Are Changing Lives in the Dominican Republic
Families and communities in the Dominican Republic use solar ovens to better their quality of life. The ovens are cost-effective and families save money for more food.
August 30, 2016 | Pulitzer Center
Hope, Faith and Solar Ovens Give Way to a New Future
Magaly Lantigua wants to be a nurse. She thinks a solar oven will help her get there. Lantigua thinks a solar oven will help her save money to attend a university while still caring for her family.
April 12, 2016 | The Christian Science Monitor
Mystery of the Rising Caribbean Lakes
Two lakes in the Caribbean are rising uncontrollably. Scientists think climate change may be to blame. But the evidence is counterintuitive.
March 11, 2016 | takepart
Deported From Their Own Country
The Dominican Republic built its economy on the backs of Haitian immigrants and their descendants. Now it wants them gone.
March 03, 2016 | National Geographic
The Relentless Rise of Two Caribbean Lakes Baffles Scientists
In Haiti and the Dominican Republic, two lakes are flooding farmland, swallowing communities and leading to deforestation.
December 29, 2015 | Pulitzer Center
Driving Danger in the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic has more road deaths per capita than any other nation in the Western hemisphere.
September 04, 2015 | Pulitzer Center
Young Motherhood in the Dominican Republic
Teenage pregnancy rates in the Dominican Republic are booming, and for many of the girls who live there it's about learning to become young mothers.
June 15, 2015 | Pulitzer Center
Lesson Unplanned: Teenage Pregnancy in the Dominican Republic
To counteract the alarming number of pregnant teenagers, the Dominican Republic launched an initiative in January 2015 to implement sex education in public schools.
May 27, 2015 | Pulitzer Center
More for Her Children: A Teen Mother’s Struggle in the Dominican Republic
An 18-year-old mother in the Dominican Republic grapples with how and when to teach her daughter about sex.
May 04, 2015 | Pulitzer Center
Dealing with an Unexpected Life in the Dominican Republic
While most adolescents interviewed for this project said they were not ready to become parents, one variable remains constant: their aspirations for their infants, unborn children and themselves.
A Little-Known Story of Survival During the Holocaust
Sosua, a northern beach town in the Dominican Republic, was founded by Holocaust refugees. How did it become one of the Caribbean's biggest sex-tourism destinations?
Solar Oven Use in the Dominican Republic
Unreliable access to electricity and ever-increasing prices for gas keep almost half of the Dominican Republic from escaping poverty. Some communities are turning to solar cooking as a solution.
Teenage Pregnancy in the Dominican Republic
As teen pregnancy rates are slowly decreasing in the United States, rates in the Dominican Republic are double the world average, with 1 of 10 teen girls becoming pregnant in 2013.
Statelessness: A Human Rights Crisis
From the slums of Nairobi to the sugar plantations of the Dominican Republic to the far reaches of Bangladesh, entire communities live without citizenship rights. They are “the stateless”.
Dominican Republic: Life on the Margins
Some of the most marginalized people in the Caribbean are Haitian immigrants, and their descendents, living in the Dominican Republic.
Heroes of HIV: HIV in the Caribbean
With HIV rates second only to those of sub-Saharan Africa, Caribbean islands that conjure visions of sun and sand now highlight the interplay between poverty and the epidemic in this hemisphere.
October 19, 2017 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Emily Codik
A little-known story of survival during the Holocaust.
April 13, 2017 | General news, Awards
Student Fellow 2017 SPJ Regional Winners Move on to National Competition
Pulitzer Center Student Fellows are chosen as three regional winners and one finalist for the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards.
May 30, 2016 | General news, Education news
Pulitzer Center 2016 Student Fellows Announced
2016 fellows report on a range of complex issues from around the world—from global health and perceptions of identity to environmental degradation and innovation.
March 11, 2016 | Project news, Education news, Awards
2015 Fellows Finalists for SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards
The Society of Professional Journalists honors nine 2015 Pulitzer Center student fellows at regional awards ceremonies throughout the country.
November 16, 2015 | General news, Project news
Greg Constantine's 'Nowhere People' Reveals Human Face of Statelessness
Photographer's new book brings together a decade of reporting on a growing global phenomenon that now affects more than 10 million people.
June 01, 2015 | General news, Education news
Pulitzer Center 2015 Student Fellows Announced
Students journey across the globe to report on issues that matter—from migration to global health and indigenous land rights.
March 29, 2013 | General news
This Week in Review: Mali Falls Apart
The neighborhood of garishly opulent mansions is aptly known to locals as "Cocainebougou," or Cocaine Town. It stands as testament to the sudden collapse of Mali.
July 06, 2012 | General news, Project news, News Points
This Week in Review: Untold Truths
Pulitzer Center Executive Director Jon Sawyer highlights this week's reporting from the Ivory Coast, South Sudan and Burma.
June 28, 2012 | General news, Project news, News Points
This Week in Review: In Search of Home
Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Tom Hundley highlights this week's reporting from Burma to Turkmenistan.
August 02, 2008 | Project news
Antigone Barton granted National Press Foundation AIDS fellowship
The National Press Foundation recently awarded the Palm Beach Post's Antigone Barton a fellowship to attend the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City from August 3 to August 8.
Barton, who reported on Heroes of HIV: HIV in the Caribbean for the Pulitzer Center, is among 60 NPF fellows attending the conference and its Journalist to Journalist HIV/AIDS Training session, which will train reporters on the ethical implications and requirements of HIV/AIDS reporting.
June 02, 2008 | Project news
"House Call in Hell" to be featured at Silverdocs
"House Call in Hell," a video examining overcrowding, poor sanitation and disease in Haiti's National Penitentiary, has been selected as one of the five short documentaries from the online Current Rocks SilverDocs contest to be screened at the 2008 SilverDocs Film Festival, hosted by the American Film Institute and the Discovery Channel.
The annual documentary festival honors excellence in international filmmaking and will be held at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland, from June 16-23.
November 06, 2017 | Middle School, High School
Cooking Up Pollution: The Health Crisis of Open Fires and Leaky Stoves
Students learn about health problems associated with solid fuel cooking, alternative cooking methods that would reduce the incidence of these problems, and the difficulties of implementing changes.
June 27, 2017 | All Grades, College
Exploring Other Countries
In this lesson, students use the Pulitzer Center website to research a specific country before giving an oral presentation.
February 13, 2017 | All Grades
The Conflict Between Haiti and the Dominican Republic
This lesson will explain and demonstrate the conflict between the Republic of Haiti and Dominican Republic, the two countries that coexist in the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean.
September 26, 2016 | All Grades
Jewell: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented from The Pulitzer Center.
September 26, 2016 | All Grades
Heroes of HIV in the Caribbean
The following lesson plans were designed by Liz Morrison, coordinator of Social Studies for the Parkway School District in St. Louis, as part of the Pulitzer Center's Global Gateway initiative.
July 07, 2016 | All Grades
HIV/AIDS In Palm Beach County, Florida
In this lesson, students will learn about AIDS in Florida, and participate in an activity understand the role of health education and its impact on the AIDS epidemic in the United States.
July 06, 2016 | All Grades
HIV/AIDS in the Dominican Republic
In this lesson, students will participate in a Socratic Seminar using the Palm Beach Post article to dialogue about the impact of AIDS in the Dominican Republic.
July 06, 2016 | All Grades
AIDS in Paradise: A Crisis In The Caribbean
Students explore HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean, using the Pulitzer Center’s interactive website Heroes of HIV: HIV in the Caribbean. Students will create a final product based on information they find.
June 17, 2016 | All Grades
Funston: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 "Guernica" with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
March 23, 2016 | Middle School, High School
Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's 'Guernica'
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
March 04, 2016 | High School
The Dangers of Drunk Driving
Students read global news articles and design a mock campaign addressing the issue of driving under the influence.
October 12, 2015 | All Grades
Museum of Current Crises
This lesson plan outlines a project that allows students the opportunity to connect with a contemporary crisis somewhere in the world.