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February 07, 2020 | The Crisis
Blacks in Ghana: Welcome Home
African-Americans migrate to Ghana as a way of returning to their roots.
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Ghana
February 01, 2020 | USA Today
In Ghana's Year of Return, NAACP Goes Home on Behalf of the Ancestors
The NAACP’s Youth and College Division was part of a nearly 300-person delegation that visited Ghana last August in celebration of the country’s Year of Return.
July 31, 2019 | Undark
In Ghana, a Bumper Crop of Opinions on Genetically Modified Cowpea
The country plans to release the modified seeds this year or next. Will they benefit the small farmers they were designed for?
May 10, 2018 | Publico
Prophets and Profits
In Africa, Evangelical, Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches are attracting a growing number of believers.
April 03, 2018 | Huck Magazine
Inside the Dark, Opulent World of Ghana's Churches
In Ghana, the Evangelical, Pentecostal and Charismatic churches are seeing an unprecedented growth in popularity, promising their followers wealth, health and new worlds of opportunity. But, as photojournalist Tomaso Clavarino discovers, things might not be so simple.
March 26, 2018 | BRIGHT Magazine
The Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions — And Broken Toilets
Aid recipients usually have little say in aid projects meant for them, but this citizen journalism project is giving them a chance to give their views.
March 21, 2018 | Vanity Fair
Prophets and Profits
Grantee Tomaso Clavarino reports on the the growing influence of evangelical churches in Africa.
March 14, 2018 | El Pais
How to Do Business with God
The heart of world Christianity has shifted south. In Africa, pastors exhibit their wealth, and ordinary believers, although poor, make donations to churches that respond to their material desires.
December 21, 2017 | Quartz
Ghana’s Visa Fraud Problem Has Triggered a Rise in Identity Theft
The former head of Ghana’s visa fraud unit tells the story about the time someone tried to rent his passport. He didn’t realize he was witnessing the beginnings of a rise in identity fraud.
November 29, 2017 | Field Notes
How Ghanaian MPs Got Away With Visa Fraud
For a few weeks, the incredible story of the fake US embassy in Ghana became an international sensation. There was only one problem: None of it was true.
November 29, 2017 | The Guardian
The True Story of the Fake U.S. Embassy in Ghana
Last year, the U.S. state department said it had uncovered a fake embassy in Accra that had been issuing a stream of forged visas. The story went viral—but all was not as it seemed.
October 05, 2017 | Science Magazine
Watch How the U.S. and China Worked Together to Get Weapons-Grade Uranium out of Ghana
Science Magazine’s Richard Stone talks about his experiences traveling the world and reporting on international efforts to improve nuclear security.
Finding Their Roots: Blacks Repatriate to Africa
Tired of American racism, Black Americans are moving to African countries like Ghana where they are free from systemic racism, prejudice, and discrimination.
Genetically Modified Orphan Crops in Africa
Scientists in Ghana are getting out of their labs to change public perception about genetically modified orphan crops. What could that mean for food security in sub-Saharan Africa?
Prophets and Profits
While churches in the economic north are emptying out, those in the global south—especially in Africa—are growing. In Ghana, Evangelicalism and Pentecostalism are booming, but at what price?
The Hustlers' Embassy
The embassy was in a run down colonial building. President Obama's portrait was on the wall. The visas cost $6,000. Only one problem: none of it was real.
The U.S.-China Nuclear Rapprochement
An extraordinary collaboration between U.S. and Chinese nuclear scientists is setting the stage for greater cooperation between the two countries in addressing security threats.
China in Africa: Hope and Conflict in a Post-Western World
Across Africa, the era of U.S. and European hegemony is ending. As China fills the gap, the continent is changing in ways we’re only beginning to understand.
Ghana: Walking Without Shoes
What happens when we're told to "walk a mile in his shoes" but the child has no shoes? In Ghana this is an everyday reality making harmful diseases more prevalent.
Ghana: What are the Effects of Relying on Offshore Drilling for Economic Development?
Ghana's offshore oil industry began drilling in 2010, bringing with it significant economic growth. However, history shows that managing oil resources often proves more difficult than expected.
Skin Bleaching in Ghana: Media and Cultural Impact
Jessica Edmond, Pulitzer Center student fellow from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, examines the effects of media that promote skin bleaching among women and children in Ghana.
Waste Management in Ghana: It Takes Two
A push-pull between Ghana’s residents and its department of waste management has been ongoing—trash bins have been stolen and open defecation is commonplace. A turnaround may be in the works.
Children at Risk
Across the world more attention needs to be focused on children's needs so that girls as well as boys will attend school and learn to read, and that all will have safe water and access to healthcare.
Murky Waters in Ghana
In Accra, capital of Ghana, residents cope with water scarcity while the state water company rakes in cash from abroad.
May 20, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Tomaso Clavarino
Churches in Ghana are booming and pastors have become some of the richest and most powerful people. But at what price? "Prophets and profits" investigates this boom and its consequences.
December 06, 2017 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Yepoka Yeebo
For over a decade, there existed a fake U.S. Embassy in Accra, Ghana. When the news broke, there were more questions than answers and some officials are convinced it didn't happen.
October 18, 2017 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalists: Noah Fowler and Jonathan Kaiman
Journalists Noah Fowler and Jonathan Kaiman discuss their three-part series on China's growing role in Africa.
May 11, 2010 | Student Reporting
Teenage Prostitution
Lauryn and Janay from School Without Walls in Washington, DC report on Teenage Prostitution in the US.
December 05, 2017 | Newsletter
This Week: The True Story of the Fake U.S. Embassy in Ghana
This week: The story of a fake embassy in Ghana turns out to be—you guessed it—fake, how Sarah Al Suhaimi's meteoric rise through the Saudi business world signals a new era for women, and Poland's contentious debate over abortion rights.
September 06, 2017 | Newsletter
This Week: An Unusual US-China Partnership
This week: Keeping nuclear material out of the hands of terrorists, a disappearing collaboration between fishermen and dolphins, and trauma specialists heal after ISIS.
August 08, 2017 | Newsletter
This Week: China's Strategic Investment in Africa
This week: The overlap of Beijing's economic and geopolitical goals, the rise of chronic diseases in violent regions, and grantee Dan Grossman discusses the art of covering climate change.
October 25, 2015 | General news, Project news
'Fatal Extraction' Selected as Finalist for Two Multimedia Awards
International media organizations nominate 'Fatal Extraction' for innovation in multimedia storytelling.
October 19, 2015 | General news, Project news
This Week: Student Fellows Weekend 2015
Our 2015 student fellows take on the world.
September 09, 2015
How Africa's Journalists United for a Pioneering Collaboration
Reporters in one of the largest ever journalistic collaborations in Africa spent months unearthing court records and hushed-up government audits to tell human stories of mining's impacts in Africa.
September 02, 2015 | General news, Project news
Dirt Poor: Poverty and Water Sanitation
Too often, the people most affected by poor water sanitation are also those least able to address the issue. Industry, government, and entrenched poverty all stand in the way of access to clean water.
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.
May 31, 2013 | General news, Education news
Penn Announces 2013 Pulitzer Center Student Fellows Diksha Bali and Luke Messac
Two Penn students named 2013 Pulitzer Center International Student Reporting Fellows.
April 29, 2013 | General news, Education news
Pulitzer Center 2013 Student Fellows Announced
Nearly two dozen Campus Consortium student fellows undertake reporting around the globe in 2013.
February 28, 2013 | General news, Project news, Awards
Pulitzer Center Grantees Honored 2013 Pictures of the Year International
Multiple Pulitzer Center grantees have been recognized by Pictures of the Year International for their work.
August 22, 2012 | General news, Awards
2012 Photocrati Fund Awards to Peter DiCampo, Sean Gallagher
The 2012 Photocrati Fund honors the work of Pulitzer Center grantees Peter DiCampo and Sean Gallagher.
February 26, 2020 | Middle School, High School
Exploring Repatriation: Black Americans Follow in W.E.B. Du Bois's Footsteps
Students explore reporting about four Black Americans' decisions to 'repatriate' to Ghana, analyze their motivations, and make connections between Black History figures and current events.
August 19, 2019 | All Grades
Food Security and Hunger in the Age of Genetically Modified Crops
Analyzing and understanding the trends for Genetically Modified Crops: How will food security change in Ghana with the innovation of a stronger cowpea?
August 16, 2019 | Elementary
Finding a Common Thread: How People Around the World Get Their Food
Engage with the challenges and solutions that communities around the world are grappling with when trying to access vital food sources.
October 09, 2017 | High School, College
Nuclear Security: Different Approaches with North Korea and China
Students learn about the politics and policies of nuclear security by exploring the U.S.-North Korea and U.S.-China relationships.
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.
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.
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.
