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September 23, 2019 | Pulitzer Center
Reporting on Intersexuality in Rural Zimbabwe
"She’s Not a Boy" directors Yuhong Pang and Robert Tokanel detail their production trip to Gutu, Zimbabwe.
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Zimbabwe
June 07, 2019 | The Atlantic
Intersex, and Proud
2019 Pulitzer Center student fellow film She's Not a Boy focuses on an intersex woman who moved from Zimbabwe to the United States.
June 21, 2018 | wired.co.uk
Why Silicon Valley's Money Can't Solve Africa's Tech Problems
Is Africa the next frontier for Silicon Valley? Despite all the fanfare and media coverage, the venture capital scene in Africa, particularly beyond South Africa, remains nascent.
March 22, 2018 | The New York Review of Books
Zimbabwe: Enter the Crocodile
How did Robert Mugabe's rule end? With a mysterious poisoning, a clandestine flight across the border, a standoff at the airport, and a furious shootout in a Harare suburb. Here's the whole story.
November 28, 2017 | The Times
The Next Mugabe: Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe's Brutal Enforcer
The most feared man in the country is set to become the next Zimbabwean president. A year ago, he gave a rare interview to Martin Fletcher.
November 14, 2017 | Discover Magazine
A Global State of Mind
Mental illness knows no borders. One relentless Indian psychiatrist pushes to make treatment a standard around the world.
September 07, 2017 | The New Statesman
The War on Poaching
More than 1,100 rhinos were killed for their horns in Africa in 2016. Quasi-military conservation units are trying to stop the slaughter.
January 20, 2017 | International Business Times
Zimbabwe's White Farmers Once Helped Feed Africa — Now Their Farms Lie in Ruins
Ben Freeth's family farm was Zimbabwe's biggest mango producer until Robert Mugabe's 'war vets' seized it in 2009. Now, as millions of Zimbabweans survive on foreign food aid, it produces nothing.
January 13, 2017
Pulitzer Center Launches 'To End AIDS'
Pulitzer Center launches its newest e-book: To End Aids featuring stories, photographs and video by our grantees. Also included: a timeline, interactive maps, a glossary, and resources.
January 07, 2017 | The Telegraph
Why White Zimbabwean Farmer, Ben Freeth, Returned to His Farm Eight Years After it Was Destroyed by Pro-Mugabe Forces
Eight years after Robert Mugabe's war veterans seized his family's farm, Ben Freeth returns to find it desolate and abandoned.
December 18, 2016 | The New Statesman
The Portrait Is Falling: The Last Days of Robert Mugabe
At 93, Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is fading away. Where will his country be once he passes?
July 17, 2016 | Pulitzer Center
Ending AIDS: Behind the Scenes
The "Ending AIDS" project covers efforts to end AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa and the United States. This slideshow takes a look at the people Jon Cohen met along the way and the places he visited.
Mugabe's Last Days—And What Comes Next
Robert Mugabe's downfall after 37 years in power left beleaguered Zimbabweans euphoric, but the rise of Emmanuel Mnangagwa, aka The Crocodile, suggests that the rejoicing might be premature.
Mugabe's Last Days
What will happen when Robert Mugabe's 36-year rule in Zimbabwe ends? Will life for millions of his oppressed, destitute countrymen get better—or even worse?
Land Health and Water Security in Southern Africa
In northwest Zimbabwe, water sources are returning, people no longer depend on food aid, and wildlife populations are rebounding. What’s happening, and what does it mean for other poor areas?
Ending AIDS
An on-the-ground look at efforts in Africa and the United States to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
One Step From Hell
In almost three decades of rule, Robert Mugabe's evolution from liberator to tyrant led Zimbabwe from democratic independence and its status as South Africa's breadbasket to a one-party state with an inflation rate over 231 million percent. Mugabe met early electoral wins by the opposition party Movement for Democratic...
Zimbabwe: Human Conflict/Environmental Consequences
In Zimbabwe, growing political and economic instability has put unprecedented pressure on the country's environment. Deforestation, poaching and unsustainable resource exploitation are destroying what was once among the best-managed park systems in Africa. As a result, people who depend on the country's natural resources - either for day- to-day...
April 16, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Joshua Hammer
Author and reporter Joshua Hammer travels back to Zimbabwe to cover dictator Robert Mugabe's last days.
December 19, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Martin Fletcher
Who will succeed Robert Mugabe—and who will be given the coveted grave site next to his own?
July 17, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Judith D. Schwartz
Environmental journalist Judith D. Schwartz travels to rural Zimbabwe to document how holistically-managed cattle revived a severely degraded landscape—in a way that has benefited wildlife and brought food security to local villagers.
April 05, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Jon Cohen
With Pulitzer Center support, Jon Cohen is coordinating a package of video, print, and online stories on ending AIDS for Science, PBS NewsHour, BuzzFeed, and UCTV.
June 08, 2020 | Education news
On-Demand Webinar: Finding Home as an Intersex Asylum Seeker
In this webinar, Tatenda Ngwaru, an intersex woman who sought asylum in the U.S., shares her story of resilience in conversation with Rob Tokanel who co-directed a documentary about her story.
April 24, 2018 | General news
Apply Now for Fully-Funded 2018 Reporting Property Rights Workshop
The Pulitzer Center and Thomson Reuters Foundation invite journalists from Southern African countries to apply for the 2018 Reporting Property Rights workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa, from July 31-August 3, 2018.
June 08, 2020 | All Grades
"Nobody's Gonna Silence Me": Exploring Identity and Resilience
In this lesson, students consider questions of identity and visibility by analyzing a documentary about an intersex woman from Zimbabwe seeking asylum in the U.S.
October 05, 2016 | College
To End AIDS: Addressing Community Needs
Students develop solutions for challenges in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. Students will conduct in-depth research on their issues, create proposals, and present them.
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.
July 18, 2016 | All Grades
Ending AIDS
Students analyze how journalists William Brangam, Jon Cohen, and Jason Kane unfold an analysis of HIV prevention measures in several locations around the world.
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.
May 23, 2016 | Middle School
1.1 Explore Your World Through the News: An Introduction to Journalism
It has been said that journalism is the literature of democracy. What is journalism? Why is it important? You will soon have a chance to find out!
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.
February 17, 2016 | All Grades
How Countries Deal with HIV/AIDS
This lesson looks at different countries and their responses to the AIDS epidemic.
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.