Poverty
An estimated 702.1 million people around the world lack access to food, clothing and other basic necessities. Pulitzer Center reporting tagged with “Poverty” feature reporting on health, malnutrition, education inequality and the many other endemic effects of poverty. Use the Pulitzer Center Lesson Builder to find and create lesson plans on poverty.
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Education Resource
Meet the Journalist: Roger Thurow Reports on the 1,000 Days
Good nutrition is vital in the 1,000 Days, the time from when a woman becomes pregnant to the second...
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Pulitzer Center Update
Family Planning in Ethiopia Finds Unexpected Advocates
In Ethiopia, religious leaders have been persuaded by health workers, doctors, and NGOs to promote...
July 30, 2014 -
Pulitzer Center Update
The Education of Girls: A Global Effort
A worldwide vigil for the Nigerian students abducted by Boko Haram draws attention to a major global...
July 24, 2014
![](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/09-02-14/typhotos_1_0.jpg.webp?h=a5eb5da0&itok=07V997Dn "A woman stands in the flooded "protection of civilians" (POC) site on the U.N. base in Malakal, South Sudan. Thousands continue to live partially submerged in contaminated water. Image by Ty McCormick. South Sudan, 2014.")
![](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/08-29-14/img_9040_0.jpg.webp?h=06ac0d8c&itok=S5RhqsCf "When his wife left to work overseas, Meljohn Manguerra had to take on being both father and mother to their children. The most difficult for him was coping with the everyday things without having a co-parent at his side. "I missed having my wife around to talk to about raising our children," he said. Image by Geric Cruz. Philippines, 2014.")
![](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/05-28-14/rukiya.jpg.webp?h=19f14c2c&itok=bQzgssgM ""Hero" farmer Rukiya Abenkeyir has not only improved her life through an irrigation project that emphasizes female empowerment, but she's also taken a leadership position among her peers. Image by Philip Brasher. Ethiopia, 2014.")
