"The gospel that is being preached on the pulpit these days is just meant to insult and belittle us," says a Ugandan ...

In Zambia, the literacy rate among young learners remains low. In 2021, just 2.3% of tested fifth graders met or exceeded the ...

A river changed course, stranding three settlements from the rest of Nepal. Over a century later, there’s still no bridge to ...

More workers are leaving the country by illegal means. Those who are caught are deported back home, but often have nothing to ...

In December, Javier Milei’s government lifted price controls. Since then, food costs have spiked by more than 90%. BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA — Diana Paucar walks a sun-baked dirt road in Lomas de Zamora ...

MANICHE, HAITI — Abaky Labossière welds a car engine in his workshop in Maniche, a commune 201 kilometers (125 miles) from Port-au-Prince. It’s been 14 years since the blacksmith returned to his ...

Close to 87% of the world’s wetlands have disappeared in the past 300 years. Now, a community in Mexico is fighting to save their corner of the swamp. EL PALMAR, MEXICO — Edy Gordillo fixes his eyes ...

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO — Margó begins her workday sporting a company uniform and badge. Among her duties are walking among the desks, wagging her tail, playing and taking naps. And on special days, she ...

For decades, Sunil Babu Pant has been at the forefront of the country's groundbreaking campaign for gender and sexual ...

A unique communal garden known as a zunde ramambo, or “chief’s granary,” is an old idea getting new life — with a timeless power to support the vulnerable. CHIMANIMANI, ZIMBABWE — Smart Makuyana ...

KAMPALA, UGANDA — Hellen Alal has spent most of her 75 years selling fresh produce at Nakawa Market, arriving at the bustling hub on the eastern edge of Uganda’s capital city alongside thousands of ...

SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LAS CASAS, MEXICO — Casa Venus, a hotel with a simple white-walled exterior, opened its doors on a main thoroughfare in downtown San Cristóbal de Las Casas in September 2023. In the ...