Water and Women: A Gender Crisis, a Global Opportunity
The world finally seems to be awakening to the inherent power that women possess - energy and talent that is needed to address the many challenges that face our planet.
The world finally seems to be awakening to the inherent power that women possess - energy and talent that is needed to address the many challenges that face our planet.
Kate Kelly | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics
When the young campers come home and have caught up on their sleep, parents might tell them the story about how the original "care" packages came to be.
CARE | Posted 07.12.2009 | World
By Rick Perera, CARE International in Pakistan ISLAMABAD - It's become depressingly familiar: a tragic attack on civilians. Tuesday's hotel bombing i...
Theresa Shaver | Posted 06.10.2009 | Living
Yeruknesh, Chidimma and Siti died for lack of basic health care taken for granted by all but the world's poorest and most vulnerable people.
Ray Chambers | Posted 06.09.2009 | Living
Amidst the joy that we will share with our loved ones on Mother's Day sits the reality that too many women and children in certain parts of our planet face the cruel, unrelenting challenges posed by malaria.
Wendi Deng Murdoch | Posted 06.09.2009 | Living
When I had my first child, I remember asking the doctor if I would live. My grandmother had died after giving birth to my mother -- in those days it was a fact of life in Xuzhou, where my family was from.
Christy Turlington | Posted 06.08.2009 | Living
As I celebrate Mother's Day, I am reminded of how fortunate those of us who have access to healthcare are and I am hopeful that those who do not, will, in the foreseeable future.
Thoraya Ahmed Obaid | Posted 06.08.2009 | Living
In the United States "dying in childbirth" occurs rarely. But for women in most poor countries, pregnancy and childbirth are the leading causes of death and disability.
Liya Kebede | Posted 06.07.2009 | Living
There is a saying in Africa that to find out you are pregnant is to have one foot in the grave. It must sound strange to Americans. But in the developing world, more women die from pregnancy and childbirth than any other cause.
Anita McBride | Posted 06.07.2009 | Living
Celebrating my first Mother's Day became a long-awaited dream come true. I felt the presence of my own mother and believed she was my guardian angel watching over me that day and every day.
Amb. Mark Dybul | Posted 06.06.2009 | Living
Malaria is particularly devastating in Africa, where it kills a child every 30 seconds -- several by the time you finish reading this posting.
Sarah Brown | Posted 06.05.2009 | Living
Ask the children. Ask them if they need their mothers. Effective development means recognizing that mums matter - and that means midwives matter too.
Rep. Lois Capps | Posted 06.04.2009 | Living
Every minute of every day, a woman somewhere in the world dies as a result of pregnancy or childbirth--amounting to more than half a million fatalities each year.
Michael Franti | Posted 05.26.2009 | Green
If we do not change our negative habits toward climate change, we can count on worldwide disruptions in food production, resulting in mass migration, refugee crises and increased conflict over scarce natural resources like water and farm land.
Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 04.22.2009 | Living
Watching Bill Maher last week, I was arrested by his suggestion that those who qualify for Social Security and are well-off should not collect their g...
Tom Cappello | Posted 04.04.2009 | Entertainment
A Powerful Noise takes a provocative look at three women from different countries who overcome seemingly insurmountable odds to bring great change to their society.
Jonathan Greenblatt | Posted 10.16.2009 | Impact