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Why Every Mom Should Cry on World Malaria Day

Kristi York Wooten | Posted 04.24.2013 | Impact
Kristi York Wooten

No mom will walk away from this film with a dry eye, neither should anyone else. So, this World Malaria Day, see the film. Cry. Then take action ... because you can.

New Africa Scramble: China Has Economic Might but Lacks Brazil's "Soft Power" Edge

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 04.24.2013 | World
Nikolas Kozloff

Brazilian financial institutions are technically prohibited from financing corporations operating in unstable markets. As a result, Brazilian firms don't receive nearly as much support as their Chinese counterparts. So, who is succeeding in the battle for public relations?

Mozambique Will Be Rich! Or Will It?

Bettina Strickler | Posted 04.17.2013 | Business
Bettina Strickler

Once natural resources are found, the road to prosperity is technically a straight on, if it wasn't for the large potholes on the way that have the power to capsize the whole nation.

New Technology Can Save Lives From an Ancient Disease

Philippe Douste-Blazy | Posted 05.20.2013 | Impact
Philippe Douste-Blazy

Created in 2006, UNITAID is largely financed by a small tax on airline tickets and last year investedĀ $30 millionĀ to roll out a new rapid test for tuberculosis, known as GeneXpert.

LNG: Mozambique's Magic Potion?

Bettina Strickler | Posted 05.04.2013 | Business
Bettina Strickler

Due to its geographic proximity, Mozambique has a competitive advantage in supplying LNG to Asian countries vis-Ć -vis America and European countries. It comes as no surprise therefore that the U.S. government has started to monitor Mozambique more actively.

PHOTOS: Mozambique's Forgotten Island

Anne E. Collins | Posted 01.14.2013 | Travel
Anne E. Collins

The night we arrived the waves were crashing onto the street and the next morning that same shoreline stretched out to sea for a kilometer, revealing incredible tide pools. Neon coral, clown fish, eels, starfish and sea urchins showedthemselves in just a few inches of water.

American Idol Fans and African Preschoolers: A Winning Team

Carolyn S. Miles | Posted 06.24.2012 | Impact
Carolyn S. Miles

American Idol fans can take a bow. Thanks to them, African preschoolers will be poised to step out on the stage of school and life, and shine.

Getting Clean Water To 780 Million People Living Without It

Richard Greenly | Posted 05.22.2012 | Impact
Richard Greenly

Lito Eduardo, a 12-year-old boy in Mozambique, is among the 40 percent of people in his country who don't have access to clean, safe water. As a resul...

Help Women By Freeing The Girls

Posted 03.02.2012 | Denver

The well-published mantra from the second wave of the feminist movement may have been, "Burn your bra!" (whether they actually did or not is highly-co...

Calling on the Food and Beverage Industry to Help Reduce Poverty

Jordan Dey | Posted 02.06.2012 | Impact
Jordan Dey

The sourcing decisions that major food and beverage companies make on a daily basis can help improve the lives of the world's smallest and poorest farmers in the developing world.

An Army of Giant Rats Unearths Peace in Africa

John Converse Townsend | Posted 02.05.2012 | Impact
John Converse Townsend

It takes a true visionary to see a Buddhist monk deploying a pack of giant rats as the solution to the devastating danger posed by landmines.

Graca Machel: Within Ten Years Women Will Have Changed Africa

Elisabeth Braw | Posted 12.10.2011 | World
Elisabeth Braw

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's President, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her peaceful leadership of the war-torn country. Johnson is Africa's first elected female head of state -- and she and other female leaders on the continent have Graca Machel to thank.

In Maputo, Collecting Trash Is The Livelihood

www.cnn.com | Emily Wither | Posted 10.29.2011 | Impact

For some living in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, making a living from other people's waste is their only means of survival. Portuguese photogr...

Beyond Growth: The Importance of Inclusion

Antoinette Sayeh | Posted 09.06.2011 | Business
Antoinette Sayeh

An increasing number of African countries have been growing robustly for more than a decade. But while growth is a necessary condition for poverty reduction and employment creation, is it also sufficient?

Mozambique HIV Patients Help Each Other Stick To Treatment Regimen

NPR | Posted 08.05.2011 | Impact

Like many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Mozambique has a high HIV rate, reaching nearly 20 percent among some sectors of the population. In Mozambi...

Mozambique Looks To Hybrid Seeds To Help Food Crisis

AP | By DONNA BRYSON | Posted 07.23.2011 | Home

CATANDICA, Mozambique -- Peter Waziweyi is bouncing around the lush countryside of Mozambique in his 30-year-old truck, visiting his customers' maize ...

HALO: Clearing Mines and Saving Lives

The Huffington Post | Yepoka Yeebo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Helen Gray remembers a field of 30,000 mines that ran straight through a village in Mozambique in south east Africa. Some of the homes were on one sid...

Join the Quiet Revolution

Kristin Davis | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Kristin Davis

I will never forget the women of Chitehwe, a village in Mozambique I visited with Oxfam. It's a quiet revolution you won't hear much about in the media, but there is little doubt they are taking their destiny into their own hands.

Free the Girls Hosts Denver's Largest Bra Drive

Katie Tate | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Katie Tate

A bra to women in the US is a no-brainer; you have to wear one. A bra is very different to the women in many parts of Africa; it is a status symbol, and it might prevent them being raped.

PHOTOS: Idyllic Mozambique, 'One Of Africa's Rising Stars'

Posted 09.19.2011 | Travel

Lonely Planet calls Mozambique "one of Africa's rising stars," a country little-explored by modern tourists which offers all the beauty and excitement...

Reporter's Notebook: A Clinic's Strains in Mozambique

Ray Suarez | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Ray Suarez

MAPUTO, Mozambique | Heard much about Mozambique in the last 35 years? It's a country that doesn't get much attention in the United States. It's a bi...

This World Food Day, Rising Food Prices Are Back in the News. What's the World to Do?

Charles MacCormack | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Charles MacCormack

Food price protests have at times shined a spotlight on the plight of the urban poor, which is real and must be addressed. But the world must also address the plight of rural poor, even if it's less likely to make headlines.

The Rebirth of Gorongosa National Park

Rob Pringle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Rob Pringle

The dedicated staff of Gorongosa are doing their part to remake the park. The end result will look different than it did before -- that's a given. But that's also perfectly fine. It just needs to be something that the world will treasure.

Bob Geldof and the Food Riots in Mozambique

Nicholas van Praag | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Nicholas van Praag

As the riots in Mozambique demonstrate, growth, as a proxy for rising economic opportunity, is all very well. But economic development, especially if it is relatively job-poor, as in Mozambique, is not enough on its own.

Where the Rift Valley Ends

Rob Pringle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Rob Pringle

The chaotic exuberance of the Gorongosa National Park tends to conceal the scars of history, as well as the uncertainties ahead for Lake Urema and its dependent ecosystem.