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What’s your favorite book? Most of us probably don’t give a second thought to how amazing it is that we can read the thoughts of others, much less a street sign, the instructions on a package-or even this blog. We fire off text messages and write to-do lists. Meanwhile, UNESCO estimates that 774 million adults (15 years and […]
Juan was one of my first students as a Becoming a Man (B.A.M.) Counselor at Youth Guidance . As the son of Mexican immigrants, it was clear when I met him that he was no stranger to struggle. His parents came to the United States in hopes of a brighter future and like many undocumented immigrants, […]
Eunice is in 5th grade at the Kibera School for Girls, and she is fiercely smart and creative. She lives in Kibera with her brother and parents, who grapple each day with challenges such as unemployment, high crime rates and poverty that are inherent in urban settlements. The challenging circumstances of Eunice’s childhood influenced her […]
Two weeks ago, I visited Tanya at her new home: her college dorm. Tanya once thought that college wasn’t in the cards for her —she didn’t believe she could find a community where she would fit in. When we first met Tanya, she was a fourteen-year-old survivor of sexual exploitation. She had been commercially exploited […]
Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn’s new book A Path Appears is out! Today brings the opportunity to be inspired by a myriad of stories that tell how people are fighting poverty and inequality across the world through research, evidence-based strategies and brilliant ideas! Don’t miss out on this uplifting new book that will teach you about […]
Gender-based violence against women and girls is a serious social issue in my country, Burundi. The majority of women and girls here endure rape, domestic violence, sexual abuse, human trafficking and discrimination. Poverty is prevalent but many other social and cultural factors have aggravated the plight of women in Burundian society. Despite the introduction of […]