A humanitarian crisis in landlocked Nepal

  By Caroline Crang and Hannah Bedford Saying good-bye to Kathmandu, we left behind lines of cars, trucks, motorbikes and school buses outside the few open gas stations, empty kerosene containers outside shops and uneasy faces of people facing a winter without...

Freya: Helping children in New Orleans

Name: Freya Hoffman-Terry Birth place: York, Maine (United States) Age: 32 Occupation: Chief Operating Officer/Program Manager at A’s & Aces, a non-profit youth development organization in New Orleans providing literacy and academic support, life skills and...

Bowie and the pantheon of icons

By Nelson Graves David Bowie’s death has generated an outpouring of testimonials, in keeping with his artistic genius and status as a global icon. Global news takes many forms, and the music and entertainment industries are as universal as they come. Bowie and...

It could have been our families and us

By Monika Pronczuk The tide of refugees fleeing to Europe from wars in the Middle East and elsewhere has sparked strong reactions, much of it hostile. But for some of us, it has been a life-changing, positive experience. It all started in October, when together with...

Month: January 2016