Latin American women urged to act on violence to cut murder rate
Thomson Reuters Foundation Women in Latin America must stop accepting violence as a normal part of life, government leaders and campaigners said last week as five countries from the region joined forces to end its high murder and assault rates of women. Studies show Latin America is home to 14 of the 25 countries with […]
Updated: Hundreds dead after earthquake and tsunami hits Indonesian island of Sulawesi
Updated: 9am, 1st October, 2018More than 830 people have been killed and hundreds more injured after an earthquake and tsunami struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The 7.5 magnitude earthquake and a powerful tsunami destroyed hundreds of homes in the city of Palu in central Sulawesi and the neighbouring city of Donggala when they struck […]
HOLLOWED OUT LUNGS
For September and October, 2018, we’re reading Joel McKerrow and Zoe Boyle’s book of poetry, Hollowed Out Lungs. To buy the book, follow this link – Hollowed Out Lungs.
Conquering Kilimanjaro: Women with albinism set to scale Africa’s highest peak
Thomson Reuters Foundation Six African women with albinism who have overcome stigma, abuse, rape and machete attacks are set to scale the continent’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, to dispel the negative perceptions surrounding people with the rare skin condition. The novice climbers – aged between 26 to 35 years old and from Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, […]