POSTCARDS: IN KYRGYZSTAN, WARMING BRINGS LESS WATER – AND MORE CONFLICT
KATIE ARNOLD, reporting for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, looks at how water shortages are causing tensions in Kyrgyzstan…
In Kenya, Pentecostal Christian moms tell husbands that girls are as good as boys
Bungoma, KenyaRNS As she prepared lunch for her children outside her house in Mukhuma village in western Kenya, Joyce Nafula thought of her former husband and began to cry. The two were married for 20 years and had six daughters. Girls play at school in western Kenya on 3rd August. Male offspring are desired more […]
Mexico City’s transport ranked as most dangerous for women – poll
Thomson Reuters Foundation Mexico City has the most dangerous transport system for women out of five of the world’s biggest commuter cities, according to a Thomson Reuters Foundation poll, with women saying other passengers often turned a blind eye to abuse. The poll found about three in every four women in Mexico City were not confident […]
Lack of school toilets puts 620 million children in danger – report
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation A lack of proper school toilets threatens the health, education and safety of at least 620 million children around the world, the charity WaterAid said in a new study published on Friday. Children at one in three schools lack access to proper toilets, putting them at risk of diarrhea and other infections […]
Politicians ramp up anti-migrant rhetoric in campaigns from US to Brexit, experts say
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Politicians around the world are ratcheting up the anti-migrant rhetoric during campaigning and to achieve policy goals at the risk of sending humanity into a “moral abyss”, human trafficking experts warned on Thursday. Anti-immigration language – seen during the midterm US elections this month and the ongoing Brexit talks in Europe- is […]