15-year-old Malala Yousufzai has received worldwide attention for her efforts to promote the education of girls in Pakistan. On October 9th, she was targeted by the Taliban while on her way home from school and shot in the head. It’s been reported that she recently emerged from a coma in London where she is being treated for her grave [...]
For some, the choice of what to wear and where to buy simply comes down to a price tag. Too often that price tag is tangled up with moral repercussions like slave labor and animal cruelty. For the group of people who are Vegans, like the estimated 1 million Americans who call themselves so*, the choice of what to [...]
BY: Therese Ngo As an American girl who grew up in the 90’s, fighting for women’s rights and gender equality never crossed my mind. I never had thoughts like, “Will my family survive if I go to school today” and I never had to cope with inequitable employment wages, financial or social security. I grew up in a world where the [...]
By: Faisal Kapadia Globalization is often touted as the solve it all solution of the problems this world faces today. However there are several very highly toxic effects of globalization as well. For instance these seemingly dissipating borders means that the western world has been and even now is engaged in dumping its plastic and medical waste to third world countries. They [...]
By: Salman Latif Information and communications technology (ICT) has long been hailed as a harbinger of a global change. Researchers have argued over the potential of ICT, specifically in promoting literacy and raising social awareness. A number of projects around the globe have made a mark while trying to utilize ICT towards such ends proving ICT could be of immense significance [...]
Sughar- Engaging Customs to End Violence Against Women With the 16 days of Activism in sight, the world is preparing for some tremendous action on violence against women. There are plans about rallies demanding implementation of women focused policies, get-togethers to bring political leaders to negotiate measures against domestic violence, and of course great media campaigns to make these 16 days [...]
By: Salman Latif The 2010 floods in Pakistan displaced millions and were a major setback for the national economy. They affected vast areas mainly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh and took a toll of hundreds of lives. Despite the repeated statements from the government, no practical steps were taken to tackle the possibility of future floods and the consequence of this gross [...]
By: Salman Latif Institute of Peace and Secular Studies (IPSS) is a humble, community youth organization in Lahore, Pakistan which aims to empower Pakistani youth and groom them to face up to today’s challenges. Whereas most of the youth in Pakistan is unable to get a decent education, IPSS intends to reach out to as many youngsters as possible and ready them [...]
By Jehan Naseem This post is part of our special coverage Global Development 2011. As the socio-political crisis in Pakistan is getting out of hand, emphasis on education has been stressed by the civil society. This thought mainly is due to the fact and hope that maybe, just maybe, education might be the key to bringing stability amidst the unsettling internal [...]
By: Robin Rossmanith, Shop to stop slavery Students at Broad Meadows Middle School in Quincy, Massachusetts take a 24 hour technology fast to reflect on how to help end child labor in the carpet industry. Krista, an eighth grader at Broad Meadows and a member of Operation Day’s Work has spearheaded the project to help her fellow students reflect on [...]
