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Socioeconomic Inclusion

‘I lost my job’: US aid cuts hit women clearing Zimbabwe’s mines

Joyce Chaipa lost her job clearing mines in Zimbabwe after cuts by the U.S. and other donors. This is her story

Farai Shawn Matiashe

Published January 15, 2026

Socioeconomic Inclusion

Syria isn’t safe, but UK wants Syrians to return – asylum seeker

Syrian asylum seeker Fareed Fakhoury's children have survived war and an earthquake; he just wants them to feel safe

Emma Batha

Published December 08, 2025

Money, Power and People

Indian student chases American Dream despite US H-1B uncertainties

An Indian student describes his concerns as he waits to hear back from U.S. colleges amid Trump's immigration curbs

Annie Banerji

Published October 09, 2025

Money, Power and People

‘I will keep marching’: the view from Madagascar’s streets

Why are Antananarivo's young people on the streets? A protest organiser explains

Kim Harrisberg

Published October 08, 2025

Money, Power and People

Ending AGOA will cost ‘our souls and bodies’: Lesotho union leader

If a US trade pact expires, Lesotho's workers risk labour exploitation, poverty and sexual abuse, union head Solong Senohe warns

Kim Harrisberg

Published September 22, 2025

Money, Power and People

US aid cuts: South Africa trans health worker describes HIV fear

A South African transgender health worker describes how U.S. aid cuts rocked HIV care in Johannesburg

Kim Harrisberg

Published August 26, 2025

Socioeconomic Inclusion

‘Born again’: Trans teen celebrates first gender identity change in Mexican hometown

Despite hurdles, a transgender teen in southern Mexico obtains his gender identity change in a first for his tiny hometown

Diana Baptista

Published July 15, 2025

Socioeconomic Inclusion

I came to UK from Zimbabwe as a care worker, but ended up homeless

Zola believed a job in Britain's care sector would lead to a better life. But now she is homeless and in debt - this is her story

Emma Batha

Published June 13, 2025

Nature

No trees, no birds, no shade: A sit-in for Dhaka’s last parks

In the fast-growing Bangladesh capital, sun-scorched activists demand protection for city's last green oases

Md. Tahmid Zami

Published May 05, 2025

Socioeconomic Inclusion

“No place to call home”: First Taliban, then Trump denies Afghans

Squeezed on all sides: facing hostility from three nations, this Afghan journalist feels trapped and fears for her future

Zofeen T. Ebrahim

Published March 20, 2025