Home Search
zimbabwe - search results
If you're not happy with the results, please do another search
Saudi Women Will No Longer Need Men’s Permission to Seek Education, Health Care
Saudi Arabia is slowly – but surely – starting to join the modern world in terms of gender equality
Though the kingdom is still one...
El Salvador Becomes First Country to Ban Toxic Metals Mining
The smallest country in Central America has just passed a pretty big law regarding metal mining.
El Salvador has just become the first country in the...
Celebs On Social Media Raise Over $1.5M for Somalian Famine
What started as a 2-minute Twitter video became an international campaign to save a nation of starving families.
Famine and blight has stricken the country...
Physician Invents Reconstructive Surgery For Female Genital Mutilation
There is new hope for the hundreds of millions of women worldwide who have been subjected to genital mutilation.
A surgeon in Penn Medicine's Center...
‘Friendship Benches’ Alleviate Mental Illness Symptoms For Thousands
These community “grandmas” have had groundbreaking success in treating mental health symptoms in their neighborhoods.
180 Countries Adopt Landmark Public Health Decisions on Tobacco
The World Health Organization's global tobacco treaty negotiations ended with several amendments that will help protect public health care policies.
Congress in Unanimous Vote Passes Bill of Rights for Sexual Assault Victims
Survivors of sexual assault have not been given due process in regards to the preservation of their case evidence – but not any more thanks to Congress.
New York City Using $5M to Fund Women in Film and Theater
Because of the underrepresentation of women in media, New York City is giving women a boost into the business with $500 million in funding.
Oscar Winning Film Spurs Pakistan’s Leader to Action on Honor Killings
Amid the glitz and glamour of the Academy Awards on February 28, one deadly serious documentary was busy changing the world. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy took...
Two Million Used Pill Bottles From the U.S. Are Saving Lives in Africa
Recycling those little, plastic pill bottles that Westerners take for granted is behind a genius plan for helping out millions of people in Africa.
In...
The Animal Welfare Movement Saw Major Victories in 2015 in the U.S.
Few activist groups benefited from such sweeping legislative gains in the United States as the animal welfare movement did during 2015.
The extraordinary victories came...
African Lions Granted Protection Under New American Law That Limits Hunters
The Obama administration implemented new measures to protect African lions, placing them on the Endangered Species List in order to curtail the loss of...
It’s Unanimous: Every Country in the UN Signs Agreement to Protect Wildlife
In an international body where it seems no one gets along, the United Nations has found something everyone likes – wild animals.
It took three-years,...
Trophy-Hunted Lion’s Tragedy Leads to Animal Rights Triumphs
On July 2, Cecil, a 13-year-old male Southwest African lion, was killed in a hunting expedition in Zimbabwe.
A main attraction at the Hwange National Park, Cecil...
Orphaned Elephant Thrives With Buffalo Family That Adopted Her
An elephant named Nzou, orphaned when poachers killed her parents for their ivory, has become the towering gentle giant among her adopted family, a...
5 African Countries Form World’s Biggest Wildlife Conservation Area
Five nations have agreed to launch the world's largest international conservation area to protect nearly half of Africa's elephants and a vast range of...
Couple Donate $150 Million to Fight Poverty in Developing Nations
Stanford University will open an institution with the sole purpose of alleviating poverty in developing nations, thanks to a $150 million gift donated by...
Growth After Disaster: Going Beyond Resilience
It seems whenever we turn on the TV these days we witness disastrous scenes of flooding, fires, and typhoons forcing people from their homes...
‘Yes, We Can’ Attitude Spreading Across Africa
Sir Richard Branson visits Africa often, and recently declared, "It is apparent that a “yes, we can” attitude is spreading across the continent" --...
23 Year Old Invents Solar-Power Fridge Being Used In Africa
A UK graduate student invented a solar-powered fridge that uses zero electricity, keeping food cold for families in Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Botswana and...