Daily Death-Defying Walks to SchoolFrom Visual News: In various parts of the world, some children go to extreme lengths to get to class. Stories about children walking long miles to get to school is already well documented, but did you ever hear about children risking their lives on the way?
The images in this story show dangerous yet unfortunately necessary ways that some kids get to class. |
Can Burma Avoid the Curse of Sex Tourism?
From TIME magazine: "In recent years, the borders of Burma (Myanmar) have been opening. In 2012, Burma received more than a million foreign tourists, up from 816,000 the year before. This year, the country is anticipating 1.5 million — a near doubling of the number of visitors in two years.
While tourism is pumping much needed cash into the country — more than half a billion dollars last year — officials want to keep sex off the list of local attractions. One need only look across the border to see why: Thailand has the highest HIV rate in Southeast Asia, and Cambodia, tragically, has a thriving child sex industry."
While tourism is pumping much needed cash into the country — more than half a billion dollars last year — officials want to keep sex off the list of local attractions. One need only look across the border to see why: Thailand has the highest HIV rate in Southeast Asia, and Cambodia, tragically, has a thriving child sex industry."
The World as 100 PeopleFromThe Cultureist: "Jack Hagley designed this infographic to create a more tangible snapshot of the world.
The infographic brings attention to pressing global issues such as access to clean water, technology, education and shelter." |
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New Diaspora: Online Project Documents the Greek Immigrant ExperienceThe recent years of economic turmoil in Greece have had a devastating effect; the unemployment rate is currently at 27%, and nearly 60% of people under age 25 are out of work. Many have been forced to leave Greece to search for work in other countries.
Filmmaker Nicolas Stamboulopoulos has begun a new online web project called New Diaspora to help Greek expats give voice to this experience. See a video clip of one woman's story from this project (left), and read and listen to an interview with Stamboulopoulos from PRI- The World here. |
“We who live outside of Greece are blamed for running away, but we have other challenges to fight — being away from our families, being treated as immigrants…and always being the foreigners that take jobs from the locals.” |