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Laura, Sacando la Lengua
Many survivors of the conflict in Colombia have fled to Venezuela to take refuge where they face problems like unemployment and poverty. However, a workshop has given some refugee children the opportu...
Bhumika, Freelancer
Bloggers continue to discuss the case of US missionaries charged with trying to adopt out Haitian children without permission, as well as other child traffickers targeting vulnerable children.
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Abdurahman, No Longer at Ease
Many bloggers believe that the Somali government is recruiting young Kenyans to fight rebels in the Horn of Africa.
This is the first roundup of Somali blogs in 2009. Yes, it's been more than a yea...
Claire, Ashoka
A new technological platform called Ushahidi could be used to help women in labor experiencing complications all over the world.
As mobile and web technologies become increasingly accessible to tho...
Anusha, United Nations
Though many believe violence against women to primarily be a problem in other parts of the world, the situation for many women in the U.S. is still problematic.
The Washington Post’s recent artic...
Juliana, Global Voices Online
Different Colombian organizations share their points of view on the violence and armed conflict through videos, including those chronicling family members protesting the deaths of young men lured by t...
Marc, Global Voices
A month after the earthquake in Haiti, problems have emerged involving the treatment of children who are orphaned or separated from their families.
A month after a seven-point earthquake destroye...
Juliana, Global Voices Online
A group of volunteers have made videos of the people they met and worked with in Rwanda, including young people affected by the genocide.
Travelling and making videos of what we experience is a way...
Juhie, Global Voices Online
Because rape has been used as a weapon of war in the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, many young women and girls are suffering from traumatic fistula, an injury women can experien...
Juhie, Global Voices Online
Though the major conflict has ceased in Darfur, in western Sudan, the continuing instability and ongoing attacks have been particularly harmful for region's young people. But youth both within and out...
Alice, Global Voices, Poto Mitan
Régine Zamor, a Haitian-American, has gone to Haiti to volunteer her services, despite being unaffiliated with any major NGO. In a video interview, she talks about distributing food that she herself ...
Juliana, Global Voices Online
The ongoing crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo is still an issue that demands our attention. Children recruited as soldiers are particularly vulnerable in the DRC. In these videos, citizens of...
Nalga, UNFPA
Fleeing from war-torn Sudan to Chad, many young women are susceptible to sexual abuse. One young woman speaks out about her experiences with being stigmatized by her rape.
Many refugees from Darfur...
John, Global Voices
The oppressive regime running Burma has both forced many Burmese into displaced person camps in Thailand. Young Burmese people are particularly vulnerable, especially due to issues such as sexual heal...
Sarah, UNIFEM
Indonesia has made great strides against gender based violence, by setting up crisis centers for women and working with men and boys.
Violence against women has been recognized as a serious issue i...
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