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A woman and man smiling at a food distribution in Zimbabwe.

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Candrer Chasombwa inspects a beehive at the youth beekeepers' group's apiary in Samende village

How beehives help communities thrive

Food, Climate Change

Zimbabwe

10/06/2025

Publication

How beehives help communities thrive

Kun Nora, 32, with Sor Navy, 36, steers the boat on a patrol along the Mekong River as they check for illegal fishing.

Peace like a river, on the river

Peace

Cambodia

10/01/2025

Publication

Peace like a river, on the river

Left to right Koeut Chhunly, Theum Chan Thou, and Sor Navy share in a session led by Koeut Chhunly, Senior Program Coordinator of PBO during a river patrol

First person: Koeut Chhunly

Peace

Cambodia

10/01/2025

Publication

First person: Koeut Chhunly

+ A person in a leather jacket and hat stands by a wall, smiling. In the background, there are balconies with clothes hanging.

First person: Asim*

Migration and Refugees

Egypt

05/07/2025

Publication

First person: Asim*

Group of boys sitting together with smiles.

A refuge in Cairo

Migration and Refugees

Egypt

05/07/2025

Publication

A refuge in Cairo

A woman, man and two children pose on a cart in front of a wooden house with barred windows and hanging cloth.

A mother’s persistence

Poverty Reduction

Bangladesh

04/30/2025

Publication

A mother’s persistence

An elderly woman stands beside a wooden fence in a rural setting, wearing a patterned top and a head covering, with trees in the background.

Farmers helping farmers in Zimbabwe

Climate Change, Drought +1 more

Zimbabwe

04/23/2025

Publication

Farmers helping farmers in Zimbabwe

Rocio Valencia Islas(left) and Victor Lampón Leon (right), are pastors at La Mano de Dios en Apoyo al Migrante (God’s Hand in Support of Migrants) in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico, a church ministry providin

For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat

Migration and Refugees

Mexico

01/10/2025

Publication

For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat

Mamata Parajuli (22) is at Shree Sabitri Secondary School, where the school installed electrical wire after participating in the awareness meeting organized by Mamata and her team to talk about the ri

Sparking change in rural Nepal

Nepal

01/06/2025

Publication

Sparking change in rural Nepal

From left: Shova Beshra (33), Kalpana Kumari Marandi(30) and Chanmuni Tudu Satar (31) are showing fish before taking them to the local farmers’ market at Santhal Tole, Jahada Rural Municipality- 5,

Boosting income and voices

Food

Nepal

12/30/2024

Publication

Boosting income and voices

Rajendra Sah (31), a staff of SAHAS is in Jahada Rural Municipality-5, Morang, Nepal on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Rajendra was a formar participant of VTP, now he gives training to other participants.

First person: Rajendra Sah

Education, Food

Nepal

12/30/2024

Publication

First person: Rajendra Sah

Sonia Uwikunda and Sonia Hakizimana Iraboneye select books at the Gicumbi Children's Peace Library, operated by Transformational Leadership Center. Books are organized into categories like easy ficti

A novel approach to peacebuilding

Peace, Education

Rwanda

10/11/2024

Publication

A novel approach to peacebuilding

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