Providing the framework for good health involves multiple factors, writes Sarah Syed, 20, a Correspondent in Toronto, Canada, including the viewpoints of different cultural values and approaches. Health is a human right. To deprive an individual of resources and access to treatment for health is to deny them of a means that is needed for …
The concept of local food has a new meaning for nutrition and the economy, writes Bhagya Wijayawardane, 29, a Correspondent from Colombo, Sri Lanka, who advocates “food forests” for urban and rural dwellers. Once I visited the lovely forest of Belipola in the lush hills of Sri Lanka’s Uva Province, which also happens to be …
Water supports human life but Sarmad Shahbaz Bhutta, 19, a Correspondent in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, argues that this life-giving resource has been taken for granted. He points out that water is not as abundant as we may think, and calls for more action to prevent the depletion of our water supply. Some people have predicted that …
As an international student in Malaya, Tahiya Islam, 23, a Correspondent from Dhaka in Bangladesh shares how studying in a culturally diverse setting has taught her lessons she could not have learnt in a textbook. It is often said that culture shapes us to be more humane. Now, what does it mean by being more …
The sacrament of confession is one of the ways that Catholics exercise their faith to experience forgiveness of their sins and reconciliation to their church and God. But a debate has been raging about whether child abusers who confess to their priests should be reported to the police. Aïdêè Amba, 22, a Correspondent from Calabar …
Although male circumcision (MC) and female genital mutilation(FGM) both involve the surgical removal of sections of the genitalia, while men benefit from circumcision,girls and women are harmed by FGM. Belema Ekine, 28, a correspondent from Tombia, Rivers State in Nigeria argues that with females suffering so much from FGM, advocacy is crucial to discourage the practice. …
Natural resources can help or hurt a country, writes Metolo Foyet, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Cameroon now living in Niger, who argues that economic volatility and environmental degradation are two of the downsides to having certain natural resources. In some countries the exploitation of natural resources has even led to war. Natural resources can …
Lack of health education is one of factors feeding the high incidence of HIV/AIDS in one district in his country, argues Erisa Sserwaddad, 23 a correspondent from Kampala, Uganda who says government and other community based organizations need to act with urgency to address the needs of the fishing communities in Hoima district, Uganda. Despite …
Human life depends on healthy oceans writes Daniel Olajuyigbe, a 17 year old correspondent from Ekiti State, Nigeria, who highlights the importance of our oceans. He argues that our oceans are in danger, and calls for more action to save them. We may not realize it but whether we’re showering in the bathroom, flushing the toilet, freezing food …
Food plays a huge role in bringing people together during celebrations and ceremonies in India and often the surplus food resulting from this goes to waste and ends up in landfills, all while another part of the same society sleeps hungry and malnourished. According to the UN, Indians waste 1.3 billion tonne of food every …