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New episode · Humanitarian Explorer
Clean water for more than 6,000 villagers in northern Pakistan, Japan and WFP support 60,000 people at Rwanda's Mahama refugee camp, a 20 million euro learning recovery program for 300 schools in Jordan, region-wide…
New episode · Humanitarian Explorer
The WHO says ending cholera by 2030 is within reach; aid groups respond as hunger deepens in Haiti; Malawi launches a five-year education plan; Cambodia starts a nationwide HPV vaccination campaign for more than…
New episode · Humanitarian Explorer
Papua New Guinea organizes to protect drinking water through El Niño, Sierra Leone strengthens school meal data for 250,000 children, Nigeria's Gombe State expands digital learning to 764 schools, Pakistan's Khyber…
New episode · All Things Baby
Did you know that the root of the word midwife means “with woman”? And that is the vision behind what Jamie Hatcher does. Jamie is a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) and has also worked as a birth doula and a registered…
New episode · Humanitarian Explorer
Today: an upgraded water supply for the town of Noro in Solomon Islands, a bigger Zero Hunger food drive in Medellin, Colombia, two new public schools for more than 1,700 children in the Dominican Republic, Sri…
New project · Website
A website launched through Charity Spaces for Planetwalk, fostering kindness, environmental education, and a vision of world peace and cooperation.
Website designer and developer · Charity Spaces
New episode · Humanitarian Explorer
A Navy borehole brings safe water to an Anambra community that waited more than 50 years, malnutrition care reaches children in Sudan, Rwanda's University of Kigali opens an AI and cybersecurity training centre, a…
New episode · Humanitarian Explorer
Austria and UNICEF fund climate-resilient water and sanitation for refugee-hosting districts in northern Uganda, Philippine lawmakers approve a bill for free daily school meals, and the World Bank backs better…
New episode · Humanitarian Explorer
Today: solar power and local repair crews keep water flowing as attacks on water systems rise; emergency meals for displaced families in Taiz, Yemen; nearly 406 million dollars in new pledges for Education Cannot…
New episode · Humanitarian Explorer
Tanzania extends water services to most of its villages, Cambodia plans to take over and expand school meals toward more than 7,000 primary schools, UNESCO and UNICEF report on learning in Afghanistan, two new…
New episode · Humanitarian Explorer
Today on Humanitarian Explorer: Pakistan and Afghanistan, the last two countries where wild polio still spreads, launch vaccination campaigns aiming to reach about 37 million young children. In Uganda's Buikwe…
New episode · Humanitarian Explorer
Today on Humanitarian Explorer: Egypt's nationwide measles and rubella campaign passes one million children vaccinated in Sharqia province. A solar-powered water system begins serving about 7,000 people in Nyimba…
New episode · Humanitarian Explorer
Today on Humanitarian Explorer: Barbados eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV. New boreholes and solar pumping expand water access in Namibia's Ohangwena region. A camp school helps displaced children in…
New episode · Humanitarian Explorer
Today on Humanitarian Explorer: Malawi's nationwide measles and rubella campaign reaches more than 5.8 million children, including remote island and riverside communities. UNICEF helps a community in southern Ukraine…
New episode · Humanitarian Explorer
Today on Humanitarian Explorer: a new United Nations report finds about 252 million hectares of land and water under restoration across 149 countries, linked to more than one million green jobs. Sierra Leone reports…
New episode · Humanitarian Explorer
Today on Humanitarian Explorer: a vaccine trial called Tumaini, meaning "hope," begins in the Democratic Republic of the Congo against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, and 20 people in Kenya return home healthy after…
New episode · Humanitarian Explorer
Today on Humanitarian Explorer: India moves tens of thousands of people to safety ahead of Cyclone Arnab. In Yemen, aid groups rush medicine to Taiz as fighting drives displacement and cholera risk. Around 36,000…
New episode · All Things Baby
Birth circles. What are they? Who would attend them? Are they only for newly postpartum moms or for someone who has had a difficult birth experience?
New episode · Humanitarian Explorer
A nurse is killed responding to an Ebola alert in the DR Congo, and Uganda orders 21-day quarantine for citizens returning from Congo. Gaza's hunger deepens as WFP cuts aid and 10 of 17 bakeries close, while 32…
New episode · Humanitarian Explorer
Drought linked to El Niño threatens Sudan's harvests as food aid is cut, and 32 governments warn of a growing risk of famine. Hyderabad, India, faces a drinking water emergency, while Singapore says tap water stays…
New episode · Humanitarian Explorer
A magnitude 7 earthquake in a remote, high-altitude part of Tibet kills 16 people and injures 76, as Typhoon Champi heads toward Japan's Kyushu island. Oxfam warns that funding for what could be the strongest El Niño…
Health & Wellness
UNICEF and Gavi’s new agreement targets a roughly 40 percent price reduction, with savings expected from 2027.
Read articleClean Water
The October 23 drought update shows why a wet week does not immediately restore reliable water resources.
Read articleEducation Access
The October 23-24 conference focuses on flexible learning, dropout prevention and sustained support for excluded learners.
Read articleFood & Nutrition
New reporting on school-meal losses highlights the link between household assistance, school budgets and children’s food access.
Read articleHealthy Environment
UNEP’s new update links electric mobility’s promise with affordable finance, battery collection and protection for workers and communities.
Read articleTechnology & Entrepreneurship
Goldman Sachs’ new small-business AI initiative promises practical training; founders can start by testing one useful task and measuring the results.
Read articleNew episode · Humanitarian Explorer
Typhoon Champi shuts schools, offices and hundreds of flights in Taiwan, leaving one person dead and more than 170 injured, as Japan's Okinawa islands face power cuts and waves up to 12 meters. In Yemen, fighting and…
Clean Water
UNICEF’s October 13 update documents repaired pipelines and renewed water access, while testing and household reconnections continue.
Read articleHealth & Wellness
A new UN framework links health records with heat exposure to help countries identify risks and prepare services.
Read articleFood & Nutrition
New reports of children killed underline the danger surrounding a hunger response that depends on safe access as well as funding.
Read articleEducation Access
A four-day DIGITAfrica school paired 5G experiments with digital-service projects, highlighting the resources learners need beyond a classroom seat.
Read articleHealthy Environment
October 21 negotiations examined how forest guidance should support biodiversity goals; key wording remained unresolved.
Read articleTechnology & Entrepreneurship
The new finance platform targets early-stage U.S. tech startups, with AI workflows and explicit usage limits.
Read articleNew episode · Humanitarian Explorer
The UN warns the current El Niño could be the strongest on record, with up to 50 million people facing more hunger, as violent Typhoon Champi bears down on Taiwan and Japan's southern Okinawa islands. In South…
Technology & Entrepreneurship
The new AI-assisted design surface offers a practical way to test a storefront vision, with early-access limits worth checking.
Read articleFood & Nutrition
WFP’s October 16 account highlights a market-based approach; food assistance still depends on functioning markets and safe access.
Read articleHealth & Wellness
The October 21 framework looks beyond treatment access to the costs and lost income that can burden households.
Read articleHealthy Environment
An October 21 release sets out the distance between current climate plans and a pathway back towards 1.5°C.
Read articleEducation Access
An October 21 UNESCO statistics agenda focuses on comparing learning results and closing gaps in education data.
Read articleClean Water
UNICEF says agreements signed October 21 aim to improve water access for about 80,000 people alongside nutrition support.
Read articleClean Water
UNICEF’s October 20 warning calls for protecting water supplies as fighting disrupts routes and raises costs in Yemen.
Read articleTechnology & Entrepreneurship
Google’s October 20 announcement brings branding and finance tools together, with practical opportunities and limits for small businesses.
Read articleFood & Nutrition
WFP’s current programme combines food and cash support with school snacks and opportunities for refugee families.
Read articleHealth & Wellness
A global assessment published October 20 examines inequalities in prevention, diagnosis and treatment within countries.
Read articleHealthy Environment
A regional ocean meeting concluded with 15 decisions; implementation will determine what changes for coastal communities.
Read articleEducation Access
An October 20 appeal links education funding, protection from child marriage and learning for Rohingya and host communities.
Read articleClean Water
An October 9 WaterAid brief examines inclusion in Nepal’s school water and sanitation work. Global estimates provide context: 429 million school-age children lacked a basic water service at school in 2025.
Read articleFood & Nutrition
WFP’s October 19 announcement says funding shortages are reducing assistance in Gaza by around one-third, leaving half a million people without its support. Earlier UN warnings show that the cuts come amid continuing obstacles to food access and winter preparations.
Read articleEducation Access
Pomona College launched its $530 million Originals campaign on October 10, with financial aid among several priorities. Its separate Fall 2026 course-materials initiative offers a concrete example of addressing costs beyond tuition, and of why programme boundaries matter.
Read articleHealth & Wellness
UNICEF announced 75,000 medicine vials for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 16. The delivery supports a health-service response; it is not a count of patients treated, and the different forms of leishmaniasis require careful diagnosis and care.
Read articleHealthy Environment
At least 756 pairs of Sandwich Terns bred at the West Sussex reserve in 2026, according to an RSPB account published in September. Renewed coverage today highlights a recovery built around maintained nesting habitat, not proof that disease risk has disappeared.
Read articleTechnology & Entrepreneurship
NASA’s October 14 SPEARS update reports promising solid-state prototype tests. Surviving extreme cold is different from operating there, and the cells remain research technology rather than a consumer product.
Read articleClean Water
UNICEF’s October 16 warning connects damaged sanitation systems with the approaching rainy season. Safe water deliveries remain essential, but functioning pumps, drainage and treatment infrastructure are also needed.
Read articleFood & Nutrition
WFP announced US$147.6 million in emergency food and nutrition awards for Congo, Ethiopia and Haiti on October 16, alongside a separate school-meals award. Planned assistance must still reach people facing insecurity and disrupted services.
Read articleEducation Access
A fatal roof collapse on October 15 has prompted UNICEF to call for enforced school-safety standards. Support must include affected children’s well-being as well as the practical conditions that make a return to learning safe.
Read articleHealth & Wellness
Reports of seven confirmed cases as of October 17 include three health workers. Careful contact monitoring, infection prevention and support for affected people matter more than alarm or stigma.
Read articleHealthy Environment
Leaders endorsed a new biodiversity declaration on October 16, adding a concrete development to the pre-COP17 debate. Its commitments concern finance, participation and accountability, not proof that ecological recovery has already occurred.
Read articleTechnology & Entrepreneurship
The tool’s October 14 public launch extends an earlier research-paper assistant. Author feedback suggests practical value, but error-prone judgments, privacy terms and the limits of the evidence deserve equal attention.
Read articleClean Water
An October 13 WHO warning links renewed displacement with rising cholera risk. Restoring safe water and sanitation must accompany clinical care, without placing responsibility on families who lack basic services.
Read articleFood & Nutrition
A new IPC assessment and an October 15 FAO-WFP warning project worsening food insecurity through winter. Food availability cannot protect families who lack income, access and reliable support.
Read articleEducation Access
UNESCO’s 2026 education prize recognizes projects in Morocco and Peru that connect learning with confidence, health and future opportunity. Project Soar offers a practical example of locally led support.
Read articleHealth & Wellness
An October 16 WHO feature highlights delayed diagnosis and evidence gaps, ahead of World Menopause Day. The constructive response combines individualized healthcare, better research and informed community support.
Read articleHealthy Environment
An October 14 scientific assessment finds seven of sixteen climate indicators at record extremes. Its call combines emissions cuts, ecosystem protection and practical adaptation, with education tools that help communities examine choices.
Read articleTechnology & Entrepreneurship
A September study reports substantially more harvestable fruit under a three-dimensional textile cover. The results suggest a practical non-chemical approach, while cost, wider field performance and commercial availability remain open questions.
Read articleClean Water
The October 15 observance puts a practical question in focus: can people reach soap and dependable water when they need them?
Read articleFood & Nutrition
As World Food Day calls for innovation and inclusion, the latest global assessment offers evidence of progress, and a reminder of how much remains unfinished.
Read articleEducation Access
UNHCR’s new annual education assessment finds millions out of school and a sharp drop in enrolment at secondary level, while higher education shows what sustained support can achieve.
Read articleHealth & Wellness
An October 15 update urges countries to remove lead hazards at their source, while a planned global action package remains work for 2027.
Read articleHealthy Environment
Launched October 15 in Yerevan, a global assessment finds growing national commitments but insufficient progress toward the world’s biodiversity goals.
Read articleTechnology & Entrepreneurship
An October 15 profile of a blind developer in Puerto Rico shows how multiline braille and tactile graphics can support new tools, while leaving important questions about access and evidence.
Read articleClean Water
This week’s Rome Water Dialogue connects fair water allocation with a practical challenge for families: keeping safe, dependable drinking water within reach.
Read articleFood & Nutrition
An October 12 IPC alert warns of growing famine risk in Greater Darfur and Greater Kordofan, where conflict, drought and barriers to assistance are compounding one another.
Read articleEducation Access
UNICEF’s October 13 update reports preliminary damage to hundreds of educational facilities, placing safe learning alongside water, health and protection in the recovery effort.
Read articleHealth & Wellness
An October 15 appeal from Médecins Sans Frontières calls for stronger care and more inclusive research for children affected by Bundibugyo virus disease.
Read articleHealthy Environment
New UNEP guidance highlights watershed restoration and community planning as practical ways to prepare for drought, backed by WMO’s assessment of a disrupted global water cycle.
Read articleTechnology & Entrepreneurship
Public satellite maps help people inspect wildfire activity. NASA’s latest Amazon observations show why users must also understand detection gaps.
Read articleNew episode · All Things Baby
Did you know it’s possible to have an entire birth process without any cervical checks? If you’re like me and are extremely sensitive, this is good news! I heard this talked about on another podcast while I was…
New project · Book
A children’s book about curiosity, wonder, and appreciation. Join five-year-old Anna and her grandfather on a walk that sparks curiosity and wonder.
Author
New episode · All Things Baby
Did you know that babies and toddlers can sign before they can talk? Using sign language is an incredibly valuable tool to begin communication between little ones and their caregivers.
New episode · All Things Baby
Have you ever wondered what happens when a baby is born prematurely? If so, this episode is for you!
New episode · All Things Baby
Happy Labor Day!
New project · Podcast
A daily five-minute briefing on the most important humanitarian news from around the world. Now part of The Human Family.
Producer
New project · Podcast
Encouragement, education, and empowerment for topics surrounding pregnancy, birth, and the first formative years.
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