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Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus)

Animals Colombia

1. February 2024

A New Sea of Solutions for Stranded Manatees

A network has been established in Colombia to respond to emergencies involving stranded Antillean manatees, an enormous aquatic mammal facing extinction, through partnerships with environmental agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and local communities.

Society

Carrots for sale at local street market, Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region, Khorog, Tajikistan

Society Tajikistan

22. December 2023

Lower Poverty Rates, Higher Living Standards Here

Thanks to a series of measures in health and economy departments, the Central Asian country of Tajikistan has improved living standards over the last 20 years, bringing down the poverty rate from 32% in 2009 to 13.4% in 2022.

Health

Sulemana Musah, a schoolteacher in Accra, Ghana, started feeling sick in 2011, while he was a student, but he didn’t receive a hepatitis C diagnosis until 2017.

Health Egypt

21. December 2023

This Country Is Set to Eradicate Hepatitis C

Following a national program to cure its population of hepatitis C, Egypt is on track to be the world’s first country to cure the deadly infection and is dedicated to sharing its resources, expertise, and drugs to treat one million African patients.

Society

Peruvian women cook with Venezuelan women in community kitchens

Society Peru

12. December 2023

Locals Cook with Migrants to Help Them Feel More Connected

Community Kitchens have become a source of connection and belonging for Venezuelan migrants in Peru.

Society

Society India

30. November 2023

Early Warning System Effectively Saves Lives in Cyclone Season

For the last 25 years, the coastal state of Odisha, India, has ramped up its preparedness against cyclones by mobilizing the population, building disaster-resilient infrastructure, and establishing an early warning system, thus becoming a global pioneer in disaster management.

Society

Schoolkids eating provided lunch at school in Nairobi

Society Nairobi

26. November 2023

This Kitchen Feeds 60,000 School Kids a Day

In Nairobi, the largest school meals program in Africa serves 60,000 daily meals to schoolchildren, most of them coming from poor city neighborhoods.

Society

A community health worker teaches hygiene and sanitation

Society Mozambique

23. November 2023

More Healthcare Workers, More At-Home Care

In four short years, Mozambique has increased its number of frontline healthcare workers almost tenfold, now reaching an estimated 2 million households across the country.

Animals

Animals Bhutan

19. November 2023

A World First: Stray Dogs All Vaccinated and Sterilized, Here

Following a 14-year-long program, Bhutan has successfully sterilized and vaccinated its entire population of stray dogs, becoming the world’s first country to achieve such a feat.

Society

Girl in front of computer in rural Tanzania

Society Tanzania

16. November 2023

Quality of Life Upgrade: More Electricity in Rural Towns

Tanzania is deploying formidable efforts to electrify the rural parts of its territory through a program meant to greatly improve its population’s quality of life and livelihoods and protect its human capital.

Society

African children collecting water from a well with a pump, Bafing, Yo, Ivory Coast

Society Ivory Coast

13. November 2023

One Million Rural Citizens Will Get Better Access to Drinking Water

The government of the Ivory Coast has launched the “drinking water” phase of its social program to grant access to potable water to almost one million citizens in rural areas by 2025.