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Afghan Girls Are Bypassing the Taliban Through Underground Coding Classes

Hundreds of Afghan girls and women are continuing to learn online and in hidden classrooms, despite Taliban restrictions on education

Meghan Markle and Kirsten Gillibrand working together on paid child leave

Senator Gillibrand and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, Are Working Together To Get Paid Leave Passed

Meghan recently called Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, who in 2013 proposed her own paid leave bill, and expressed her desire to help. Last month, Meghan wrote a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Leader Chuck Schumer as an “engaged citizen and parent”...

7 Indigenous Activists You Should Know

Indigenous activists have always been at the frontlines of global issues to preserve the sacredness of Earth and stand for human rights. Here are seven activists to follow from North America, South America, and Australia.

Portrait of Jason Wang with light shining through the windows

After Leaving Prison, This Man is Helping End Recidivism

Jason Wang is the founder of FreeWorld — a nonprofit that helps people who were formerly incarcerated start a well-paying post-prison career in the trucking industry.

This Nonprofit Is Providing Hope for North Korean Refugees

Liberty in North Korea believes the North Korean people will achieve liberty in our lifetime. Here's why we can be hopeful about North Korea — and how to make a difference.

Feminist duo ElBouma, photographed in purple

Turning Trauma Into a Tune: An Egyptian Band Is Helping Women Tackle Taboos

Feminist duo ElBouma cover subjects from child marriage to FGM based on testimonies of girls in rural Egypt

Maria Ressa: Nobel Peace Prize-winner Risks Life and Liberty to Hold the Philippines Government Accountable

Who is Maria Ressa? Get to know the winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.

Nobel Peace Prize: How Dmitry Muratov Built Russia's 'Bravest' Newspaper

Who is Dmitry Muratov? Get to know the winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.

DeTours: Indigenous Communities Are Decolonizing Hawaii

Hawaii's Indigenous communities are working to educate settlers and tourists alike on Hawaii and its colonial past and present and creatively raising awareness about decolonization.

Young native woman rides a white and brown horse through a snow-covered parking lot/campground

Water Protectors in Standing Rock Are Fighting For a Safer America

At the Standing Rock Reservation between North & South Dakota, a community of Indigenous activists is working to protect water and water systems across the U.S. They are known as Water Protectors: a group of cultural organizers who believe in the sacred nature of water and land.

Around the globe, attitudes about menstruation vary greatly. In some places, people who menstruate are ostracized from basic activities or socializing.Period poverty — a lack of access to sanitary products, menstrual hygiene education, toilets, hand-washing facilities, and waste management — keeps people who menstruate from going to work, school, or leaving home.

Period Poverty: Celebrating Efforts to Destigmatize Menstruation and Increase Access to Sanitation Supplies

This movement for menstrual equity has grown in recent years and aims to make sanitary products affordable and accessible and reduce stigma surrounding menstruation. Organizations, activists, and governments are increasingly taking action to solve this problem.

Winnie Byanyima, the Executive Director of UNAIDS.

Head of UNAIDS: How COVID-19 Affects the Fight Against HIV/AIDS — and How to Combat Inequities

The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened global inequities. But there are actions we can take to change that.