She Went Hungry Every Morning. Now One Change Is Changing Ghana.
The sun had barely risen over Tamale when 13-year-old Mariama tied her school shoes and stepped onto the dusty road…
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Food quality, public health impacts, and nutrition education initiatives.
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Ghana’s Gold Rush: A Toxic Mix of Mafia Activity, Poverty, and Environmental Devastation
ACCRA, GHANA — As global gold prices surge, Ghana—Africa’s top gold producer—is facing an existential crisis stemming from the explosion…
WHEN FOOD PRICES SPIKE, FOLLOW THE MONEY
An investigative look at power, profit, and the price of survival There’s a certain kind of headline that shows up…
Household Hunger Linked to Higher Depression Risk Among Adolescent Girls
Inside a Northern Ghana study on food insecurity and mental health “Go away,” Kosi mumbles. Her classmates inch their chairs…
The African cat that guards the rice
How a working cat can save a season of food At night, when the cooking fires cool and the streets…
Dr. Abdul Karim Williams: How Untreated Joint Disease Is Driving Hunger in Africa
Pain has a way of changing everything. Dr. Abdul Karim Williams treats patients whose joint disease quietly takes away their…
Survival, Not Ethics, Drives Farming in Africa
When hunger is widespread, can animal ethics realistically come first? Animal rights often come second when hunger is widespread. In…
When Life Gets Heavy, Dance.
As the sky darkens, dust lifts into the air. Barefoot feet strike the ground in rhythm, sending dry dirt upward…
When There Is No Food: What the Body Can and Cannot Survive On
Malnutrition is often discussed as a lack of food. In reality, it is a collapse of systems inside the body….
