David McNair
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United Kingdom
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This Organization Plans to Recruit 2,000 Bone Marrow Donors in Nigeria
Recruiting Nigerian donors will increase the diversity of the international donor pool, helping people of African descent find a life-saving match. → Read More
Girls Are Now Throwing Punches In Pakistan's First All-Female Boxing Club
The coaches enforce an important rule—if the girls want to box, they must stay in school. → Read More
Plastic Bottle Homes Are Popping Up Around the World
A two-bedroom home with a restroom, kitchen, and living room can be made from 14,000 plastic bottles and mud. → Read More
Sick of Harassment, One Woman Just Created Uganda’s First Female-Only Gym
Mildred Apenyo was told that a woman who lifts weights isn’t sexy—and now her business is out to prove otherwise. → Read More
The World’s 10 Best and Worst Countries to Be a Mother
A new report on 179 countries around the globe released its rankings this week. → Read More
A Young Animator Just Created Africa's Answer to Mickey Mouse
Katoto is a jolly, happy-go-lucky character whose story line looks to resonate with both Africans and a global audience. → Read More
Kenyan Women Are Trading Goat Herding for Beauty Products—and Making Big Bucks
Women in the country are finding success as aloe farmers, exporting the leaves to an international cosmetics brand. → Read More
Child Marriage Is Dealt Another Blow Thanks to New Law
Malawi is setting the minimum legal age to tie the knot at 18 and requiring that all unions be registered with the government. → Read More
What's Your Bali Style? Indonesia Gets Its Own Version of 'BuzzFeed'
Launched last year by four friends, the site aims to change people's perceptions of the country with share-worthy listicles, photos, and stories. → Read More
A Young Woman's Instagram Reveals Beautiful Side of Somalia
Sharing light-hearted photos and videos, a Somali native finds the funny and the positive in everyday life. → Read More
Forget the ‘Rolling Stone’ Debacle: At UVA, 38 Reports of Sexual Violence, 0 Expulsions Last Year
Outrage over campus sexual assault nationwide is not going away. The school could not provide records of a student kicked out for the violation since it began admitting women. → Read More
2014: The Year in Protest
Across the U.S., people took to the streets demanding action on criminal justice, inequality, climate change, and more. → Read More
The Unexpected Way Plastic Bottle Pollution Is Helping the Rainforest
One nonprofit is turning it into roofing, fencing, and livelihoods for people in Ecuador. → Read More
Will This Student’s Big Idea Save Homes During Monsoon Season?
Forget cement and bricks. It’s all about plastic waste. → Read More
$1 Contraceptives on Their Way to 69 Developing Countries
A new injectable drug could help prevent millions of unintended pregnancies. → Read More
Is Democracy Better for the Poor?
Measured by infant mortality rates, at least, the answer is ‘Not so much.’ → Read More
We Give, But Not As Much As We Take
Aid from rich countries to the developing world is a fraction of what we take from it. → Read More