“If You Know What Happiness is to You”

By Michael McCabe

June 10, 2014   |   0 comments

It seems like being happy is en vogue in the international media these days. From the crackdown on Iranian youth making a video to Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” to various indices ranking the level of happiness of people living in the countries around the world, the debate over happiness is on....
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Telling Stories in Tanzania

By Anne Woodworth

June 9, 2014   |   0 comments

In a sheltered outdoor reading space, I ask a group of kids if I can bring my book and join them. They warmly welcome me as I settle down next to them on brightly colored rugs. They ask me about the book I am reading....
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Burundi workshop takes on electoral conflict

June 9, 2014

Thirty participants from Burundi’s Commission Nationale Electorale Independente, the Burundi National Army, the Burundi National Police and the country’s judiciary came together from May 6 to 9 in the capital city of Bujumbura as part of a four-day workshop on Conflict-Sensitive Electoral Administration....
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Zambia welcomes 100,000 new readers, one story at a time

By Sara Melillo

June 4, 2014   |   0 comments

Trucks are rumbling down the rural roads of Zambia carrying special packages as they travel to far-flung primary schools. Thousands of young students are about to receive fun and engaging reading materials in local languages—books and materials that enliven their basic classrooms and make reading enjoyable....
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