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Venezuelan engineers flee to Argentina but find few jobs await

As Venezuela’s economic crisis worsens, almost 7,000 Venezuelan engineers have moved to Argentina during the past two years. But Argentina’s economy is staggering, too, and the job market is fiercely competitive, so where does that leave a trained engineer?

Venezuelan engineers flee to Argentina but find few jobs await
a woman in buenos aires stands in front of her informal home

Onerous standard rent deals in Buenos Aires force many into informal settlements

Onerous standard rent deals in Buenos Aires force many into informal settlements
a man mixes cement in argentina

Prefabricated homes may fix Argentina’s housing crisis — and put builders out of work

Prefabricated homes may fix Argentina’s housing crisis — and put builders out of work
an abandoned outdoor theater in haiti

Devastated by earthquake, Haiti’s theater scene rebuilds with new purpose

Devastated by earthquake, Haiti’s theater scene rebuilds with new purpose
Mothers who attend nutrition classes in Matyebili, Uganda, have a chance to weigh their children

Ugandan 'nurse' tries to get more people eating nutritious sweet potatoes

Ugandan 'nurse' tries to get more people eating nutritious sweet potatoes
a woman prepares herbs for a treatment

Cash-strapped Haitians find Voodoo a cheaper alternative to traditional medicine

Aside from their belief in the supernatural, more and more Haitians are looking for healing from Voodoo priests rather than physicians, because of far lower fees. One former priest likens healing rituals to psychotherapy.

Cash-strapped Haitians find Voodoo a cheaper alternative to traditional medicine
selling grasshoppers for food in Uganda

Ugandan research project hopes to make nutritious grasshoppers available year-round

A good source of protein, and delicious fried. The trouble has been that the insects can only be had during certain months, but researchers are seeking to solve this problem and, in turn, reduce malnutrition across the country.

Ugandan research project hopes to make nutritious grasshoppers available year-round
Modeda Isambaboza sniffing tobacco

Sniffing tobacco addiction increasing in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Modeda Isambaboza says that a friend introduced him to tobacco powder as a potential remedy for his sinusitis.

Sniffing tobacco addiction increasing in Democratic Republic of the Congo
a nepali woman with her infant

Local Nepali government sending a message by paying families that have baby girls

In Nepal, many families view the birth of a baby girl as an economic burden, so some pregnant women abort girl fetuses. One local Nepali government is encouraging families to keep their daughters — and it’s paying them for having baby girls.

Local Nepali government sending a message by paying families that have baby girls
a house for sale in buenos aires argentina

Plummeting peso sinks hopes of first-time home buyers in Argentina

The Argentine government created a program that was supposed to make it easier for first-time home buyers to get a mortgage. But the slumping Argentine peso has put the plans of many would-be buyers in jeopardy because most homes are priced in dollars.

Plummeting peso sinks hopes of first-time home buyers in Argentina
a gay man in zambia hides his face

For gay men in Zambia, where homosexuality is banned, suicide is a common end

The LGBTQ community isn’t acknowledged in Zambia because the law doesn’t allow for its existence, so people who struggle with mental health issues often can’t find the care they need. Some grassroots organizations are working to help LGBTQ people, but they often operate in secret.

For gay men in Zambia, where homosexuality is banned, suicide is a common end
mexican handicrafts at a market in chiapas

Chiapas artisans face major threat from knockoff handicrafts, mostly made in China

For generations, artisans in Mexico’s Chiapas state have produced handmade crafts such as clothing, leather goods and looms, to be sold in local markets. But cheap, factory-made copies of these products, mostly from China, have begun to seep into the local market, presenting a serious threat to the artisans’ traditional livelihoods.

Chiapas artisans face major threat from knockoff handicrafts, mostly made in China
informal food stalls in haiti

In food-insecure Haiti, street vendors play a central role in feeding the capital

Earlier in July, protests against price hikes paralyzed Port-au-Prince, but the demonstrations also forced the closing of one of the capital’s sources of affordable food: the informal street chefs known as “manje kwit.” With stands near markets and bus stops, these vendors offer meals for $1 or less, and their fare is a lifeline for many of the capital’s food-insecure residents.

In food-insecure Haiti, street vendors play a central role in feeding the capital
a crowded street in kampala, uganda

Ugandan traffic safety campaign uses social media to shame unsafe drivers

A new traffic safety campaign in Uganda’s capital aims to shame drivers into following traffic laws. And some drivers have changed their behavior.

Ugandan traffic safety campaign uses social media to shame unsafe drivers
Darlington Chindoko, 22, sells textbooks on a street in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital city. The books are scarce in public schools so many parents buy them for their children.

Presidential candidates zero in on Zimbabwe’s faltering education system

Former President Robert Mugabe promised radical change and improvement for education in Zimbabwe, but his 37-year rule bequeathed a system that still leaves most students unable to pass state exams. Candidates in the July 30 presidential election are offering a broad spectrum of policies to raise the quality of education in Zimbabwe.

Presidential candidates zero in on Zimbabwe’s faltering education system