Effects of the East African Famine

In my home state of Texas, we are experiencing the worst dry spell in 60 years this summer–one that has ...

“You Went Where?”

For many seniors, a thesis is a rite of passage to graduation—a last accumulation of work that causes all-nighters in Lamont, camaraderie with fellow writers, and the due-date time stamp when so many can start enjoying their senior spring to the fullest.

Building Schools for Girls

Thirty years ago, girls represented only 38 percent of children enrolled in primary school in low-income countries. Today, that number has grown to 48 percent.

Lead Us Today

Lead Us Today seeks to shift the way of thinking for students in Zimbabwe by providing leadership workshops in schools, teaching kids about social responsibility and helping them design community service projects, and pairing select students with mentors and internships in their field of interest.

A Nation Forgotten

 

Katika Kenya, ‘In Kenya’

The story of how Wema came to be and the difficulties it faces today exemplifies some greater challenges faced by Kenyans, but displays as well the compassionate, tenacious, and thrifty character of its staff members that has allowed them to carry on.

On the African Road

I never thought I would welcome the sight of potholes on a road. A trip in an overcrowded matatu (three-row ...

If You’re Happy and You Know It

What can the Bhutanese youth and Harvard students trained in leadership learn from each other?

Wonder Water

Here in the U.S., we all are lucky to have access to clean drinking water, but many people in the developing world are not so lucky.

No Shave November at Harvard

Professors as Undergrads: John Dowling and Harry Lewis

Roving Reporter: Tailgate Talk

UC Exclusive: Coe-Li

Helping Haiti Help Itself

We should support organizations like PIH and FOKAL that help Haitians help themselves long after the recovery from the earthquake is complete.

Harvard Without Borders

In arguably the world’s poorest country, on an island four times the size of Manhattan, exists a population of 250,000 people invisible to society and, in a sense, forgotten.