Rebecca . L . Root

Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly •

Pollution Has a Class Problem in Thailand and Beyond

From February to April of 2023, it was an almost daily occurrence in Thailand: a thick blanket of haze sat atop communities. The haze was a result of the toxic air quality, one of the country’s worst years on record. This is far from an isolated trend. Even higher-income nations, such as the United States, can’t escape the effects of air pollution. In 2023, the United States experienced its worst air quality in recent history as wildfire smoke from Canada and California drifted across the count
The Lead •

What Rwandans really think of Britain's refugee relocation plan

“The UK has to take responsibility, see how to handle their refugee problems and not send them to a non-democratic, poor country,” says Victoire Ingabire, a Rwandan political figure and founder of the Development and Liberty for All party. She’s not alone in her thinking. As UK courts thrash out the plan’s legal merit, Rwandans are also at odds as to whether Britain’s plan to relocate a number of asylum seekers to the African nation would be good for Rwanda.
Devex •

Miliband: Why the world needs to 'wake up' to the malnutrition crisis

The global response to the food crisis and subsequent higher rates of malnutrition is “weak,” says David Miliband, the president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee and former foreign secretary of the United Kingdom, adding that the “time for excuses is over.” Malnutrition refers to undernutrition as well as being overweight and obese. As the world is currently in the midst of a rising food crisis — an estimated 828 million people are facing hunger this year — more people are at risk
The New Humanitarian •

In Myanmar’s worsening conflict, health workers deliver care and dodge death

Emily and her colleague were driving their mobile health unit near the Thai-Myanmar border last October when military forces began pursuing them. The two health workers had planned to deliver treatment to those in need, “but in the middle of the route, we were found out by the junta soldiers, tracked, and followed, and they started shooting,” Emily recalled. Forced to abandon the rest of their unit, the pair ran into the jungle but got separated. Emily ended up taking a bullet to the shoulder.
Women's Health •

Is feminist urban planning the future of fitness?

A new female-focused urban planning initiative is launching in the UK, but is it enough to persuade women to exercise outdoors? In the soft early morning sunshine, Jen Parker can usually be found pounding Barcelona’s patterned pavements. She’ll navigate the cobbled streets down to the port before ending up at the beach. Wide walkways that don’t bottleneck with one pushchair, well-lit streets, and a culture oriented around the outdoors make Barcelona what the 49-year-old customer success and su
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