News headlines for “Racism”, page 58
COLOMBIA: Saving the River Basin, One Schoolchild at a Time
- Inter Press Service
'Out of love for the river, we reforest, recycle, and make this place beautiful,' says a sign welcoming visitors to the Floragaita school, where a balsa (Ochroma pyramidale) tree with enormous white flowers guards the entrance to the lush green grounds on a hill in the heart of Colombia’s Andes mountains.
Caste Blocks Revamp of Nepal's Sex Workers
- Inter Press Service
Social activists say that attempts to rehabilitate sex workers in this former monarchy call for special efforts to uplift the Badi, a Hindu caste that has for centuries been associated with entertainment and prostitution.
Women 'Invisible' in Myanmar
- Inter Press Service
While Aung San Suu Kyi enjoys iconic status in Myanmar (also known as Burma), women remain invisible in this country steeped in Buddhist tradition and emerging from decades of military rule.
Modern Obstetrics and Midwives Need to Join Forces
- Inter Press Service
María dos Prazeres de Souza has lost count of the number of births 'without a single death' she has attended as a midwife, an occupation that there is renewed interest in strengthening in traditional communities in Brazil where state services are not available or are not entirely acceptable for cultural reasons.
KYRGYZSTAN: Justice Elusive for Kidnapped Brides
- Inter Press Service
Even though she was kidnapped, pressured into marrying a man from a nearby village, and then abandoned without means to sustain herself and the couple's two young children, Totugul can't rely on Kyrgyzstan's courts for help.
Spreading Climate Literacy in Cuba
- Inter Press Service
Local communities can play a key role in adaptation to climate change if they are helped to properly understand the problem and take it on board. 'Climate literacy is needed,' says Ángela Corvea, a long-time Cuban environmental activist.
Powerful Latin American Media Chose Not to Publish WikiLeaks Cables
- Inter Press Service
According to a book published in the Argentine capital, major Latin American newspapers with access to the secret cables obtained by Wikileaks decided not to print them because doing so would run counter to their own interests.
First School for Transvestites Opens in Buenos Aires
- Inter Press Service
With 35 students, the first secondary school specifically for transvestites and other members of sexual minorities who face discrimination in mainstream schools opened in March in the Argentine capital.
Cloning - Lifeline for Cashmere Shawl Industry
- Inter Press Service
After scientists in Kashmir successfully cloned the pashmina goat, that produces the famous ‘cashmere’ wool, hopes are running high for the revival of the traditional shawl-making industry in this Indian state.
Brazilian Favela Becomes a Living Museum
- Inter Press Service
The history, daily life and folk artistry as well as spectacular views of this southeastern Brazilian city are all part of a living museum created by community leaders in a favela that is displaying its cultural heritage as well as its wounds.
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