Nicholas D. Kristof's Blog, page 43
June 25, 2011
More on Our Encounter with Hunger
Here's a bit more about our encounter in a Niger village with a pregnant woman who had no food.
Helping a Starving Family in Niger
From southern Niger, guest blogger Noreen Connolly, one of "Two Win a Trip with Nicholas Kristof" winners for 2011, writes about a family on the brink: The father has river blindness, the starving, pregnant mother has an infected leg, and the two children are hungry.
June 24, 2011
Mothers Cultivate Their Gardens in Burkina Faso
Guest blogger Noreen Connolly, one of two "Win a Trip with Nicholas Kristof" winners, writes about a gardening project sponsored by Helen Keller International in Burkina Faso.
Crisis in Sudan: Allegations of Ethnic Cleansing in the Nuba Mountains
Guest blogger Rebecca Hamilton introduces a letter written by a Sudan analyst who recently escaped the Nuba Mountains area in Sudan.
June 23, 2011
Two 20-Somethings Compare Their Days
Saumya Dave, one of two "Win a Trip with Nicholas Kristof" winners for 2011, compares her life to that of a woman approximately her age in rural Niger.
A Journalism Teacher's Quest for Accuracy in Southern Niger
Noreen Connolly, one of two "Win a Trip with Nicholas Kristof" winners for 2011, writes about the difficulty of getting accurate information when dealing with language and cultural barriers.
June 21, 2011
Obama T-Shirts: All The Rage in Rural Niger
The Win a Trip 2011 group discovers a gaggle of boys wearing t-shirts with Obama logos in a village in Niger.
Camels, Health Clinics and the In-Between
Saumya Dave, one of two "Win-A-Trip with Nicholas Kristof" winners for 2011, writes about interesting pit stops, including a remote health clinic, as she and her fellow travelers make their way from Mauritania to Senegal.
Camels, Health Clinics, and the In-Between
Saumya Dave, one of two "Win-A-Trip with Nicholas Kristof" winners for 2011, writes about interesting pit stops, including a remote health clinic, as she and her fellow travelers make their way from Mauritania to Senegal.
The Breastfeeding Movement in Rural Niger
Noreen Connolly, one of two Win-A-Trip with Nicholas Kristof winners, writes about how traditional birth attendants in rural Niger are catching on about the importance of exclusively breastfeeding newborn babies.
