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Each year in Tanzania, an area of natural forest nearly the size of Rhode Island is cleared. Local communities and international volunteers are working together to change that.
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For young women in many other cultures, Aunt Flo's arrival brings fear and shame. These organizations are working to change that.
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What does it mean to discount something as operating on "African time"?
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As an international volunteer, success isn't about speeding up; it's about slowing down.
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Tourism in Gambia exposes how prescriptions for Africa are only skin deep.
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How jazz and religion go together in Africa.
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Don't worry. Mauritanians may be asking themselves the same thing.
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Looking beyond Western ideals of what makes a "modern" country.
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Cathy Hue works crazy hours, lives in a little wooden shed and spends three out of four weeks in the bush. She wouldn't trade it for anything.
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As Tom bikes closer to Africa, he's startled by his own reliance on stereotypes.
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