I volunteered with the Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC) during the summer of 2020 and was asked to create educational health campaigns for Barangay health workers (BHWs) ...

In Mabini, Davao de Oro Province, indigenous peoples (IPs) used to manually produce only a few hundred kilograms of abaca fiber, which is used for making ropes, twines, fishing lines, and other marine ...

The Philippines' "doctors to the barrios" model shows how workforce shortages, intersected with governance, financing and system design, reveal why rural care remains fragile despite years of reforms.

In the village of Kyzart in Naryn Province, Kyrgyzstan, little was known about the transformative power of vegetable farming. A simple change to the diets of rural households—a smidge of horticulture ...

BALINTANG, Philippines, June 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - D espite the ravages of storms, seaweed farming is transforming the lives of Filipino families in traditionally male-dominated fishing ...

This fact sheet [1] highlights the progress of rural women against key Millennium Development Goal (MDG) indicators, pointing to some of the advancements made and gaps that still exist. It suggests ...

MANILA, Philippines — In honor of women’s achievements and the ongoing pursuit of gender equality across all sectors, government leaders in banking and finance are driving initiatives to foster ...