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How have women's lives in Afghanistan improved since 2001, from education and clothing to reproductive rights and political power?

Six Ways Life Has Changed for Afghan Women Since the Last Taliban Regime

How have women's lives in Afghanistan improved since 2001, from education and clothing to reproductive rights and political power? Here are six ways life has got better for women since the last Taliban government fell - gains now feared at risk.
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Two people in Malawi sit on a bench, wearing face masks

Good News: This Youth Radio Shows Tackles Taboos Teen Pregnancy and HIV

Radio programs made for and by young people are helping to address sensitive social issues like teen pregnancy, abuse, and child marriage in Malawi
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Ending the Year with Hope

12 Good News Stories From The Year 2020

2020 was one for the history books. In a year full of surprises, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the challenges 2020 brought. At Good Good Good, we never want to avoid the reality of the world’s greatest pains. Instead, we look for hopeful stories happening right within them.
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In Israeli War on Coronavirus, Arab Doctors Are Rushing to the Front

Though Arab doctors, nurses, and pharmacists have become a more familiar presence at Israeli hospitals and state-supported HMO clinics, the pandemic has shown Arab Israeli citizens in a new light: as essential foot soldiers n the country’s struggle against COVID.
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Illustration of bust of Catherine the Great

Good News in History: Catherine the Great Got the Smallpox Vaccine to Prove Its Safety to Her Subjects

She sought to have her entire empire inoculated. Catherine is quoted as saying, “My objective was, through my example, to save from death the multitude of my subjects who, not knowing the value of this technique, and frightened of it, were left in danger.”
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Hadiyah Nicole Green

Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green: Changing the Way America Treats Cancer

Like many people, Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green’s life has been marred by cancer. Both her aunt and uncle, who raised Green after she lost her parents, were diagnosed with the disease while she was in school. 
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Bags of rice and grains

World Hunger: A Winnable War

Today, the approximate number of malnourished people in the world is 795 million. That’s a big number, but it’s 216 million fewer than there were 12 years ago. 
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