“This is my favorite part about analytics: Taking boring flat data and bringing it to life through visualization” John Tukey
FROM "Man up, you can't be depressed just because this happened!" TO "Why are you looking so sad and tired? Are you depressed? You can talk to me if you want.." To begin with, according to the World Bank dataset on development indicators, it is clear that men’s...
“He beat me for a year, he would beat me with a belt, wiper sticks, and an empty trash can. Every time, I would cry and beg him to stop, but he never did” says Nisreen. Growing up in Basra, Nisreen dreamed of pursuing an education, even though girls were not expected...
How many hours do you have access to electricity? At what time are the generators turned off in your region? How much was your electricity bill last month? These questions might sound unfamiliar for citizens in many countries. However, they became part of any...
"When you carry a life and it's there, and then gone, a part of your soul dies. Forever." As per Wikipedia, Infant Mortality is the death of young children under the age of One Also, as per Wikipedia, there are other types of Infant Mortality which are: Neonatal: a...
Ever wondered why child labor still exists?
Meet Denis Mukwege, medicine graduate, founder of the the Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, a 2018 Nobel prize winner for his effort “to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.” Now meet Thato Zungy, a school dropout, grew up to face prison...
Depression, mood disorders, extreme anxiety and .. suicide. Ignoring human well-being and setting people’s depression as less important issues to look after might have very dramatic impacts on countries sustainability. And that is why, ensuring healthy lives and...
Meet Zeina, a fresh software engineer graduate from the American University of Beirut. Thrilled and excited to embark onto a new chapter in her life, Zeina started her job-hunting journey. However !!! “Your profile and skills match perfectly well the requirements of...
Antarctica has been suffering for years due to the high CO2 emission levels around the globe. I have brought an expert that would be able to shed light on the matter based on personal experience and what he and his family have been witnessing for the past decades....
One morning in February, in Kaffrine Region, Senegal, Kaffia Diallo emerged from her tent. She is happy; her new grandson was born just two days earlier. “A beautiful baby,” she said, “although I wish he weighed a little more.” Following tradition, they will wait...
It was 11:00 am on a Monday when I saw a nine-year-old boy, Bilal, lifting heavy rocks in a construction site. How many Bilals, children who toil long hours for a low wage, deprive themselves of education, and endure frequent violence and abuse just to...
Sanitation facilities safely separate human waste from human contact, but when people don’t have access to safe toilets, they opt to defecate in the open, and exposed human waste is transferred back into people’s food and water resources. About one-fourth of those...
"An unemployed existence is a worse negation of life than death itself" Youth have long been a neglected, underserved and misunderstood population. In many low and middle income countries, youth are not able to enter the labor force in unprecedented numbers, leading...
Life is beautiful for Ethan, the eight years’ old child living in the Netherlands with caring parents, he is enrolled in primary in one of the most prestigious schools of the country; but unfortunately, things are not the same for Alexander, who is living in Rwanda....
Water and Sanitation: two everyday necessities that many take for granted, yet millions still struggle today to access potable water and acceptable sanitation. Here's what you need to know; over the course of the last two decades 9% of the global population gained...
Many children in the Middle East and North Africa are deprived of education. Throughout the years, almost 18 % of adolescents and children were out of school on average in the region, which is the highest across East Asia, Europe, and Latin America. This is especially...
“I am a failure, I won’t get any job!” Have you ever heard someone saying this? Have you maybe even been that person? Losing employment is one of life’s most stressful experiences. Aside from the obvious financial distress it can cause, losing a job can also take a...
"Tigist, I am really sorry for what happened to you, but honestly, it’s okay, not a big deal. I understand it’s not the first time, but you’re not the first nor the last wife to be beaten by her husband. You can cry and react but at the end of the day these are the...