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Mental Illness: Ending the Stigma

Mental Illness: Ending the Stigma

By Samantha Plink One in four people in the world will be affected by mental illness at some point in their lives. Yet nearly two thirds of those people never seek help from a health professional, largely due to the stigma surrounding mental health issues. Mental illness doesn’t discriminate. It can affect people

10 Ways to Help Syrian Refugees

Recently there has been much talk about the refugees fleeing Syria.  While some people are against the Syrians coming to their states or countries, we are all people.  We should all do our best to help out anyone who is in need, you never know when you might need that

Let thy Food be thy Medicine

By Frida Gachagua In Kenya and most African countries, primary education is compulsory and often subsidised by the government. These means that a nation’s future generation has people that can at least read, write and perform simple arithmetic. The attendance of high school is lower by almost a third because most

The LGBT Struggle

By Ramelle Lewis Growing up, I knew my family was different. When I was very young, I didn't realise that different didn't necessarily mean 'bad', or 'wrong'. I just knew that my family would never conform to the nuclear bloc of Mum, Dad and child. I had Mum, and later Ava*[1], my

How the Animal Agriculture Industry Impacts the Planet

The animal agriculture industry is one of the biggest players in climate change to date. Our growing population, coupled with the increasing demand for animal products, is putting pressure on agriculture farms to expand and cater to the needs of the world. Many of the world's resources are also used

Help World Hunger with These 7 Organizations

Hunger remains to be one of the worst problems in the world. In fact, statistics revealed that more than 815 million people experience hunger, with most of them coming from third world countries. Poverty and hunger go hand in hand. Poverty causes hunger because of lack of resources. Hunger causes poverty

Help End One of the Most Tragic Childbirth Injuries

Recenty a forklift removed a statue of 19th century surgeon J. Marion Sims from New York City’s Central Park, relocating it to a cemetery in Brooklyn where Sims is buried. He is controversial. For some, Sims is the “father of modern gynecology” – he developed the speculum, a device used

5 Shocking Hunger Facts

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation estimates that about 795 million people, in a world population exceeding 7.3 billion, are living with constant hunger and undernourishment. Poverty is the main cause of hunger, making it unsurprising that an overwhelming majority of people living in famine are also from developing

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