By: Gligor Tashkovich (United States)

In the months since I wrote about a couple living on the street (A New York Homeless Family Beyond Help?), I’ve continued looking for a way for them to get long-term…

By: Gligor Tashkovich (United States)

By: Gligor Tashkovich (United States)

What a relief; it is finally done. It took me 10–11 months of pretty consistent effort (when I wasn’t travelling) but I finally escorted the street-homeless couple Nadine and Jeffrey in a taxi to the…

By: Gligor Tashkovich (United States)

By Diana Skelton (France)

Have you ever heard it said that “poverty is a powder keg”? That image has been used by leaders like Bill Clinton and Desmond Tutu in an attempt to spur society to overcome poverty — a worthy goal. But…

By Diana Skelton (France)

“Human rights are not charity; they’re about justice.”

This quote, and the cartoon illustrating it, was singled out as the favorite of a lively group I had the chance…

By Guy Malfait (Philippines)

By Magdalena Macinska (Poland)

On 27th January during the commemoration ceremony of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp in Auschwitz I had the privilege to hear the voice of the survivors. Their figures…