Reflections from Liberia
Udo Jude Ilo
October 12, 2011
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Liberians have seen hell, fought two civil wars, and killed each other, yet most believe that things can get better. Their vote in the 2011 election is their power and their passport to a new future.

Passions Running High in Liberia's Crucial Elections
Joe Hindovei Pemagbi
October 9, 2011
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In a few days Liberians will vote in the first post-war presidential and parliamentary elections. Will they be free, fair, and peaceful?

Youth Voices Resound at Latin American Drug Policy Conference
Chelsea Brown
October 6, 2011
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When it comes to drug policy reform, youth activism has helped challenge cultures of bigotry and social exclusion, and spurred dialogue on HIV and harm reduction—topics that are taboo in many countries.

Juvenile Incarceration: The Need for Reform
Liz Ryan
October 6, 2011
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New York is poised to take further steps to remove young people from the lifelong negative consequences of prosecution and incarceration in the adult criminal justice system.

Scaling Up the Millennium Villages Project
George Soros
October 4, 2011
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The Millennium Villages Project is a bold initiative aimed at ending extreme poverty in rural Africa. As the project embarks on its next phase, the Open Society Foundations will continue its support in order to help spread the lessons gained in the model villages.

Cacophany: How The Internet Makes the Nonprofit Sector More Competitive and Hurts Causes
Mary Joyce
October 4, 2011
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The Internet can help civil society come together to demand change, but it only works if organizations work with a collaborative vision and use the network to its full potential.

Kyrgyzstan Must Respect Promise to Disabled
Kate Lapham
October 4, 2011
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Disability in Kyrgyzstan, like the rest of Central Asia, is stigmatizing. But thanks to the public advocacy efforts of local organizations as well as disabled people themselves, attitudes are beginning to shift.

The Global Problem of Forced Sterilization
Lydia Guterman
October 4, 2011
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Health facilities are mandated to provide care, especially to society's most vulnerable people. When hospitals and clinics allow forced and coerced sterilizations, these facilities become places of abuse and torture.