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Protracted Refugee Situations in Kenyan Refugee Camps
refugees/immigration, public policy, food insecurity Lorin Utsch 8/10/20 refugees/immigration, public policy, food insecurity Lorin Utsch 8/10/20

Protracted Refugee Situations in Kenyan Refugee Camps

Refugees in Kenya are expected to spend 27 years in exile, with no permanent status or homeland.

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Inadequate Residential Care for Children in Cambodia
children, inequality, food insecurity Madison Coleman 8/3/20 children, inequality, food insecurity Madison Coleman 8/3/20

Inadequate Residential Care for Children in Cambodia

Over 77% of children living in Cambodian orphanages have at least one living parent.

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Water Scarcity in the Jordan River Valley
public policy, environment, food insecurity Hannah Klassen 7/17/20 public policy, environment, food insecurity Hannah Klassen 7/17/20

Water Scarcity in the Jordan River Valley

The MENA region, including the Jordan Valley, is one of the driest and most water scarce areas in the world, and water availability has only continued to deteriorate.

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Public Healthcare Crisis in Venezuela
public policy, mental/physical health, food insecurity Valerie Bittleston 7/16/20 public policy, mental/physical health, food insecurity Valerie Bittleston 7/16/20

Public Healthcare Crisis in Venezuela

Venezuela is experiencing an extreme shortage in medicine, supplies, and equipment that is necessary to prevent, diagnose, and treat health conditions.

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Gender-Based Violence Against Women in South Africa
women, sexual health/violence, food insecurity Lacey George 7/15/20 women, sexual health/violence, food insecurity Lacey George 7/15/20

Gender-Based Violence Against Women in South Africa

The female homicide rate in South Africa is roughly 24.6 per 100,000 population—nearly six times the global average.

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Chronic Poverty Among Youth in the United States
poverty, children, food insecurity Kara Reed 6/23/20 poverty, children, food insecurity Kara Reed 6/23/20

Chronic Poverty Among Youth in the United States

In the United States, 15.5 million children are living in poverty. Individuals who experience poverty as a child are more likely to experience poverty as adults as well.

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Healthcare Access in Rural Communities in India
mental/physical health, inequality, food insecurity Jacob Player 12/18/19 mental/physical health, inequality, food insecurity Jacob Player 12/18/19

Healthcare Access in Rural Communities in India

In India, those in rural areas seeking healthcare services must often travel distances of up to 100 km to access them.

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Homelessness in the United States
inequality, food insecurity Cassie Hall 12/17/19 inequality, food insecurity Cassie Hall 12/17/19

Homelessness in the United States

Homelessness occurs for a variety of reasons such as poverty, rent price increases, substance abuse, addiction, and mental illness.

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Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest
environment, food insecurity Brandon Wegrowski 12/16/19 environment, food insecurity Brandon Wegrowski 12/16/19

Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest

Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest represents a critical issue in our modern world, as it is the root cause of many other problems that affect the entire planet.

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Girls’ Access to Education in Ghana
women, education, food insecurity Harper Forsgren, Asia Haslam, Shelby Hunt, Andrew Wirkus, & Nathan Heim 10/15/19 women, education, food insecurity Harper Forsgren, Asia Haslam, Shelby Hunt, Andrew Wirkus, & Nathan Heim 10/15/19

Girls’ Access to Education in Ghana

Though Ghana has made great strides in relation to educational accessibility, there are still large gaps between male and female educational achievement.

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Mental Illness Among Adolescent Refugees in the United States
mental/physical health, refugees/immigration, food insecurity Kate Lloyd 2/11/19 mental/physical health, refugees/immigration, food insecurity Kate Lloyd 2/11/19

Mental Illness Among Adolescent Refugees in the United States

In the United States, adolescent refugees face higher rates of mental illness in comparison to non-refugee adolescents.

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Mental Illness Among Refugees in the Middle East
mental/physical health, refugees/immigration, food insecurity Alyssa Clark, Will Hayden, and Chloe Jensen 3/13/18 mental/physical health, refugees/immigration, food insecurity Alyssa Clark, Will Hayden, and Chloe Jensen 3/13/18

Mental Illness Among Refugees in the Middle East

Refugees are particularly susceptible to mental illness because of the situations they are forced to flee and the uncertainty they face in new countries.

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Lack of Access to Water in Rural Malawi
inequality, food insecurity Marissa Getts 3/12/18 inequality, food insecurity Marissa Getts 3/12/18

Lack of Access to Water in Rural Malawi

Although Malawi is technically a water-rich country, with about 20% of its area covered by surface water, many people lack access to clean water.

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