This Work Cannot Be Done in Silos

Heat hurts moms, Isaias threatens Pride, teen pregnancy risks, mife called "nuisance," girls on AI, nickel impacts, 2am water collectors, care work=resilience

"In Zimbabwe, contraceptive pills were being sold by staff to buy food during the drought. In drought-affected communities, 54% of girls and young women had seen more unintended pregnancy, against 29% elsewhere," Reena Ghelani, CEO of Plan International, told CG.

Gracie Leavitt, Kirsten Krueger Oct 9, 2026

Articles

Girls growing up as temperatures rise get new data to strengthen safety nets against climate-linked child marriage, teen pregnancy

A new report points to floods, droughts, storms, and extreme heat as risk factors for gender-based violence, child marriage, and unintended pregnancy among girls and young women in low- and middle-income countries. Plan Intnl. CEO Reena Ghelani has a message for those in high-income countries too.

Gracie Leavitt Oct 9, 2026

Digests

Seed savers, French protests, kidney disease, wearable sensors, Hijras & heat, impacts on IVF, Lassa fever, MP says: track emissions & misogyny

"The goal is for the [seed savers] to have good forage for their cattle but also earn income from selling the forage and native seeds," Nai-nancy Laizer of Savannas Forever Tanzania told CG. "So it addresses the effects of climate but also generates income to these communities."

Gracie Leavitt, Kirsten Krueger Oct 2, 2026