Sven Torfinn was commissioned by The New York Times to shoot stills and video for this feature.

Mercy Owiti is a palliative care nurse in Nyeri, Kenya.

Joseph Gatyoung Khan was one of thousands of people who fled the long civil war in Sudan.

With the support of Oxfam Novib, Woye Microfinance Institution empowers women in South Sudan.

With the support of Oxfam Novib, Woye Microfinance Institution empowers women in South Sudan.

Researchers from the University of Nairobi, Kenya, with support from Bio-resource Innovations Network for Eastern Africa Development (Bio-Innovate) Program, have developed superior, better-yielding, drought-resistant varieties of beans.

The Just Gold project is the first to successfully trace conflict-free and legal artisanal gold from mine site to export while applying regional and international standards applicable to conflict-affected and high-risk areas.