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Goats and Soda
From left: Sekou Sheriff, of Barkedu village in Liberia, whose parents died at<strong> </strong>an Ebola treatment center; a polio vaccination booth in Pakistan; a schoolgirl in Ethiopia examines underwear with a pocket for a menstrual pad; an image from

Reporters Pick Their Favorite Global Stories Of The Decade

Dec 31, 2019
The topics range from a ticking time bomb in the Arctic to the art of taking selfies in an ethical way. Here are the stories selected by our contributors.
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Goats and Soda
Consolata Aganga goes door-to-door as a community health worker, a demanding volunteer job. "It is God who gives me the strength," she says. She is also a small-scale farmer, growing vegetables for her family.

The Blessed Burden Of Consolata Agunga

Apr 19, 2018
She is a community health worker in Kenya. She is paid next to nothing. It's a tough job. And she loves it.
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