Articles about: stories from the field

Armed with needle and thread, Carrie-Jane Williams helps Ugandan girls stay in school.

Métis lawyer Brenda Gunn works with Mayan survivors of Guatemala's massacres.

Young Canadian volunteers with Médicins Sans Frontières talk about braving some of the world's worst conflict zones to deliver help where it's desperately needed.

He's 26 years old, he lives at home with his parents... and he's changing the face of human rights reporting in Ghana. Meet Ben Peterson, co-founder of Journalists for Human Rights.

As a former kayak guide and Nile River Explorer, Alex Mihailovic is not exactly your typical surgeon. But she's breaking new ground in her field and making a difference for a generation of kids in Uganda.

The people of Cha'llapampa, Bolivia, want to encourage tourism. Four student volunteers want to help. But where do you start?

Toilet rolls, poisoned darts and Dead Sea muck: Humanitarian NGO volunteer, Verge correspondent and veteran traveller Mike Fuchigami on his version of international trade.

He's founded Doctors Without Borders Canada, helped run two e-health companies and travel to 75 countries (and counting.) Dr. Richard Heinzl speaks with Verge about his perspective on living life adventurously.

After decades of war, resignation has replaced hope for many young Afghans who have never seen peace.