World Humanitarian Summit
What happened? The first ever World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) took place last week. The summit was a global call to action with three main goals: To re-inspire and reinvigorate a commitment to humanity and to the universality of humanitarian principles. To...
Kumamoto Earthquake: Nobuo Inoue
On April 14, 6:25 pm local time, a 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Kumamoto, Japan. Another 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit Kumamoto only 2 days later. Over 1,000 aftershocks continued to shake the area between and after the 2 earthquakes. To date, there have...
The Kumamoto Earthquake
“Starting to work again, but for others” By: Takeshi Komino April 26th 2016 One missing body has been found in Aso-Mountain yesterday, and the death toll from direct consequence of earthquake is now 49. In addition to this number,...
Nepal Earthquake: One Year Later
On April 25, 2015, around 11:55 a.m. local time, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Nepal, with its epicenter approximately 43 miles from its capital city, Kathmandu. The earthquake was felt around the whole country, but the Kathmandu valley and western region of the...
U.S. Spring Storms: Meet Nikki
In late February and early March, a profusion of strong winds, tornadoes and flood waters ripped through the southeastern region of the United States. The severe weather has left thousands in need of assistance. More than 35,000 have registered for...
Update: U.S. Spring Storms
In late February and early March, a profusion of strong winds, tornadoes and flood waters ripped through the southeastern region of the United States. The impacts of the storm and flooding were so severe that on March 13, the state...