Berkley Center

by Nathaniel Adams (2010-11 WFDD Fellow)

As I stare out at an expanse of lowland forest recently flooded by the monsoon rains, it doesn't take long to see the futility in attempting to keep my shoes dry on this hike. Seeing no other course of…

by Michael Scharff (2009-10 WFDD Fellow)

A decade ago, with Cambodia'™s HIV prevalence at nearly 1.2%, the United Nations Children'™s Fund (UNICEF) expanded to Cambodia a program to engage Buddhist monks in the battle against HIV.

The sun has just risen at Wat Nokorbachey, a Buddhist temple in rural northeastern Cambodia. I'm standing near the ruins of a temple building and the early morning mist creeps over the tumbled stones and statues creating a mystical sensation. I've…