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Cape Town fire threatens student residents

I was shocked that the situation quickly turned life-threatening. I remember thinking that the flames that had begun to destroy my university would do the same to my apartment.

Crime & Corruption

Horror of child rape cases sparks helper app

Child rape was becoming rampant in Kano. In one case, someone raped a child to death. I decided that I wanted to make a difference and came up with the idea to develop Helpio.

Empty antiretroviral drug bottles in her house

Health

HIV medicine shortage threatens thousands in Kenya

Not taking antiretroviral medicines means I have given HIV the chance to multiply the deadly virus in my body and further weaken my immunity.

Health

When water tastes like fuel, light a fire for change

I used to wake up thinking about improving this situation that has not changed for more than 100 years.

Orato is Latin for 'Speak'

As traditional news media organizations become more polarized or implode altogether, the number of people seeking objective news sources grows. The confluence of this desire mixed with emerging and proven revenue models create a tipping point for Orato.

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Inside Orato

Updates from the team on initiatives, latest updates and behind-the-scenes news

A brighter future

As Orato World Media marks its return to the digital news sphere, we're wary of the traps and pitfalls that lie ahead.

A screen grab from a video featuring Maria Ressa from Rappler.

Let’s get to work

Let’s take this year by the horns and tell more newsworthy and compelling first-person stories. Because, at the end of the day, that’s why we’re all here.

Nicolas Preci photo of a man selling camels.

Beyond the headlines

As we continue to ramp up our editorial efforts, we have endeavoured to define exactly what constitutes an Orato story.

Nicolas Preci photo of an elder giving a blessing.

We’re growing, together

We appreciate your dedication to Orato. We are eternally grateful to provide a platform for your storytelling.

Notable Quote

There were students rushing everywhere, smoke in the atmosphere, and eventually, the library engulfed in flames.

Jahaan Israel in Family rushes to rescue students from Cape Town fire

Single-use plastic challenge leads to sea change

We have been trying to minimize our single-use plastic waste for a long time. Now we realize that we were generating more than we imagined.

Health

Death after botched diagnosis sparks push for new law

I want to make visible the death of so many children, babies, and young adults so that there are no more invisible victims.

Jahaan's father, Abdurahman Israel at the forefront of aiding students in distress.

Environment

Family rushes to rescue students from Cape Town fire

Things began escalating very quickly. The fire had come down from a structure behind the campus and shifted to the upper campus.

Visionaries

Leveraging influence for philanthropy

Thanks to social media platforms, me and my followers managed to save the life of an 11-month-old baby and deliver two ambulances to a Wichi indigenous people.

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Disability cricket proves salvation for polio survivor

My world was mostly darkness until the emergence of cricket, a sport that gave me social value and a sense of identity as a part of society.

Sex & Gender

Fight against female genital mutilation lasts a lifetime

When they cut me, it left me with extreme pain, excessive bleeding, shock, and genital tissue swelling.

Health

Paralympic hopeful models perseverance and power

Many think that disability is the end of everything when in reality, it is the other way around: it is the beginning of something better.

Crime & Corruption

Murderer who once sought death turns to writing children’s books

I made you live the last day of your life, and I will never stop condemning myself.

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Photo gallery: Camel sale in the desert

In the holy city of Pushkar, on the shores of the Thar desert, the largest cattle fair in India, the Pushkar Mela or Camel Fair, is held.

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