Sheina Olita (right) and Allona Hermosa (left) began making memes when the pandemic began to help reach isolated youth in their community.

Photo: Likhaan

From COVID-19, to coups, to coerced sterilization, difficult circumstances bring communities together.

In being beacons for others, people around the world are finding their way through difficult times.

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In your November Bulletin, read stories of people facing dark and painful struggles by giving their energy, love and support to others.

The early pandemic was a dark time for everyone in metropolitan Manila – especially youth.

In Peru during the 1990s, hundreds of thousands of women were forcibly sterilized under a government program.

In 2019, footage went viral of 22-year-old Alaa Salah leading Sudanese crowds in protest chants.