Neha Wadekar

Neha is an independent international multimedia journalist. She reports at the intersections of climate, gender, conflict and crisis, human rights, and emerging democracies.

Neha’s written and video work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, PBS NewsHour, National Geographic, the Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, CNN, and others.

She has received fellowships from the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting, the United Nations Foundation, the Fuller Project, the Overseas Press Club, the International Women’s Media Foundation, the Groundtruth Project, and Journalists for Transparency.

Neha is originally from Boston, MA. She attended Tufts University and received a masters in journalism from the University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Journalism.

America’s Anti-abortion Business is Booming in Africa

U.S. groups opposed to reproductive rights are increasing their spending in Africa

by Neha Wadekar

Reporter’s Notebook: From bombings to blackouts — why the story of Gaza’s war widows was a reporting challenge like no other

Our reporters talk about the unique challenges they faced to tell the stories of Gaza’s war widows.

by Neha Wadekar

Gaza’s Widows Are Fighting for Their Families’ Lives

Women in Gaza ‘have to find ways to survive’ as the humanitarian crisis grows.

by Neha Wadekar

The women who helped bring down Sudan’s dictator hoped it would end discrimination against them. Instead, they’re fighting for their lives.

The Sudanese women who toppled al-Bashir wanted an equal seat at the negotiating table. Instead, they were sidelined by fundamentalist military commanders who served under al-Bashir.

by Neha Wadekar