Exploiting...

Finlay Young, a reporter for ProPublica, takes us into a story about a big American charity that was supposed to help young girls to avoid sexual exploitation.

Organisation More Than Me, founded by Katie Meyler, began its operation in Monrovia, Liberia. By its launch, More Than Me had successfully fundraised over 8 million dollars, and its work has been praised by leaders around the world. But behind its apparent success is a terrifying story: For years, MTM’s cofounder was taking sexual advantage of the very girls the organisation was supposed to help.

Young’s interactive story is divided into 11 parts: It connects text, audio, video and photos, allowing readers to better understand the reporting. These 11 parts take us through Meyler’s rise to power, giving us a background on who she was before starting MTM, what convinced her to start the organisation, how she covered up the abuses, and how those abuses eventually came to light.

It’s a fascinating read that shines a spotlight on the inner workings of a corrupt charity that continued to receive international attention and praise, yet lacked proper management and transparency, which resulted in the devastating harm to victims who the charity was supposed to protect. Even more shocking is how the charity managed to cover up these crimes, while appearing to the rest of the world that its mission was intact.