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South Sudan finds sweet success with honeyThe charity Honey Care Africa has invested $1 million in South Sudan, and local farmers have earned more than $75,000, benefiting more than 400 families.
Why this Detroit man doesn't have to walk 21 miles roundtrip to work anymoreA 19-year-old college student started a Go Fund Me page to raise money to buy a car for James Robertson, a Detroit local who walks 21 miles roundtrip on his commute to and from work every day.
How colorful carts are helping waste workers get noticedInformal waste workers in Brazil were being ignored, despite their vital work keeping Sao Paulo clean. Enter a street artist who made their carts into works of art.
For green, comfortable homes, Africans turn to mudIn Mali, domed mud-brick homes are cheaper, protect fast-vanishing local forests, and make homes cooler in worsening summer heat.
Africa could end hunger in next decadeDespite challenges Africa countries are making significant progress toward ending hunger, a UN official says.
Transparency International battles corruption worldwideThe international NGO works to reduce corruption in governments and businesses in more than 100 countries.
After her sister's murder Helen Mack Chang became a reformerOriginally focused on finding justice for Myrna Mack Chang, she now seeks it for others who suffered during and after a brutal 36-year civil war in Guatemala.
'Rebranding' views of young black malesThe Campaign for Black Male Achievement looks at black men and boys not as problems to be fixed but as individuals with potential.
Why Bill and Melinda Gates expect record progress for global poorIn their annual Gates Foundation letter, Bill & Melinda Gates say that 'the lives of people in poor countries will improve faster in the next 15 years than at any other time in history.'
Soccer program heads youths away from troubleFormer professional Andy McLaren, who has battled his own demons, started A&M Training to give youths in inner-city Glasgow, Scotland, a positive alternative to drugs and crime.
Harry Potter fans – and J.K. Rowling – win a deal to get child labor out of chocolateIn novels and films Harry Potter stands up for vulnerable people. Members of the real-world Harry Potter Alliance now have gotten Fair Trade certification for products sold in their hero's name.
A real magic carpet story: transforming 28,000 lives with $200In India, one man’s idea to double salaries and let artisans work from home has created a positive ripple effect across five states.
Elena-Alis Costescu promotes democracy in RomaniaThe Raţiu Center advocates for human rights, accountability among public officials, and the participation of youths in civil society.
Underground and on rooftops, farms take root in big citiesInnovative projects are trying to help feed the world's booming cities by farming in urban spaces, including high above, and far beneath, busy streets.
The Veteran Artist Program helps the talents of US military vets bloomBR McDonald founded the Veteran Artist Program to brings art, music, theater, and painting to communities across the country while helping veterans launch careers in the arts.
Olympia LePoint showed courage on her path from poverty to rocket scientistHow do you get from a tough childhood in South Central Los Angeles to mission control? By taking fear out of the equation.
Rebuilt palace will again be the historic center of BerlinThe enormous, centuries-old Berlin City Palace was badly damaged by Allied bombs in World War II. But now Wilhelm von Boddien's dream that it rise again as a cultural landmark is coming true.
Los Angeles looks to capture rain to help solve its water problemsThe urban drainage system of Los Angeles can never quite look like wild creeks, but restoring some capacity to store, slow, and filter water fixes many problems at once.
3 new ideas for working alongside the world's poorest peopleSurprising and unorthodox strategies – board games, nail salons, membership health clinics – are showing promising results in addressing the needs of those in extreme poverty.
How Florida farmworkers won a fairer deal from America's biggest food companies'Food Chains,' a film documentary, chronicles how Florida's tomato pickers were able to work with food companies to raise pay and improve working conditions.
