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Difference MakerSabyasachi Mukherjee revived a once-grand but dilapidated museumA stately structure in Mumbai built during British rule has become a modern world-class cultural center.
Elena-Alis Costescu promotes democracy in RomaniaThe Ra牛iu 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 freedom to decideChina's command economy has pulled 500 million people out of poverty. Many Chinese are now searching for something deeper than material prosperity.
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.
Points of ProgressHIV/AIDS: What's behind the decline in new infectionsThe amount of newly infected individuals worldwide is down 38 percent since 2001 and investment in prevention and better access to care are credited.
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.
Readers RespondReaders Write: Let Taiwan in on climate dialogue, and more checks needed for emissionsLetters to the Editor for Jan. 12, 2015 weekly magazine:Wang: Taiwan should be included in the climate talks.聽Cutler: International agreements to curb greenhouse gas emissions are inadequate to do its necessary job.聽
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.
Difference MakerWilliam Whittenbury employs his 'can do' spirit to save an endangered porpoiseFewer than 100 little vaquita porpoises are left in the Gulf of California. California teenager William Whittenbury aims to save them.
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 鈥� board games, nail salons, membership health clinics 鈥� are showing promising results in addressing the needs of those in extreme poverty.
Points of ProgressAfghanistan: Women's rights make big gainsA record amount of girls are in school in Afghanistan and the Constitution guarantees equality before the law. Can a decade-plus of success withstand Western withdrawal?
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.
Faith community makes a difference in a Pennsylvania townAliquippa, Pa., faces tough economic challenges. But scores of people of all faiths are working together to help resurrect it.
Young generation steps up to volunteerYoung Americans are more serious about giving back through volunteering than were their parents, an AP poll finds.
Points of ProgressToo young to be a bride? More countries aim to curb child marriage.The world is making steady progress toward reducing child marriage, which is closely linked to chronic poverty and health problems.
West Africans in Texas aid the Ebola fight back homeAs 2015 dawns, the West African community in Dallas is no longer the focus of Ebola fears. It can turn its attention to helping those in need in places like Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
Sworn enemies in Colombia put down guns, make peaceThe World of Timber business is a rare example of reconciliation between warring factions in Colombia's five-decade war that has killed 200,000 people and displaced 6 million.
US college student founds a 'peace camp' in AfricaArmel Nibasumba is committing his life to helping end the ethnic tensions that led to the deaths of more than 1 million Africans.
