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How mobile money fights malnutrition in GuatemalaKnown as mobile money, electronic currency can be stored on a mobile phone and then converted into cash to help those in need, such as victims of a disaster.- Readers RespondReaders Write: Democrats didn't lose to personality; US hypocrisy on IsraelLetters to the Editor for the December 16, 2013 weekly magazine:Citizens need to know how the candidates and the issues affect their state before they cast their votes.聽And the Democratic Party needs to be honest about why candidates win or lose.Calls for US support of religious freedom will be sanctimonious hypocrisy as long as we fail to insist on real democracy and a fully secular resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Nonprofit group fights homelessness in Ohio countyThe nonprofit Licking County Coalition for Housing makes a difference by providing financial assistance and temporary housing to the homeless.
Difference MakerIrmela Mensah-Schramm wages a private war on Nazi and other hate-based graffitiGermany's Irmela Mensah-Schramm checks lampposts, public benches, anywhere she might find a racist slogan or Nazi swastika. Then she pulls out a bottle of spray paint and covers it.
Ian Taylor climbs the heights to help build a school in AfricaIan Taylor is the youngest Irishman to climb Mt. Everest, the world's tallest peak. But he has made his treks doubly meaningful by helping to fund the Mt. Everest school in Kitandwe, Uganda.
Ageless agriculture: 11 food programs by and for seniorsHere are 11 programs and projects that aid older people in finding nutritional education, connect them to kids, or provide access to healthy food and active lifestyles.
Derrius Quarles founded Million Dollar Scholar to help other students afford an educationWhile still in his 20s Derrius Quarles started Million Dollar Scholar to provide scholarship information and other resources to students seeking financial aid to fund their dreams.
Surfacing problems to solve themIs it better to bring sunlight to a disturbing issue to draw attention to it? Or is there a risk of fear-mongering -- or even enabling copy-cats? Nowhere is that tension more pronounced than with news of a teen suicide.
Polystyrene homes aim to take pressure off Kenya's forestsArchitects say using EPS is an inexpensive way for Kenyans to own decent homes, and conservationists say it鈥檚 also a way for Kenyans to build without cutting down the country's vanishing forests.- Readers RespondReaders Write: The strong precedent for Obamacare; Waging peace with aidLetters to the Editor for the December 9, 2013 weekly magazine:Every other industrialized country has some type of national health-care system because it can't afford US-style medicine. And neither can America.Accounts of good works Vietnam veterans are performing in Vietnam聽are heartening. US military personnel are increasingly proving the effectiveness of waging peace with humanitarian aid.
How to end modern slaveryMillions of people around the world are still enslaved, many in the sex industry. Education and training opportunities can help change the picture, says a former sex slave.
Nelson Mandela at the Monitor: A memorable visitor on a quiet SundayFive months after his release from his 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela visited Boston, and on a Sunday morning he dropped in on the reporters and editors of 海角大神.
Difference MakerJennifer Epps inspires inner-city students and teachers in Los Angeles to excelEpps, the principal of Synergy Charter Academy in Los Angeles, has turned it into the 'best urban elementary school in the US.'- Readers RespondReaders Write: Threats to a new Detroit; How to help 'English Language Learners'Letters to the Editor for the December 2, 2013 weekly magazine:Detroit citizens can't look to government for 'all of the answers,' but they should look 聽government, to ensure the city avoids the mismanagement that fed its bankruptcy.Beginning ELLs will neither acquire English nor learn subject matter if they are placed in regular classes right away.聽Evidence supports LA's plan to separate them initially.
Edna Adan Ismail puts compassion at the heart of an African hospitalPatients come to the Edna Adan University Hospital in Somaliland from 500 miles away or more for treatment in the best-equipped general hospital in the region.
8 things Harry Potter fans are doing to fight real-life dark forcesIf Harry Potter were a real person, he鈥檇 fight child labor, voter suppression, and poverty. Here are several ways Harry's fans have taken his values from the books and movies into the real world.
After-school music program gets its wish 鈥� and moreAn after-school music program in Michigan received a surprise $20,000 gift that will help it go forward as a free educational opportunity for elementary and middle-school students.
The trend is your friendNews trends seldom seize attention through shock and awe. But while some trends are little more that fluff, others -- such as the quiet improvement in economic and civil security in Latin America -- recognize significant shifts well worth knowing.
Pura Vida Bracelets creates jobs, funds good worksWhen college students Griffin Thall and Paul Goodman visited Costa Rica, they saw an opportunity to market Pura Vida bracelets that would create local jobs and fund charitable groups.
Difference MakerSam Hawkins opened a shoe factory to give ex-cons a second chanceA shoe factory located just outside a prison in El Salvador is an act of love, a way to help former convicts stay out of prison.
