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Rachel Faller launches socially conscious fashions in CambodiaKeoK鈥檍ay, an innovative fashion label in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, combines social and environmental responsibility with contemporary designs.
Difference MakerStephen Wade uncovers 'The Beautiful Music All Around Us'He's a folk music detective, revealing the lost artists who helped create American folk music.
Honesty earns Boston homeless man $104,000 鈥� and countingGlen James found more than $40,000 in a backpack and turned it in to police. After reading media accounts of James' honesty,聽 Ethan Whittington, started a fund for James on the crowdfunding site, gofundme.com.
Books to Prisoners answers pleas of inmatesBooks to Prisoners, a nonprofit group that sends free reading material to prisoners across the United States, operates on a shoestring but with dogged determination.
An American mom helps build a school in Uganda'Give it up for Gulu' began as a simple fundraiser by a stay-at-home mom but became a long-term passionate project aimed at building a pre-school in Uganda.
Volunteering helps to promote 'One America'Points of Light is sponsoring One America, an effort to get people of all political, social, and religious backgrounds to work together as volunteers on 'roll up your sleeves' projects.
Readers Write: 4 responses to an abortion op-ed Here are some of the most compelling responses to a recent web op-ed by Elizabeth Jahr, "Pro-life groups don't really protect the unborn."- Readers RespondReaders Write: Why a moderate dislikes GOP; Unfair comparisons for US schoolsLetters to the Editor for the September 16, 2013 weekly print issue:To me, a moderate, the Republican Party is bent on obstructionism, sees bipartisanship as a dirty word, and is primarily concerned with a personal vendetta against the president.To compare the large US educational system and its 50 diverse states with small homogeneous countries like Finland or South Korea faults the comparison from the beginning.
Ninety percent of kids give to charityChildren whose parents talk to them about giving are 20 percent more likely to give than those whose parents don鈥檛, a recent study finds.- Readers RespondReaders Write: Big Data can't predict the future; Racism of today is more insidiousLetters to the Editor for the September 9, 2013 weekly print issue:聽In trying to understand the effect of the information revolution on society, it is essential to remember the inextricable linkage between data collection and analysis.It's hard to think that today's racism is "far more insidious" than continual, unprosecuted lynchings, but it is certainly more hidden, subtle, and coded.
Satellite images of Syria help a nonprofit gather data, keep witnesses safeSatellite imagery allows Amnesty International to gather critical data quickly and without putting witnesses or researchers in danger.
Difference MakerJohn Dennis Liu inspires people to save Earth's ecosystemJohn Dennis Liu says humans can stop destroying their planet. He's documented ecological restoration projects around the world to prove it.
SolePower puts a charge in your stepSolePower鈥檚 shoe insert converts walking energy into electrical power, a potential game-changer in the developing world, where many people now have cell phones but poor access to electricity.
Young leaders from the Middle East gather to tackle the region's big challengesAt an intensive six-week session in Portland, Ore., this summer 18 students studied ways to create jobs and resolve conflicts in their home communities.
Jailed Yorm Bopha symbolizes a widespread problem in Cambodia 鈥� land grabsResidents of a Phnom Penh neighborhood have had their land taken away by the government. Protesters like Yorm Bopha, a young mother, are trying to do something about it.
Detroit bankrupt? Six ways the Motor City is thrivingNews media accounts of Detroit's bankruptcy miss the growing industries, strong communities, and policy changes laying the foundation for the city's recovery.
They saw the crash comingBefore the financial meltdown of 2008, a handful of prophets raised warnings. Most people didn't listen. Why? Because most people have a hard time seeing outside the bubble of the present moment.
Bin Donated makes unwanted items 'gone for good'Jud Kinnucan founded the Chicago area nonprofit group Bin Donated to collect useful items that businesses might have thrown away and give them to those in need.
Difference MakerKyoko Okutani helps women start businesses, skirting Japan's gender gapKyoko Okutani heads Women's World Banking Japan, part of a growing network of female entrepreneurs in a male-dominated country.
Serving Brazil鈥檚 poorest micro-entrepreneursThe Tenda Atacado Group provides products, credit, and learning opportunities that support entrepreneurs at the Base of the Pyramid 鈥� the poorest of the poor.
