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Bank Andara, a bank for banks in Indonesia, grows micro businesses 鈥� and turns a profitBank Andara has partnered with 737 microfinance institutions in Indonesia, reaching nearly 1.2 million low-income clients with 鈥榦ne stop鈥� shopping for all their banking needs.
Solar kits bring clean light to Kenya's poorBuyers make payments securely from home using their mobile phones, which also can be kept charged with the solar kit.
How better-trained farmers slow Brazil's deforestationImazon helps farmers formalize their land titles and trains them in improved farming techniques, like rotating crops and limiting overgrazing, to make their land more productive and reduce the need to cut down more rainforest.
Christine's Hope for Kids gives kids a chance to be kidsThe nonprofit group Christine's Hope for Kids has given more than $300,000 in donations and in-kind support to groups in New Jersey and across the country that work with children.
Double win for Haiti: human waste into valuable fertilizerThe social enterprise SOIL provides clean facilities for families in Haiti while also supplying a local source of fertilizer to sorghum farmers.
It's the 'Bicycle Spring'Long shunted to the side of the road -- and sometimes denied the road entirely -- the humble, fragile, friendly bicycle is merging into mainstream traffic in unprecedented numbers around the globe. And it's not always a smooth ride.聽- Readers RespondReaders Write: Many heroes behind South Korea's rebirth; Is US gun lobby selling fear to sell guns?Letters to the Editor for the July 1, 2013 weekly print magazine:As a Peace Corps volunteer in Chuncheon in the 1960s, I watched my impoverished students work long hours to succeed.聽Nearly half a century has made the Korea of my memory unrecognizableMany hearts and hands have supported Korea鈥檚 rebirth.US gun violence has decreased, but most Americans think the opposite. That's because good marketing from the gun lobby (in this case, fear of violence driving desire for protection) leads to a predictable increase in demand.
10 organizations that protect the environment We tell you about 10 organizations that are working to protect and conserve the environment. All 10 of these organizations have four-star ratings from Charity Navigator and at least $13.5 million in total annual expenses.
'Push-Pull' strategy helps end hunger and poverty for farmers in sub-Saharan AfricaPush-Pull techniques help African farmers increase productivity, strengthen soils, and protect staple foods from pests 鈥� all without expensive chemical fertilizers or pesticides.
Difference MakerUS college student Surya Karki builds schools back home in NepalMaya Universe Academy was born in 2011 out of the creative altruism of Karki and six other young people from all over the world.
Food hub links local produce with local buyersNashville Grown, a new food hub in Nashville, Tenn., is a model for making local food accessible beyond farmers markets.
In Cambodia, kids breakdance toward better futuresAt Tiny Toones, a nonprofit group in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, youths learn to breakdance, as well as how to pursue goals beyond their limited circumstances.
Rooting corruption out of the systemThe Partnership Against Corruption Initiative works worldwide sharing best practices and forcefully making the case for the advantages of corruption-free business transactions.
A tea shop in Atlanta sends young women in India to collegeKatrell Christie uses profits from her Atlanta tea shop to finance college educations for orphaned girls in India.- Readers RespondReaders Write: Common Core doesn't dictate teaching styleLetters for the Editor for the June 24, 2013 weekly print issue:聽The US Common Core education standards are simply a description of what students should know and be able to do at each grade level. They are not a curriculum. How these skills are taught is decided by individual schools and districts.President Obama must do more than 'call China out' on cyber-espionage and theft. China's cyber-theft violates trade agreements with the US.聽When the Chinese have to start paying a price for their state-supported economic terrorism, they just might take action to stop the cybertheft.
Feeling for freedom's limitsFree speech and freedom of religion are widely recognized as inalienable human rights. But there are other freedoms as well -- from want and fear, for instance. Determining the extent and limits of these freedoms is a never-ending job in a democracy.
How two plant geeks grew a 'paradise' in a blighted backyardIn 'Paradise Lot,' two inner-city residents write about how they transformed less than an acre of blighted yard into a thriving food forest full of mushrooms, gooseberries, silkworms, and more.
Difference MakerDavid Hunt saves lives by teaching swimming in CambodiaDrowning is the top cause of death for children in Cambodia over the age of 1, according to a recent report.
Historic US railroads inspire 21st-century solutions: the Millennial Trains ProjectOver 10 days in August, the Millennial Trains Project will send 40 young Americans across the country by train, each rider with a specific, crowdfunded project to help build a better nation.
6 international organizations that support jobs and businesses Many organizations, both in the United States and abroad, seek to help entrepreneurial individuals and small businesses through microfinance and other means. Here are six organizations that support job creation and new businesses around the world.
