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Sticky notes promote acts of kindness in schoolsSPPRAK, a not-for-profit program in Terre Haute, Ind., literally 'notes' random acts of kindness by students, teachers, and staff.
Difference MakerIndira Johnson places intriguing sculptures to create dialogues on peaceDozens of giant Buddha heads emerging around Chicago are meant to be a catalyst for conversations about peace in troubled neighborhoods.
Finding the true focusIn an age of all-too-easy digital manipulation, there are good reasons to suspect the veracity of a visual image. But there's another kind of photographic truth-telling needed: focusing beyond dramatic scenes of conflict and suffering and fairly showing the people of the world without stereotypes.
11 quotes from difference makers Ever wonder how you can help create positive change? Here is advice from 10 outstanding people whose lives made a difference in the world.
Gates, Zuckerberg champion computer programming in a new nonprofit videoBill Gates, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey lobby for the teaching of computer coding in a new video produced by the nonprofit group Code.org.
Arts program for the homeless hopes to gain from Oscar success of 'Innocente'San Diego-based ARTS (A Reason to Survive) helped 15-year-old Inocente Izucar survive when she was homeless. An Oscar-winning film about her life, called 'Innocente,' helps show how the arts can benefit those in need.
Heroes to Heroes helps wounded US vets recoverHeroes to Heroes takes groups of traumatized US veterans on a journey to Israel meant to restore their sense of humanity and civility.- Readers RespondReaders Write: Strengthen families to curb gun violence; less government, better economyLetters to the Editor for the February 25, 2013 weekly print issue: Until America strengthens its families society will continue to struggle with selfishness and violence;聽Government is not a multiplier. It is a subtracter. A government can print money, but it cannot produce wealth.
Karen Olson taps religious groups to help the homelessFamily Promise now has 182 affiliates in 41 states helping families in need achieve independence and self-sufficiency.
'Sand dams' store water for dry season in semi-arid KenyaSimple dams that can be constructed in a day by unskilled laborers may revolutionize Kenyan agriculture by storing millions of liters of water, providing once-parched communities with water for domestic use and irrigation throughout the year.
Difference MakerAnshu Gupta brings 'clothing for dignity' to IndiaHis nonprofit group, called GOONJ, collects and gives away used clothing. The twist: The needy 'pay' for their clothes by doing service work in their communities.
Creative Connections links kids worldwide through artUS students partner with children from one of nearly 50 other countries to exchange their artworks and then share ideas face-to-face via a videoconference.
Time Bank helps neighbors put skills to use, swap servicesThe Care and Share Time Bank puts a universal twist on being neighborly: Members call on their neighbors for help with anything from a drive to the airport to a Spanish lesson 鈥� and then offer help in return.
In Detroit, a nonprofit fights urban blightThe nonprofit Detroit Blight Authority is helping to pay to tear down abandoned buildings and clear away debris to make the city cleaner and safer.
Cut food waste to help feed the world, experts sayAround the world 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted every year. A more efficient food supply is a key to feeding an expected world population of 9 billion by 2050.- Readers RespondReaders Write: The great Second Amendment debateLetters to the Editor for the February 18, 2013 weekly print issue:聽To speak of gun ownership as a privilege that can be given up ignores history and the philosophical basis of the right to self-protection. Findley's op-ed was a voice of reason in the hyperbolic discussion on gun control.
What a gun can do to youThere are as many reasons that people own guns as there are gun owners. Some people feel safer with them. Some feel more empowered. Others feel conflicted because of the way guns change the way they think and live.
Nonprofit 'Sesame Street' nears 1 billion views on YouTubeKids urged to unlock a 'top secret video' when 1 billion views is reached. For 'Sesame聽Street,' the milestone 鈥� a first on YouTube for a nonprofit聽 鈥� reflects the multimedia nature of kids entertainment.
Difference MakerWyatt Smith makes a deal with his students: Learn Chinese. Go to China.Birmingham to Beijing sends inner-city high school students in Birmingham, Ala., on a study abroad in Beijing 鈥� if they first learn Chinese.
Expat Syrian doctors help bind up the wounds of warDoctors in Syria describe being targeted in bombing campaigns and risking death, detention, and torture to treat the wounded, whether civilians or fighters.
