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Difference MakerAs migration to South Africa swells, one man helps bridge cultural dividesFor migrants living in South Africa, violence from locals can be a regular experience. That's why Marc Gbaffou is encouraging dialogue and community engagement between the two groups.聽
From Kenya鈥檚 postelection violence, an online community forms to give aidWhen Sallinder Nyawira tweeted that she could help others, the response was overwhelming, and RescueBnB was born. It aims to map the locations of those in need and connect them with volunteers.
When a young person is in crisis, this woman is a text awayRainy Roth is a volunteer for Crisis Text Line, drawing on her own experiences as a child. 鈥業f I can reach out to one texter and tell that person, 鈥淚 get it,鈥� then the texter will understand it will be OK,鈥� she says.
Points of ProgressHousing as health care: How connecting the two is saving Los Angeles moneyA recent RAND Corp. study found the Los Angeles county initiative, Housing For Health, which integrates permanent housing with health care for聽homeless people, has saved tax-payer dollars and caused participants' inpatient days to plummet.
Readers RespondReaders write: Kindness and justice for victims in Bangladesh, age difference depicted in film, a sport for each countryLetters to the editor for the March 19, 2018 weekly magazine.聽
Points of ProgressAfter centuries of cultural theft, why more nations are returning looted artifactsThanks to increased awareness of past cultural injustices and renewed respect for national sovereignty, many nations housing stolen art and other items聽are giving them back.
A heart that refuses to closeStaff writer Harry Bruinius鈥檚 cover story this week is an extraordinary look at the graces and trials of the attempt to forgive. It charts the stories of two mothers, M枚rch and Jolyn Hopson, whose lives intertwined in the most searing way.
Readers RespondReaders write: Reactions to 'Armed in America' book reviewLetters to the editor for the March 12, 2018 weekly magazine.聽- The way forward for CSMonitor.comReaders without a subscription to our digital Monitor Daily edition will be limited to five free articles on CSMonitor.com per month beginning May 8.
The long and winding road to progressThe solutions to entrenched problems are almost never obvious or easy. So it鈥檚 no wonder that potential solutions aren鈥檛 one-size-fits-all.
Readers RespondReaders write: What do we leave behind in space?, celebrity presidents, information about helping veterans, drug treatment in Oklahoma聽Letters to the editor for the March 5, 2018 weekly magazine.聽
Points of ProgressHong Kong鈥檚 ivory ban sparks fresh hope for endangered elephantsAlong with China's ban last year, the Hong Kong government's decision to outlaw the sale of ivory has conservationists hopeful it will bring down the rate at which elephants are being poached in Africa.聽
The political question that mattersPolitics, at its best, is the real-time experiment to find out how that promise is most practically and effectively fulfilled in different places and times.聽
Readers RespondReaders write: Reporter鈥檚 experiences over the decades in ChinaLetters to the editor for the Feb. 26, 2018 weekly magazine.聽
Reconciliation鈥檚 process and promiseThe stories by Stacy Teicher Khadaroo in Louisiana and Fred Weir in Russia in this week鈥檚 issue are about the search for reconciliation. They are about injustice and inhumanity on two different continents and on a scale unthinkable.
Difference MakerEast St. Louis has had it tough. But here鈥檚 how one woman celebrates the good.After a Navy and civil service career, Charmaine Savage began publishing a top-notch magazine that highlights those making a difference in her hometown.
Readers RespondReaders write: Hope for the future in St. Louis, politics in Peru, insightful review of 鈥楶addington 2,' perspective on current eventsLetters to the editor for the Feb. 19, 2018 weekly magazine.聽
Whose nature? Colorado leads push to democratize the outdoors.In one of the largest-scale initiatives to combat the 'nature deficit,' Colorado is investing millions of dollars to connect low-income and minority children to nature.
Difference MakerShe believes in teen parents and helps them stay in schoolNicole Lewis earned her college degree as a young mother. 鈥業 knew that other young parents could achieve the same success if they had the support and resources to get there,鈥� she says.
For urban high-schoolers in Kansas City, a launching pad for their careersThe nonprofit Green Works gives opportunities such as internships to these students, who are often disadvantaged in engineering and other fields.
