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In India, first internet hotline launched to tackle surge in child pornographyThe public, police, internet companies, and victims can access the hotline's form in Hindi or English.
From Estonia, lessons for the Age of CyberwarAttackers crippled Estonia's digital聽networks聽in 2007. Since then, it has shored up cyberdefenses while expanding connectivity聽to every corner of daily聽life.
This college student started mowing lawns for older residents free of chargeRodney Smith Jr. founded Raising Men Lawn Care Service in Huntsville, Ala. It enlists young volunteers whose parents want them to learn about giving back.
Innovative water storage helps Kenyans thrive in droughtRock catchment systems take advantage of the area's hilly, rocky geography. The systems are even generating income for the community groups that build them.
A time to acknowledge our onenessEven in the hypercompetitive, win-at-all-costs world of congressional politics, there's a safe space where members of both parties can unite.
Readers RespondEffects of overseas production, newest national parks coverageLetters to the editor for the Sept. 19, 2016 weekly magazine.
For those with intellectual disabilities, help getting a jobA married couple saw a need in Bulgaria and created Maria鈥檚 World Foundation. Participants in the organization can develop work skills in preparation for the job market.
Difference MakerShe鈥檚 helped change the prospects of women affected by the Bosnian warNadira Mingasson started the weaving enterprise Udru啪ene in Bosnia-Herzegovina. It鈥檚 given women participants a sense of community 鈥� and a source of income.
Growing number of colleges offer food pantries to help studentsCollege officials cite several reasons the pantries are needed, including more low-income students and a higher cost of living. 'We want our students to be successful ...,' explains one official.
The scrap of paper that brings peace to Tanzania's small farmersMost farmers in the country do not have documented evidence to prove the land is theirs. But now, Farm Africa's Land Mapping Project has resolved several land-related disputes.
At last, hope that US economy has turned a cornerNew Census data show that household incomes for middle- and low-wage Americans surged in 2015, along with a steep decline in the poverty rate. It raises the prospect that the economy is starting to work for everyone.聽
She attended a STEM school in Egypt 鈥� and her invention won a competitionYasmine Yehia Moustafa devised a system to produce clean water and biodiesel using rice straw. Her school is part of a new network aimed at giving students the skills they'll need to address the country鈥檚 'grand challenges.'
Breaking down mental wallsRacial integration in the United States remains unfinished business -- both in society and in the hearts of many Americans.
Readers RespondTrump and religion, summer memories, protect the parksLetters to the editor for the Sept. 12, 2016 weekly magazine.
Her granola business helps families in CongoLisa Cherbuliez launched FUNdamentally Nuts after serving in the Peace Corps. A portion of its proceeds goes to people she knows in the village where she lived and worked.
Want preschoolers to succeed? Help their teachers.Connecticut offers free mental health services to all preschool programs that request them. As concerns grow about suspensions of young children, the approach greatly reduces troubling behaviors, a new study finds.
Difference MakerAs retiring servicewomen enter the business world, this career coach can helpCarole Hyatt founded the nonprofit Mission: Getting to Next after meeting a retired female general who was struggling to find employment. To not allow such women to use their skills 鈥榠s a crime,鈥� she says.
How this woman became 鈥楳aMa鈥� to ex-gang membersConstance Caruso was already in her 80s when she decided to volunteer for Homeboy Industries, a gang rehabilitation program. She draws on challenges she鈥檚 had herself as she supports others.
She's helping save tigers with bioacoustics researchCourtney Dunn is working to monitor the social vocal communications of tigers, which could aid in tracking the animals. Her work won an Oxford prize and is now the basis of a nonprofit.
An imperfect, important approachMany factors can be involved in suicide. Both pro- and anti-gun people increasingly understand that a firearm in a house doesn't help.
